When you need a sweet treat, and the last thing you want to do is turn on the oven, an icebox cake is your answer. Cold, refreshing, and packed with flavor from fresh fruit, nut butter, or jam, these (often no-bake) treats are the sweetest way to cool off on a summer night. These are the recipes our readers turn to when they need a chill dessert.
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<span>Shortcut Berry Tiramisu</span>
We love any shortcut in the kitchen, and this recipe is as easy as it is delicious. Simple layers of store-bought shortbread cookies, a fluffy whipped cream cheese filling, and raspberry jam make an elegant but laid-back dessert that screams summer.
<span>Strawberry Banana Ice Cream Cake</span>
Turn your favorite smoothie ingredients into a delightful sweet treat. Freeze-dried strawberries add an intense berry flavor to enhance the strawberry ice cream (though you can always add fresh berries on top as well). The smart addition of banana chips adds some nice crunch, along with vanilla wafer cookies to hold everything together.
<span>Shortcut Lemon Tiramisu</span>
We’ve put a summery, citrusy spin on the classic Italian dessert tiramisu. It’s made by layering graham crackers with a bright lemon pudding and fluffy mascarpone cheese. The result is tangy and refreshing; an ideal ending to a summertime dinner.
<span>S’mores Ice Box Cake</span>
If you can’t get enough of the classic American fireside treat, you’ll love this cooled-off version shaped into a stunning layer cake. The crust is made with graham cracker crumbs and butter, the filling is creamy chocolate ice cream, and the topping is a lightly torched and dramatic meringue.
<span>Caramel Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake</span>
You have many of the same components of a familiar tiramisu in this cake, which is made with mascarpone cheese and coffee-liqueur-soaked ladyfinger cookies. But it gets an extra-sweet twist from the genius addition of caramel ice cream.
<span>Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake</span>
If you can get your hands on in-season dark sweet cherries, this beautiful ice cream cake is a must. But even in the off-season, frozen cherries work just as well. The filling is light and fluffy thanks to whipped cream cheese and vanilla bean ice cream, with texture from spiced speculoos cookies.
<span>Pink Lemonade Cake</span>
This is a vintage BHG recipe that’s become a classic since it was published in the April 1968 issue of the magazine. We love the poppy pink color and sweet-meets-tangy flavor combination of pink lemonade and vanilla ice cream. The light-as-air frosting is nothing more than sweetened whipped cream.
<span>Strawberry Delight</span>
Delight is right! Bright, fruity, and perfectly Midwestern, this potluck-ready dessert is made by layering a graham cracker crust with tangy cheesecake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries. The key to achieving a truly intense strawberry flavor is a bit of strawberry Jell-O.
<span>Peanut Butter Delights</span>
If a nutty flavor is more your speed, these delight bars are packed with peanut butter. The crust is made with peanut butter sandwich cookies, and the filling is a thick peanut butter cream with swirls of frozen whipped topping to keep everything airy and cool.
<span>Lemon Icebox Pie</span>
A pie that doesn’t require an oven? Sounds perfect for summer. This gorgeous yellow dessert is made with a buttery shortbread cookie crust speckled with lemon drop candies, a custardy filling made with tons of lemon juice and peel, and soft whipped cream.
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