Strawberry Pretzel Salad/Dessert

By 11650

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups crushed pretzels
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• Filling:
• 8 ounce cream cheese,softened
• 8 ounce whipped topping
• 1 cup white sugar
• Topping:
• 3 ounce strawberry flavored Jell-O
• 2 cups boiling water
• 10 ounce fresh strawberries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix together the pretzels, sugar and melted butter.
Press into the bottom of a 9 x13 inch pan.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until pretzel layer is lightly toasted. Set aside to cool completely.
In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and cream cheese until smooth.
Fold in whipped topping, and mix well to combine.
Spread evenly over the cooled pretzel layer.
Refrigerate until set, about 1-hour.
In a medium bowl, prepare the strawberry gelatin as directed on the package and
Mix in strawberries and refrigerate for 1 hour to partially set up.
Pour over the cooled cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 1 hour but up to 2-3 hours.