Red White and Blue Flag Icebox Cake

This Red White and Blue Strawberry Icebox cake is an easy, no-bake strawberry dessert that's perfect for summertime holidays and celebrations! Create the American flag using strawberry slices and fresh blueberries on top of layers of graham crackers, strawberry preserves, and whipped cream.

Keep this icebox cake recipe on hand for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July! It's sure to be a crowd pleaser!

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Red White and Blue Strawberry Icebox Cake

This Red White and Blue Strawberry Icebox cake is an easy, no-bake strawberry dessert that's perfect for summertime holidays and celebrations! Layers of graham crackers, strawberries and whipped cream make up this creamy, refreshing dessert!

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Course Dessert

American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Chill Time: 8 hours hours

Total Time: 8 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• ▢ 45 graham cracker squares
• ▢ 9 cups whipped cream (find the recipe used in the blog post)
• ▢ 1 ½ cups strawberry preserves (find the recipe used in the blog post)
• ▢ 3 cups strawberries sliced
• ▢ ¼ cup cup blueberries

Instructions

• Create an even layer of graham crackers on the bottom of an 9 x 13 pan. The first layer needs about 15 squares. Break the crackers to fit your pan as needed.
• Top the graham crackers with a layer of strawberry preserves. I used about ⅓-1/2 cup per layer. Smooth it out into an even layer as much as possible.
• Optional: add a layer of fresh strawberry slices on top
• Top with a layer of whipped cream (I use about 2-3 cups per layer)
• Repeat a second and third layer of graham crackers, strawberry preserves and whipped cream.
• To create the flag design: Add ¼ cup of blueberries to a square in the top left corner to create the blue section of the flag. Create stripes of strawberry slices spaced by white stripes of whipped cream to create the red and white stripes.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours. Keep chilled until ready to serve.

Notes

There's a lot of flexibility with this recipe! Think of this as more of a starting point and customize it to how you want!

I used homemade whipped cream and strawberry preserves for the filling, but you can absolutely use store-bought preserves and cool whip instead! The recipes for both the whipped cream and preserves are in the post below. 

Other ways you can customize include adding fresh berries to the inner layers, make a smaller version in a 9x9 (see suggested amounts in the post), pile the blueberries in the corner or place them in a neat line, add whole or half strawberries on top instead of slices - it's up to you!  

Top Tip: Wait to create the flag design until you're about to serve the cake for the freshest-looking fruit slices! The strawberries can lose some of their fresh appearance as the cake chills overnight.

Storage

This recipe is best served after chilling in the fridge and will last a few days stored in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg

Please note, Holiday Sweets N Treats isn't a professional nutritionist. Any and all nutritional information shared is an estimate. If you're following a specific diet or counting calories, we suggest you use the nutrition calculator of your choice. Calories can vary depending on the brands and products used.

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Ingredients

You only need four ingredients to make this icebox cake!

• Graham Crackers - I used the original honey graham crackers for this, but you could switch it up with cinnamon or chocolate graham crackers as well!
• Whipped Cream - I used about 9 cups of homemade whipped cream for this recipe. You can also use cool whip for the creamy filling!
• Fresh Berries - You'll need about two pounds of fresh strawberries for this recipe and a handful of blueberries!

Please see the full list of ingredients and measurements at the bottom of the post.

Homemade Whipped Cream (mini recipe)

Whip 3 cups heavy whipping cream, ½ cup powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with an electric mixer until it has semi-stiff peaks. Keep stored, covered, in the fridge until ready to use.

Homemade Strawberry Preserves (mini recipe)

Add 4 cups of strawberries (sliced and quartered), ⅛ cup of fresh lemon juice, ½ cup of sugar, a pinch of salt and a whisked slurry of 2 tablelspoons of cornstarch and 2 tablelspoons of water to a large pot over low-medium heat. Use a potato masher to break down the strawberries as they cook on stove. Heat until the mixture has reached a temperature of about 200F and the preserves have thickened. Let cool completely before storing in a sealed container in the fridge.

Instructions

This dessert is a simple repetition of a layer of graham crackers, whipped topping, and strawberry slices, three times.

First, lay down an even layer of graham crackers on the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. I used 15 graham crackers squares per layer. If your baking dish curves on the bottom edges, you may need to break some to fit in the first layer of graham crackers.

Create an single layer of graham crackers on the bottom of the dish

Spread a layer of strawberry preserves on the graham crackers

Add whipped cream on top of the graham crackers and spread as evenly as possible. Then, lay down about 1 ½ cups of strawberry slices, covering the cool whip as much as possible. Don't let the slices overlap, so that they create an even surface for laying down the next layer of graham crackers.

Top with 2-3 cups of whipped cream

Repeat twice more so you have three layers of graham crackers, strawberry preserves and whipped cream

Repeat this two more times, and then create the flag on the top layer.

To create the flag design: Add ¼ cup of blueberries to a square in the top left corner to create the blue section of the flag. Then, create stripes of strawberry slices spaced by white stripes of cool whip to create the red and white stripes

Can I make this in an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish?

Yes! You can easily make this in a square baking dish instead. Reduce the cake ingredients to:

• 27 graham cracker squares
• 6 cups of whipped cream
• 1 ½ strawberry preserves

Storage

This recipe is best served after chilling in the fridge and will last about one to two days stored in the refrigerator.

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