Easy, No bake Strawberry Crunch Topping for strawberry crunch cake and all your favorite desserts! This Strawberry Shortcake Crumble recipe only takes three ingredients since we're making our strawberry crunch topping with freeze dried strawberries!
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Try it on my Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake, or sprinkle it on my No-Churn Strawberry Ice Cream, or add it between the layers of my Vanilla Cake with Strawberries!
No Bake Strawberry Crunch Topping Recipe
If you've had those strawberry shortcake ice cream bars, you might have some idea how yummy this strawberry crunch topping is -- it's that fruity strawberry crunch on the outside of the ice cream bar! It's got a bright, bold strawberry flavor, along with rich buttery vanilla crumbs just perfect for pairing with other desserts. Or if you're like me, you'll be tempted to eat it with a spoon!
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- No Bake Strawberry Crunch Topping Recipe
- Strawberry Shortcake Crumble Recipe
- What are strawberry crunchies made of?
- Strawberry Crunch Topping Recipe with Jello
- Equipment Needed
- How to Make Strawberry Crunch Topping with Freeze Dried Strawberries
- Storage
- Tips and F.A.Q.
- More Easy No-Bake Recipes You'll Love
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Strawberry Shortcake Crumble Recipe
This easy strawberry shortcake crumb topping is a no-bake recipe, and only requires three ingredients! It couldn't be easier to make, and you'll be making it so often!
And the best part is that it's not made with fresh strawberries, so you won't need to worry about whether it's strawberry season! This crunchy crumble is my favorite way to add the perfect balance of strawberry flavor to any strawberry recipes! And if you love strawberry desserts, you've got to try my Strawberry Blueberry Pie!
What are strawberry crunchies made of?
Strawberry crunch topping (strawberry shortcake crumble) is made with just three simple ingredients: Golden Oreo cookies, freeze dried strawberries, and melted butter!
- freeze-dried strawberries - these are the secret ingredient to making strawberry crunch crumbles! They add intense strawberry flavor and color without adding the excess moisture that fresh strawberries would. That way our strawberry crunch topping is the perfect texture! And if you love baking with berries, try my Blackberry Coffee Cake!
- Golden Oreos - I use a full 14-ounce package of Golden Oreos (or another similar type of vanilla sandwich cookies). It ends up being about 36 cookies. And if you like Oreos, try my Oreo Pound Cake!
- salted butter - we'll bring these strawberry shortcake crumbs together with some melted butter. Using salted butter helps to bring out the flavors in our strawberry crunch topping, but if you only have unsalted just add a few pinches of salt to taste.
Strawberry Crunch Topping Recipe with Jello
If you prefer, you can replace the freeze dried strawberries in this recipe with strawberry jello mix. I personally prefer using the freeze-dried fruit because it adds a more naturally sweet strawberry flavor, but both can work!
Equipment Needed
I use a food processor to make this no bake strawberry crunch topping, and it was so easy! Or if you don't have a food processor, you can still make this strawberry crunch topping super easy by crushing the strawberries and cookies with a gallon-size ziploc bag and a rolling pin.
How to Make Strawberry Crunch Topping with Freeze Dried Strawberries
It's so easy! Just toss your freeze-dried strawberries and cookies into your food processor and pulse once or twice. Add in your melted butter and pulse again until the mixture reaches the consistency you like!
If you don't have a food processor, just place the strawberries and cookies in a gallon-size freezer bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into coarse crumbs. Then transfer them both to a bowl and stir in your melted butter. That's it!
Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post to see the full instructions and ingredient measurements!
Storage
Store your strawberry shortcake crunch at room temperature in an airtight container. You can also freeze this homemade strawberry crunch for use in recipes later!
Tips and F.A.Q.
You sure can! Since Golden Oreos are considered by many in the vegan community to be vegan, you can just swap out the butter in this recipe for vegan butter and you're good to go!
Shortcake refers to a cake or biscuit that is crumbly or crispy. The "short" part of the name refers to the crisp texture, which is usually achieved by adding butter or another type of fat. In this strawberry shortcake crumb topping, we're not using a traditional shortcake, but it's more inspired by the beloved Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake frozen treat!
Strawberry Shortcake pops are made from milk, their cake crunch, water, corn syrup, and sugar, among other ingredients. Click here for full nutrition information.
You can use this quick homemade strawberry crumble recipe as a topping for a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a crunchy coating for strawberry crunch cupcakes, or to accompany any of your favorite dessert recipes!
I love it on my Mini Red Velvet Cake, my Strawberry Banana Sorbet, and my Strawberry Turnovers!
If you try this recipe, I would love it if you could leave a star review rating and comment below! It’s so wonderful hearing your feedback! And don’t forget to share your creations with me by tagging @chenee_today on Instagram!
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- Strawberry Banana Sorbet
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- Rice Krispie Treats with Chocolate Chips
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Ingredients
- 1.2 oz (34 g) freeze-dried strawberries
- 14.3 oz (405 g) Golden Oreos
- ½ cup (114 g) salted butter - (or salted vegan butter), melted
Instructions
- Combine cookies and strawberries in a food processor and pulse until they form large crumbs.
