This strawberry banana cheesecake salad is a sweet, creamy, no-bake dessert made with a simple cheesecake filling, fresh strawberries, and sliced bananas. It’s the perfect dessert salad for potlucks or holiday gatherings.

Strawberry banana cheesecake salad in a bowl.

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Creamy Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad

This strawberry banana cheesecake salad is a creamy, no-bake dessert and not a salad in the traditional sense (not a vegetable in sight!).

Made with cream cheese filling, Cool Whip, fresh strawberries, and sliced bananas, it has all the flavor of a no-bake cheesecake but comes together in just 10 minutes. If you love my easy ambrosia salad or Hawaiian fruit salad, you’ll be obsessed.

Like my pineapple fluff dessert, this strawberry banana dessert salad is fluffy and creamy and customizable with fruit you have on hand. I love this make-ahead treat for summer potlucks, cookouts, and holiday gatherings like Easter or 4th of July.

XO - Jamielyn

Ingredients Notes

Strawberry cheesecake salad ingredients including fresh strawberries, bananas, Cool whip, cream cheese, cream and vanilla.

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

  • Cream cheese and powdered sugar: The base of the cheesecake salad. Bring cream cheese to room temperature to soften before you whip it.
  • Cool Whip: Thaw a tub of Cool Whip or make a homemade Cool Whip to use. You want a stabilized whipped topping here because regular homemade whipped cream will break down and make the salad watery, especially if it sits in the fridge.
  • Vanilla and heavy cream: For flavor and consistency.
  • Strawberries and bananas: Fresh strawberries and ripe bananas add the perfect fruity contrast to the creamy cheesecake filling. Frozen strawberries are not recommended to use as they will be too watery upon thawing.

How to Make Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad

Wash, dry, and slice your strawberries. Make sure they’re completely dry, otherwise they’ll thin out the cheesecake fluff. Only slice the bananas right before serving to prevent browning.

Strawberry slices and banana slices on the counter.

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and continue mixing until well blended.

Cream cheese mixture with electric hand mixer on the counter.

Fold in the Cool Whip and heavy whipping cream then gently stir in the sliced fruit and enjoy!

Close up of a strawberry banana cheesecake salad in a bowl.

Cheesecake Salad Tips and Variations

  • Include some miniature marshmallows or shredded coconut in the mix.
  • Mix in strawberry yogurt to enhance the strawberry flavor in the cheesecake mixture.
  • Make it with just strawberries or just bananas if you prefer. Leave out the bananas for a strawberry-only version that’s easier to make ahead.
  • Raspberries, peaches, pineapple, blackberries, mango, and blueberries all work great to customize the fruit in this dessert salad.
  • Serve with graham crackers or Nilla wafers for scooping! You can also sprinkle some Graham Cracker crumbs on top for some crunch.
Small serving of strawberry cheesecake salad in a bowl with a gold spoon.

Love no bake recipes? Try this no-bake banana split dessert, banana pudding and this raspberry fluff, too!

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Strawberry banana cheesecake salad in a bowl.

Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad

5 from 2 votes
Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 11
This creamy strawberry banana cheesecake salad is made with a simple cheesecake filling and fresh fruit! Perfect for potlucks and holiday gatherings.
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Ingredients 

  • 8 ounces cream cheese , softened (1 package)
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups Cool Whip
  • 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 pint strawberries , washed and sliced
  • 2 bananas , sliced

Instructions

  • Make cheesecake filling: In a medium sized mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to beat 8 ounces cream cheese. Add 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until creamy and blended well.
  • Add cool whip and cream: Gently fold in 1 1/2 cups cool whip and 2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream.
  • Add fruit: Gently stir in sliced strawberries and bananas.

Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.

Notes

Make-Ahead Directions: If you want to make this in advanced, be sure to not add bananas until right before serving to prevent them from turning brown.
Store: This creamy dessert needs to be kept refrigerated. It’ll stay fresh for up to 2-3 days but the bananas may brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 141kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 26mg, Sodium: 74mg, Potassium: 184mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 354IU, Vitamin C: 27mg, Calcium: 41mg, Iron: 0.3mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.