Icebox Cake with peaches is the best no-bake summer dessert! It’s an old-fashioned recipe that has luscious layers of peaches, whipped cream, and graham crackers!
You can use peach pie filling or fresh peach slices!
During the summer we’re always working in the fields, or outside with the cows. These are the days when recipes have to be quick and easy to make the cut.
I’m telling you, this icebox fruit cake makes the cut! It’s at the top of the list!
Little Dairy on the Prairie Pro Tip: I love making this cake with homemade peach pie filling. If you don’t have time to make it use store-bought. Or you can simply use sliced fresh peaches instead of pie filling.
Why I Love This Summer Dessert:
- Everyone goes crazy for this cake! It’s so tasty!
- This dessert is better made ahead of time and I love prepping ahead of time.
- 3 ingredients and easy instructions. Whip it up in about 10 minutes!
- It’s a fun spin on peaches and cream!
SEE MORE: You’ll love these other recipes with peaches. Baked Peaches and Cream, Peach Smoothies, and Peach Raspberry Jam
What’s in an Icebox Cake:
Icebox cakes usually have really simple ingredients. There’s always some kind of crust. Usually a graham cracker crust, Vanilla Wafer, or chocolate cookie crumb crust.
Then there is a filling. Sometimes it’s made with pudding, sometimes cream cheese, or whipped cream.
And for fruit icebox cakes there has to be some variety of fruit!
Here’s the run down of ingredients in this icebox cake.
- Graham Crackers: Use vanilla wafers if you’d like.
- Whipped Cream: I suggest whipping fresh cream, but you can use whipped topping from the freezer section if you want.
- Peach Pie Filling: Store-bought or homemade. You can also simply use sliced fresh peaches in its place.
How To Make Ice box Cake:
- Spread whipped cream in the bottom of a pan.
- Set a layer of graham crackers over the whipped cream layer.
- Spread with peach pie filling.
- Repeat layers two more times ending with whipped cream.
Little Dairy on the Prairie Pro Tip: As the icebox cake sits in the refrigerator the graham crackers will soak up some of the moisture from the peaches and the whipped cream and become like cake. Be sure to make the dessert ahead of time.
More No-Bake Dessert Recipes:
Icebox cake recipes are old-fashioned summer desserts. Here are a few more no-bake summer dessert recipes:
- Banana Cream Pie with Pudding Mix
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Icebox Cake
- Strawberry Icebox Cake
- Pumpkin Icebox Cake
- Lemon Cheesecake
- Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
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Icebox Cake Recipe:
No-Bake Peach Icebox Cake
Ingredients
- 18 graham crackers
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 3 cups pie filling I used homemade, if you don’t have it you can use a store bought can
- 1 dash ground nutmeg for garnish
Instructions
- Use either homemade whipped cream (see note below) or whipped topping. Divide topping into four parts. Spread a quarter of the whipped topping to cover the bottom of a 9"x9" square pan.
- Layer graham crackers over whipped topping, breaking if necessary to make them fit.
- Spread another quarter of the whipped topping over graham crackers.
- Gently spread half of the peach pie filling over the whipped topping layer trying not to mix layers.
- Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4.
- One more (the third layer) of graham crackers.
- Finish it off with the remaining whipped topping.
- Sprinkle with nutmeg if desired.
Notes
- 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Hi, Was wondering if you posted the homemade peach pie filling yet…. you’re everything is better homemade.. Thanks in advance,
Angie
That’s still on my to do list! I need to go to town, 100 mile round trip, and buy some more peaches. Hopefully that will happen soon!
Mmmm, what a great summer treat!
It’s a perfect quick and easy summer dessert that you don’t even have to turn the oven on for! I love that about a summer dessert!
I love how light and summery this looks but that you could make it any time of year. Delicious!
So true! Using frozen or canned peaches would work just as good. It would be a nice change of pace during the winter and spring too!
How great does this look? I absolutely love it! I made a no-bake icebox cake for the first time this summer, and everyone loved it (I really didn’t want to say how easy it was to make)! I can’t wait to try this version with peaches <3!