- Add melted butter and pulse once or twice to combine, until desired crumb size is achieved.
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Last Updated on August 26, 2025 by Chenée Lewis
Traci says
What a fun recipe! All the kids are going to go crazy for it LOL. Thanks for the fresh idea and all the great tips!
justin says
Used this on top of cupcakes with the kiddos and it was a huge hit.
Chenée Lewis says
So glad to hear it!
Kushigalu says
Interesting recipe with strawberries. Pinned to try this soon.
Chenée Lewis says
Great! Hope you love it!
veenaazmanov says
Never imagined something like this existed. Thanks for so much of detailing. A must try recipe for sure.
Chenée Lewis says
Definitely! Hope you love it!
rebecca says
ohhh a use for golden oreos! this is such an easy and tasty recipe. The freeze dried strawberry texture is so fun. I loved it over ice cream
Chenée Lewis says
SO glad you liked it! 🙂
Sonal says
I never knew this deliciousness existed. Am trying it sooooon! Sounds soo fun!!
Chenée Lewis says
Thanks! You'll love it!
Ciara says
OMG!!!....I just made this and let me tell you I could sit and eat this with a spoon!!! I am a home baker and if I didn't need this for orders I would literally sit and eat ALL of it!!
Chenée Lewis says
Same here!! I have to stop myself whenever I make it!
Me says
Perfection! Not overly sweet like the recipes that call for strawberry jello mix. Tastes like the real thing you get from the store
Chenée Lewis says
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!
Tanya C says
Planning to make this vegan style, but want to know if the frozen strawberries won’t produce any water??
Chenée Lewis says
You want to use freeze-dried strawberries, not frozen -- you can usually find them in the grocery aisle near the dried fruit. Enjoy! 🙂
Lauryn Pawl says
Hi can this be rolled onto unbaked cookies then baked in an oven? Like when using sprinkles? This looks so good.
Chenée Lewis says
I haven't tried this recipe in the oven -- only on finished treats as a topping. If you do try baking it onto cookies let me know how it works for you! 🙂
Katie Crenshaw says
Made this for an ice cream topping. It turned out so good! Loved the combination.
Chenée Lewis says
Thank you! It's so great on ice cream.
Chenée Lewis says
Good to hear it! It's perfect on ice cream!
Laura Arteaga says
We tried your recipe and it has been already made three times at home! We are putting it on everything even yogurt, it's absolutely delicious, thank you!
Chenée Lewis says
Great to hear that Laura!! Thanks!!
Erin says
This was so tasty! I loved how easy it was, too. My kid flipped for it!
Chenée Lewis says
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Freya says
This was so yummy on vanilla ice cream! I was naughty and used some on my “healthy” oatmeal too 😂
Chenée Lewis says
That sounds so good!!
Deb says
I tried this recipe on top of strawberry muffins before I baked them and they turned out amazing! The crumb was a very nice compliment to the muffin and tasted great and I had no problems with baking the crumb on top of the muffins.
I also used the crumb to top strawberry cupcakes with vanilla frosting and strawberry frosting and it tasted great on both of them.
Chenée Lewis says
Wonderful! Glad to hear it worked well in the oven!
Amy Liu Dong says
Wow! It's my first time encountering a shortcake. Looks so delicious and yummy. The texture makes it so enticing and tempting. Plus it's easy to do, got to make for the family.
Chenée Lewis says
You've gotta try it! SO easy to make!
Monee says
Hello how are you wanted to know if you could substitute margarine instead of butter?
Chenée Lewis says
Yes, definitely!
veenaazmanov says
Kids to have fun making this exciting , quick and easy shortcakes while playing it friends. This will be so delicious too.
Chenée Lewis says
They'll love it! Thanks!
Leslie says
This recipe just blew my mind!! I LOVE strawberry crumble and now I found the perfect recipe to use over and over!!
Chenée Lewis says
Yay! So glad you liked it!
Debbie says
Let me just say freeze dried strawberries are so under estimated, they provide so much flavor. This Strawberry Shortcake is so good and so easy to make . We had this on top of a big scoop of ice cream.
Chenée Lewis says
I agree 100%! So glad you liked it!
Natalie says
My girls cant wait for me to dig up some new great recipe. They enjoy spending time in the kitchen with me. We had lots of fun making your recipe and our first time strawberry shortcake was delicious, thanks!
Chenée Lewis says
You're so welcome! Glad you all could enjoy making it!
Allyssa says
This strawberry shortcake crumble recipe tasted really delicious and very helpful recipe! Super loved it!
Chenée Lewis says
Awesome! Thank you for the feedback!
Lauri says
Strawberry shortcake bars have always been my favorite thing from the ice cream truck, so I kinda freaked when I saw this. Just made it to throw on top of some strawberry muffins and, holy sh** it’s so good I’ve eaten like half of it so far. Thank you for an awesome, easy recipe!
Chenée Lewis says
They're my favorite too! So glad you liked the recipe!!