No-Bake Strawberry Cream Bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups nilla wafer crumbs (finely crushed) (for the crust)
• 5 tbsp (70g) melted butter (for the crust)
• 12 oz cream cheese, room temp (for the cream cheese filling)
• 3/4 cup (90g) powdered sugar (for the cream cheese filling)
• 1 tsp vanilla (for the cream cheese filling)
• 1 1/4 cups cool whip (not frozen) (for the cream cheese filling)
• 1 (3 oz) packet strawberry jello (for the strawberry filling)
• 1 cup boiling water (for the strawberry filling)
• 1/3 of the cream cheese filling (for the strawberry filling)
• 1 3/4 cups cool whip (not frozen) (for the strawberry filling)
• + strawberries and whipped cream for topping (for the strawberry filling)

Instructions

1. A strawberry version of my orange creamsicle bars!
2. Mix the nilla wafer crumbs with melted butter. Press into a parchment lined 8x8 pan.
3. Dissolve Jello in boiling water.
4. Cool completely to room temp (not warm at all).
5. While that cools, make the cream cheese layer.
6. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until completely smooth.
7. Fold in cool whip until combined and fluffy.
8. Spread 2/3 of this filling over the crust, reserving 1/3 for the strawberry filling.
9. Mix the remaining cream cheese filling into the completely cooled jello/water mixture.
10. Mix in cool whip.
11. Pour the strawberry filling over the cream cheese layer.
12. Chill overnight to set.
13. Top the chilled bars with whipped cream and strawberries.