Strawberry Shortcake Bars

Simple, light and refreshing Strawberry Shortcake Bars are a perfect summertime dessert. This is a seasonal favorite, and one tempting treat!

If you love the flavors in these Strawberry Shortcake Bars, you need to try these other shortcake inspired desserts!! Our favorites are No Bake Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs, and even this poke cake!

bar version of a favorite!

Is your family like us in that we never need an excuse to make dessert? 😉

It should be no surprise that we love dessert, and one of our favorite summer treats is this recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Bars.

The super soft cake like crust perfectly combines with a light layer of cream cheese and whipped cream, topped with fresh cold strawberries. It’s heavenly!

It tastes just like a classic strawberry shortcake, but with a little less hassle. Plus, it easily feeds a crowd since you just make one pan and cut it into bars!

Simple Strawberry Shortcake Bars

Although the steps are super simple, make sure you plan ahead with time, because it does need to refrigerate for at least 3 hours!

PREP. Preheat oven to 350°F and remove cool whip from freezer to thaw. Slice up strawberries and set aside.

BATTER. In a large bowl, beat together sugar and butter until creamy. Mix in eggs, baking powder and salt. Alternate between adding in the flour and milk, beating after each addition. Beat until all ingredients are combined. Stir in vanilla extract.

BAKE. Pour batter evenly into a greased and floured a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Note: Be sure not to over bake. Cake should be flat and light in color. Let cool completely. Set aside.

TOPPING. In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and frozen whipped topping.

ASSEMBLE. Evenly spread cream cheese mixture over top of cooled cake. Top with sliced strawberries.

CHILL + SERVE. Refrigerate for 3 hours.

Tips + Variations

Make ahead: The ingredients of the Strawberry Shortcake Bars can be made 1-2 days ahead of time and stored separately until you’re ready to assemble the cake.

STORE covered leftovers in the fridge. The bars will last for a few days, but the strawberries will only last for a day or two. You can easily pick off the old strawberries and top with freshly cut berries.

For a tasty variation, include different fruits such as:

• raspberries
• blueberries
• sliced bananas
• sliced kiwi
• or your favorite fruit!

If you’re a fruit lover, I’m certain you will LOVE this simple but perfectly sweet strawberry bars. See for yourself!

for even more fruity treats, check out:

• Pineapple Upside Down Cake
• Lemon Sheet Cake
• Cherry Sugar Cookie Bars
• Blackberry Cobbler
• White Chocolate Blueberry Lasagna

Recipe adapted from Divas Can Cook.