EASY No-Bake Strawberry Mooncake Recipe

October 1, 2020Van
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Prep time: 50 minutes

Serves: 17 Small Mooncakes

Mid-Autumn Festival or Tết Trung Thu is an ancient festival considered “children’s day” in Vietnamese culture. It’s day to celebrate the harvest, spend quality time with your kids – spoiling them with toys, their favorite foods, paper lanterns & treats such as mooncakes. I made Snow Skin Mooncakes the other day and wanted to make another batch of mooncakes today, but I didn’t have a lot of time so I came up with this quick and easy recipe on the fly and had all the ingredients on hand – only 4 ingredients needed and no baking or cooking involved. This version is obviously very untraditional, but they look beautiful and taste delicious – the flavor is very reminiscent of the cake coating on Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars. Be sure to look up at the sky during the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoy the most beautiful full moon of the year! *Watch my 30 second Instagram recipe video here

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

The moooncake mold I used can be purchased here
EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

EASY No-Bake Mooncake Recipe using Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Oreos

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EASY No-Bake Strawberry Mooncake Recipe

  • Prep time: 50 minutes
  • Serves: 17 Small Mooncakes

Ingredients

  • 20 oz Box of Trader Joe's Vanilla Joe-Joe’s or Family Size Golden Oreos
  • 7 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1.2 oz Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Strawberries
  • 50g Mooncake Molds

Method

  • 1)

    Add Freeze Dried Strawberries to a food processor, process until the strawberries become a powder. Sift the mixture into a bowl and discard the larger crumbs.

    *Watch my 30 second Instagram recipe video here

  • 2)

    Add the full box of Joe-Joe’s into the food processor and process until they become fine crumbs. Cut ¾ Cup / 6oz of Cream Cheese into cubes and add to the food processor, process until it starts to look like dough and the cream cheese is evenly distributed.

  • 3)

    Get 2 Tablespoons of the dough (40g) and roll firmly into a ball and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment or silicone mat. Continue forming balls with the rest of the dough.

  • 4)

    Coat a dough ball very well in the Freeze Dried Strawberries Powder, place into the mooncake mold, hold the mold firmly on your work surface, then press the mold down very firmly 3 times then lift up the mold and remove the mooncake. Repeat until you’ve made all the mooncakes – don’t worry if they look powdery when first come out the mold, it gets absorbed once they sit in the fridge for about an hour. You can store them in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week, let them sit out for about 10 minutes before serving them. Enjoy!

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6 Comments

  • Jen S.

    October 30, 2023 at 3:48 pm

    Hi,

    Can you help me with some ideas for substitutes for Oreo cookies? I want to make this without chocolate.

    Thank you,
    Jennifer

    1. Van

      November 17, 2023 at 8:13 am

      You could use Golden Oreos instead

  • Maria

    October 3, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Hi can I do these , they will be sitting out for a while it’s for an orphanage fate

    1. Van

      October 13, 2024 at 5:43 am

      They can sit out for a few hours if it’s cool, around 72F or cooler. The texture can get too soft if it’s hot

  • Chandra Holmes

    January 29, 2025 at 4:58 pm

    I found your recipe in a Trader Joe’s group several years ago. I made them for my daughter’s birthday back then and your mold suggestion was terrific. I received many compliments at the party. I just made these today with the kids to celebrate Lunar New Year using separate freeze-dried raspberry, strawberry, and blueberry “dust”. The raspberry is phenomenal! 5 stars for a yummy recipe and a gentle, fun way to introduce and celebrate different cultures with the kids

    1. Van

      January 30, 2025 at 4:34 pm

      So happy you enjoyed this! I’ve had mooncakes my whole life and I never really enjoyed the traditional ones, so I actually like these more!

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