Frozen Strawberry Pretzel Salad

By RoketJSquerl

I took two great Southern classics, Frozen Strawberry Dessert and Strawberry Pretzel Salad, and combined elements of both to make this Frozen Strawberry Pretzel Salad, made with cream cheese, frozen strawberries, banana, pineapple and whipped topping on a salty, pretzel crust.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups of crushed pretzels
• 1/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
• 1 (16 ounce) container of frozen sliced strawberries, thawed and undrained
• 1 (20 ounce) can of crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) Cool Whip, thawed in the refrigerator
• Additional Cool Whip or whipped cream, for garnish, optional
• Strawberry fans or slices, for garnish, optional

Preparation

Step 1

For the crust, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the pretzels, sugar and melted butter, pressing into the bottom portion of a 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool completely.

For the strawberry salad, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until creamy. Mash the bananas with the lemon juice and beat in. Add the strawberries, with their juices and the drained pineapple; mix until blended. Fold in the tub of Cool Whip, pour over the top of the pretzel crust, cover tightly and freeze for 8 hours or overnight.