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Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie is an easy dessert recipe that starts with a store-bought frozen pie crust! So simple to make with a buttery flaky pie crust, sweet no-bake cheesecake layer, juicy strawberries, and a milk chocolate drizzle over top.
Need more recipes that use up those summertime strawberries? Try this Strawberry Tres Leches Cake, Easy Strawberry Cake, and Strawberry Raspberry Crumble.
Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie Recipe
This almost no-bake chocolate strawberry pie is a show-stopper dessert that no one would ever guess how easy it is to make! With only a few simple ingredients, one of them being a store-bought frozen pie crust, it comes together in minutes.
A flakey buttery pie crust filled with a no bake sweet & fluffy cheesecake layer, piled with juicy strawberries, and then drizzle in milk chocolate. It tastes like a chocolate covered strawberry!
If you want a light and fluffy dessert that does not feel super heavy and sweet, then this is the perfect choice for a summertime dessert or for anytime – no special occasion needed to enjoy it.
Simple Ingredients Needed
- Frozen Store-Bought Pie Crust : Purchase a 9-inch frozen pie crust and bake according to the package directions. You just need the regular 9-inch pie crust and not the deep dish crust.
- Heavy Whipping Cream : No substitutes for this! Only heavy cream can provide that thickness, richness and fat needed to help the pie set.
- Cream Cheese : I always recommend using full-fat cream cheese whenever a dessert recipe calls for it. It tastes much better and is thicker because it does not have the added water in it like the reduced-fat cream cheese does.
- Powdered Sugar : Sweetener for the cheesecake layer.
- Vanilla Extract
- Whole Strawberries : Cut the green leaf stem off and then slice each strawberry in half, lengthwise, so you end up with two whole strawberry halves where each one has the longer flat side so it can lay on the pie.
- Shortening or Oil : This helps the chocolate melt smooth and shiny. Shortening works the best (or even the solid form of coconut oil) but a neutral flavored oil can be used like canola or vegetable oil.
- Milk Chocolate Chips
How To Make Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie
Cook the frozen pie crust according to the package directions. Let cool completely before proceeding.
In a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, or use the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, beat the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
In a separate mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and beat until combined.
Using a rubber spatula, add the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture and gently fold everything together until combined.
Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the cooled pie crust and smooth out the top.
Arrange the strawberries, cut side down, over the top.
Cover the pie with plastic wrap or a lid, and refrigerate for at least 4-6 hours so the pie can thicken and set.
Right before serving make the chocolate drizzle. Combine the milk chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring it every 30 seconds, until silky and smooth and completely melted.
Drizzle the chocolate glaze over top the strawberries. You can use a fork to do this or put the chocolate glaze into a Ziploc bag, with the bottom corner slightly snipped, and glaze the pie. For perfect glaze lines use a piping bag with a small tip.
If you want the chocolate glaze hardened for serving then place the pie back in the fridge for just a few minutes or serve the pie with the melted chocolate glaze over top. I prefer it refrigerated and hardened, so I refrigerate the pie for about 10 minutes before serving.
How To Store Leftovers
Leftovers of the pie will keep well stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 3-4 days. Towards the end the crust may start to get softer, and the condensation from the strawberries may start to bleed into the white cheesecake layer.
Keep the leftovers inside the pie dish or you can remove individual slices to an airtight container for storage.
Kitchen Tips For Success
- Make-Ahead Dessert : This pie can easily be made the day before, or the morning of. Assemble the pie (but without the chocolate glaze), cover it with a lid or plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 12-18 hours. Any longer and the strawberries could start to bleed red color into the cheesecake layer. I always make this pie the night before, refrigerate until I need it the following day, and add the chocolate drizzle on right before serving.
- Use Full Fat Cream Cheese : I am really picky about cream cheese when it comes to recipes. Full-fat tastes so much better because it’s thicker and has a richer taste. I highly recommend using full-fat cream cheese and I also recommend using the Philadelphia name brand cream cheese; the taste is much superior to any other brand.
- Chocolate Drizzle : Use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate chips, or even white chocolate chips for a variation.
- Pie Crust : Variations for the pie crust include a homemade pie crust, graham cracker crust (store-bought or homemade), or a cookie crust such as Oreo or Nilla Wafers.
- Strawberries : There are several ways to cut the strawberries. You can cut them in half, lengthwise, like what is pictures or try chopping them up smaller, or you can add more strawberries and really pile the pie high with them.
More Cream Pie Recipes To Try
- Pecan Cream Pie
- Oreo Cream Pie
- Pistachio Cream Pie
- Biscoff Cookie Butter Cream Pie
- Coconut Cream Pie
- White Chocolate Berries Cream Pie
- Double Chocolate Cream Pie
- Coconut Pistachio Cream Pie
Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1 store-bought pie crust (9-inch pie crust, not deep dish)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese softened
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar (heaping 1/3 cup)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 20 whole strawberries (halved lengthwise)
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening OR oil
Instructions
- Cook the frozen pie crust according to the package directions. Let cool completely before proceeding.1 store-bought pie crust
- In a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, or use the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, beat the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.1 cup heavy whipping cream
- In a separate mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the whipped cream cheese, and beat until combined.1/3 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Using a rubber spatula, add the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture and gently fold everything together until combined.
- Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the cooled pie crust and smooth out the top.
- Arrange the strawberries, cut side down, over the top.20 whole strawberries
- Cover the pie with plastic wrap or a lid, and refrigerate for at least 4-6 hours so the pie can thicken and set.
- Right before serving make the chocolate drizzle. Combine the milk chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring it every 30 seconds, until silky and smooth and completely melted.1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon shortening OR oil
- Drizzle the chocolate glaze over top the strawberries. You can use a fork to do this or put the chocolate glaze into a Ziploc bag, with the bottom corner slightly snipped, and glaze the pie. For perfect glaze lines use a piping bag with a small tip. *If you want the chocolate glaze hardened for serving then place the pie back in the fridge for just a few minutes or serve the pie with the melted chocolate glaze over top. I prefer it refrigerated and hardened, so I refrigerate the pie for about 10 minutes before serving.
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Can this be made the night before?
Yes it can. Do not drizzle the chocolate over the strawberries if you are making it the night before. Drizzle the chocolate before serving or 1-2 hours before serving. I hope you enjoy it!
I AM LOOKING FOR THE RECIPE:Carrot CakeCheesecake Cake. Do you have that recipe? Thank you and we love the “Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie. IT was amazing.
I don’t have a recipe for carrot cake cheesecake cake….. although, it sounds amazing and now I want it too 🙂 So glad you loved the strawberry cream pie. It’s one of my favorite desserts to make and eat!
Amazing recipe and so simple! It’s become a summer time favorite at our house.
Thank you for commenting! I love summer staple desserts that don’t require a ton of effort!