No-Bake Peaches and Cream Bars {Creamy Peach Dessert!}
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Cold, Creamy, And Built For Peach Season
The vanilla wafer crust is soft, buttery, and presses into a sturdy base that still stays tender once chilled. The cream cheese layer is thick, smooth, and creamy without feeling too heavy, and the peach topping adds a softer texture that keeps every bite feeling fresh and light.
What makes these bars work so well is the contrast between the layers. You get a rich, creamy center balanced by the juicy peaches on top, so the dessert does not feel overly dense or too sweet. After chilling, the layers set up nicely and slice cleanly, which makes these especially good for making ahead and serving straight from the fridge.
Here is how it all comes together:
- Press the crushed vanilla wafers and melted butter into the pan to form a quick no-bake crust.
- Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk until smooth, then spread the mixture over the crust.
- Prepare the peach gelatin and chill it briefly until it starts to thicken.
- Fold the thawed peaches into the gelatin, then spread the mixture over the cream cheese layer.
- Chill the pan until the bars are firm enough to slice cleanly.
This is a strong make-ahead dessert because the chill time does most of the work. By the time it is fully set, the layers are firmer, the peach topping is easier to slice, and the bars are ready to serve straight from the fridge!
No-Bake Peaches and Cream Bars
Equipment
- 1 9×9-inch baking dish, at least 2 inches high
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces vanilla wafer cookies
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 ounces peach gelatin 2 3 oz boxes
- 1 ¼ cups powered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 10 ounces frozen peaches, completely thawed and drained
- optional, whipped topping for serving
Instructions
- Crush the vanilla wafers. Pour them into the bottom of the 9×9 baking dish.
- Pour the melted butter over the top. Toss to combine. Press down firmly to form the crust.
- Add the softened cream cheese, milk, and powdered sugar to a bowl. Mix until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
- Make the peach gelatin according to the package directions. Allow it to refrigerate for 20 minutes and begin to set up.
- Add defrosted peaches to the gelatin and stir to combine. Spread over the top of the cream cheese mixture.
- Cover the dessert tightly and allow it to refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set up.
- To serve, top with whipped topping if desired. Enjoy!
Us specially from subcontinent are burdonised for desserts, like cooking rice puddings which takes a half day to cook n later it’s just a dessert on table. But here this recipe is the easy to make wd less efforts n it’s a show stopper on the dinner table. Again as v can keep it in refrigerator for days so it’s helpful when u r hosting guests u can make it a day bfr welcoming the guests
Thank you for your review!! So happy you enjoyed the recipe 🙂