Strawberry Pretzel Squares

By amberwherley

Ingredients

• 2 cups finely crushed pretzels
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1-1/2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
• 1-1/2 cups cold water
• 4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Details

Servings 20
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from kraft.com

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.

BEAT cream cheese, remaining sugar and milk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate.

ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.

STIR berries into gelatin; spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.