Judy's Strawberry Pretzel Salad:: All Recipes

By magz_mom

By: Tom Quinlin
"This three layer salad includes a pretzel crust, cream cheese center, and strawberry top."

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
• 4 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (6 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen strawberries

Details

Servings 16
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix together the pretzels, 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool completely.
2.In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
3.In a medium bowl, stir together the gelatin mix and boiling water. Mix in frozen strawberries, and stir until thawed. 2)put the gelatin/strawberry mixture in the fridge for about an hour or so to thicken a bit. Pour over cream cheese mixture in pan. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 1 hour.