This yummy pudding dessert combines the best of both worlds with a fun mix of fresh, sweet strawberries and smooth, rich chocolate pudding. Each bite is like a little party for your taste buds, with the juicy strawberries giving a bright pop of flavor that pairs perfectly with the creamy chocolate. It’s a delightful treat that’s sure to make everyone smile!

No Bake Strawberry Chocolate dessert on a brown tray on the counter.

Prep Time: 15 min
Chill Time: 2 hrs+
Total Time: 2 hrs and 15 mins
Servings: 12

Ingredients:

strawberries
instant chocolate pudding
milk
Cool Whip
Nilla wafer cookies
dark chocolate sauce

Nilla wafer cookies, Cool Whip, bananas, milk, instant chocolate pudding, dark chocolate sauce in a white baking trayon a brown tray on the counter.

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step 1: Place instant pudding and milk in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric hand mixer to combine them for 2 minutes or until the instant pudding is set.

Step 2: Fold half of the Cool Whip into the pudding mixture.

Cool Whip is poured into the chocolate instant pudding in a large mixing bowl on the counter.

A wooden spoon mixing Cool Whip and chocolate pudding in a large mixing bowl on the counter.

Step 3: Line a 9×13 baking dish with vanilla wafer cookies. Slice strawberries and layer over vanilla wafer cookies.

Sliced strawberries on a white plate beside vanilla wafers in a white baking dish on the counter.

Sliced strawberries on top of vanilla wafers in a white baking dish on the counter.

Step 5: Spread a layer of Cool Whip and chocolate pudding mixture over the strawberries.

topping chocolate pudding and cool whip mixture on top of strawberries and vanilla wafer cookies in a white baking dish on the counter.

Step 6: Repeat layers with vanilla wafer cookies, strawberries, and pudding, and then drizzle with dark chocolate sauce. Top with the remaining Cool Whip.

Vanilla wafer cookies layered on top of chocolate pudding and cool whip mixture in a white baking tray on the counter.

Layers of chocolate pudding, vanilla wafer cookies, and sliced strawberries, topped with dark chocolate sauce in a white baking tray on the counter.

Chocolate pudding in a white baking tray on the counter.

Step 8: Be creative and garnish with crushed small cut pieces of strawberries, crushed vanilla wafer cookies, and drizzled dark chocolate sauce on top. Chill in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours for flavors to come together.

No baked strawberry chocolate dessert is on the counter in a white baking dish.

Tips:

Store in refrigerator.
Make sure to use instant pudding, not stove top cooking.
Try using lady fingers (cookies).

No Bake Strawberry Chocolate Dessert

This yummy pudding dessert combines the best of both worlds with a fun mix of fresh, sweet strawberries and smooth, rich chocolate pudding

Tara

2 15

Total Time 2 15

Servings

Equipment

9×13 baking dish

Ingredients

2 pints strawberries
5.9 oz instant chocolate pudding
3 cups milk
8 oz Cool Whip
5.5 oz Nilla wafer cookies (approximately ½ of an 11oz box)
2-4 Tbsp chocolate sauce

Instructions

Place instant pudding and milk in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric hand mixer and combine for 2 minutes or until the instant pudding is set.
Fold half of the Cool Whip into the pudding mixture.
Line a 9×13 baking dish with vanilla wafer cookies.
Slice strawberries and layer over vanilla wafer cookies.
Spread a layer of Cool Whip and chocolate pudding mixture over the strawberries.
Repeat layers with vanilla wafer cookies, strawberries, pudding, and drizzle dark chocolate sauce. Top with the remaining Cool Whip.
Be creative and garnish with crushed small cut pieces of strawberries, crushed vanilla wafer cookies, and drizzled dark chocolate sauce on top. Chill in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours for flavors to come together.