- Yield: 16 squares
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes baking time and 2.5 hours setting jello, overnight to set!! minutes
- Serving: Family
Strawberry Squares
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If you are looking for a delicious dessert for using strawberries you are in the right place!!
This recipe today was given to us by a viewer and we thank you for this.
Is made with a few simple ingredient's and will be prefect for your next family event!!
This dessert is started with a graham crumb base, flattened to the bottom of a 8 inch square pan.
Baked in a 325ºf oven for 7 to 8 minutes.
Frozen strawberries, jello and gelatin.
This is a delicious dessert and one you will make often, if you are looking for a prefect dessert for a family event or pot luck!!
This is it!
I hope this dessert is helpful to you and please continue on to our recipe posted below. Also check out more pictures and info about this recipe. I will share a link to our cookbooks
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Ingredients
- Graham cracker crumbs - 2 cups
- Melted margarine or butter - ½ cup
- Strawberries - 2 or 3 cups, frozen or fresh
- Strawberry jello powder - 1(85g) pack
- Gelatin - 1(15ml) envelop
- Hot Water - 3/4 cup
- Cold Water - ¼ cup
- Sugar - 2 tsp
- Dream whip - 1 pack
- Milk - ½ cup
- Vanilla extract - ½ tsp
Instructions
Scoop up two cups frozen strawberries and sit aside in a bowl to thaw.
Then open a package of strawberry jello dissolved in 3/4 cup of boiling water.
Open a pack of gelatin and dissolve in ¼ cup cold water.
In a saucepan on a medium stovetop heat, mix together step B ingredients and heat to almost boiling stirring to dissolve gelatin and sugar.
Remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and let cool to a jelly consistency at room temperature in a cooler room then the kitchen ( not in the fridge at this stage) then spread over graham base.
In a bowl, add full envelop of dream whip powder, following the package for mixing information, then spread over top of the strawberry filling. Then put in the fridge, let set over night or a few hours before cutting into large squares.
Viewers Tips:
Use frozen strawberries and let thaw.
Use dream whip if available for original taste or replace with whipped cream or cool whip.
Keep in refrigerator until all eaten.
Use a cold bowl for mixing the dream whip, by putting the bowl in the fridge for one hour before using.
Special Note:
This recipe was given to us by Joy, one of our viewers. This recipe was given to her 40 years ago by her mom from a recipe shower she had for her.
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This recipe was given to me by Joy!!
I spoke to Joy at a store a few weeks back and we talked about old recipes and she asked if she could share a few of hers. They are family recipes and I was so excited to share them with you. Thank you Joy for your gift and I hope our viewers enjoy your recipe from years to come.
Cut the dessert in sixteen pieces or in large pieces. Anyway you cut it you are going to love this recipe.
You can make this dessert in season or out of season you will love it!!
Boil the kettle and make yourself a cup of tea!!
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you get to make this delicious recipe soon!!
Thank you Joy and all of our wonderful viewers!!!
On behalf of myself, RMHussey Productions and Team!!
From our kitchen to yours!!
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June 19, 2024
Dear Bonita and Raymond,
I have a garden with strawberries that are just delightful! This looks like a delicious recipe. I think my mother had jello, Knox gelatin and dream whip in her pantry 60 years ago.
Thank you for sharing!
Marion in Oregon