I’ve stayed away from icebox cakes for a long time because I wasn’t sure how I felt about soggy graham crackers. I finally jumped on the icebox cake bandwagon and realized how delicious they are!I’m hooked!
I have such a hard time with no-bake desserts. I feel desserts need to be baked, but with this hot summer, I can see why no-bake desserts exist! This looks fantastic!
No bake feels a little bit like cheating! Some times that’s all I have time for and it’s so delicious that my “cheating guilt” goes away pretty quickly!
I love peach desserts! This one looks fantastic!
My family eats peaches almost everyday during peach season and this dessert is a favorite!
Peaches are my favorite, and I can’t wait to try this dessert — yum!
Peaches layered with whipped cream really hits the spot!
You can’t beat how quickly this comes together! It looks like the perfect way to take advantage of those summertime peaches.
I’ll hang on to summer as long as I can! Peaches season just doesn’t last long enough!
A year later and you still don’t have the peach pie filling recipe posted.
What’s the point?
Your recipe looks delicious but I have fresh peaches to use!
Hi Nataly! Would you believe it’s still on my list of things to do along with a million other tasks? Hopefully I will get to it this fall sometime in between doing all the book work for our farm, driving a tractor, and the endless amounts of laundry, dishes, and kid chasing! Please be patient with me and one of these days I will surprise you and get it up! Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully you found some fun recipes!
This looks delicious and would like to make it tomorrow. How long should it be refrigerated before serving? Should the graham crackers still be a little crunchy or should they be softened by the whipped topping?
Hi Mary Beth! I let it sit in the fridge for at least 3 hours. Longer is fine too. AS it sits the whipped cream will soften the graham crackers creating a little base layer. I actually really love that layer!
Tried this and it is delicious
Yay! I’m so glad you love it! It’s one of our favorite summer desserts!
Can you make this and freeze it for future eating?
I wouldn’t try freezing it because I think it would alter the textures in the icebox cake. The peaches would release too much juice and make it watery too. The good news is that it’s so quick and easy to make it’s really not a hassle to make it a little ahead of time! Enjoy!
This is perfect for what I’m looking to do! I bought a can pf peach pie filling today and wanted to make something quick and easy to take on a road trip tomorrow with two littles (grandkids). I will make these in canning jars so they can be closed tight and in single serving sizes. On the road, with a spoon … done! Thank you!!
If I take pictures and want to post about this on my new blog (gingerrosemaryandtime) can I tag you? (Not sure still how all those permissions work.)
Yay! I’m thrilled you found exactly what you were looking for! Making it in individual servings is a great idea!
Yes, you may link your recipe to my post as long as you give me credit for it. Thanks for asking! And congratulations on your new blog!
I am wondering where does the icebox cake come from. I thought maybe after you put everything together, you would be putting in the freezer? It sounds like a great recipe and I can’t wait to try it.
I’m not exactly sure where, or when the icebox cake was invented. Iceboxes were used as refrigerators in the olden days. This dessert is assembled, then refrigerated for awhile. I’m guessing that’s why they were called icebox cakes. As it sits the flavors all come together and magical things happen! I hope you enjoy it!
I just made this dessert this evening–so haven’t tried it yet. Will the graham crackers soften up a bit? (That’s just fine with me!). Unfortunately, the premium (?!) canned peach pie filling I used seems to contain more “goo” than peaches! So, if hubby & I consider this treat a winner, I may need to find a “peachier” filling! Has anyone tried using canned cherry pie filling?
Yes! The graham crackers will soften up as it sits in the refrigerator. Store-bought pie filling can be so good, or just a bunch of sauce with no fruit. I always make my own peach pie filling for that very reason. Using cherry pie filling would be divine! Good luck and let me know how it goes if you try cherry!
Made this dessert for our camera club’s Christmas social using canned cherry pie filling and only doing one layer of fruit–they loved it! 🙂
That’s such a great idea! Cherries would be gorgeous for Christmas!