Frozen Strawberry Crunch Cake
Cuisine: American
Categories: Desserts & Frozen Treats
Recipe Source: Sugar and Charm
This Frozen Strawberry Crunch Cake is a delightful summer dessert that combines the sweetness of strawberries with a crunchy, buttery crumble. Layers of fluffy vanilla cake are interspersed with a luscious strawberry filling and a crunchy crumble topping, all while maintaining a refreshingly cool temperature. It's a perfect treat for warm days, offering a symphony of textures and flavors that will tantalize your taste buds.
Difficulty: EASY
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 50 minutes
Serving Size: 12 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 box Nature Valley™ Crunchy Granola Bars Oats and Honey (6 2-bar pouches)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 lemon
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups freshly chopped strawberries
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Put the Nature Valley™ granola bars in a food processor and process until you achieve a fine crumb. Reserve half of the crumbs (about 3/4 cup) for topping.
- In a large bowl, combine remaining crumbs with the brown sugar, flour and melted butter.
- Spread crumb mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish that has been covered with parchment paper and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Let cool.
- In a mixing bowl, combine eggs whites and sugar and mix on high. Add the heavy cream and continue mixing for another 5 minutes.
- In another bowl, mix squeezed lemon juice and softened cream cheese. Mix on low speed until incorporated. Add heavy cream mixture.
- Fold the fresh strawberries into the cream mixture.
- In a buttered glass dish, press the butter-crumb crust mixture on the bottom. Top with strawberry mix and then add the reserved granola crumbs to the top.
- Cover and freeze for three hours or more and enjoy!