Strawberry Pretzel Salad

By Debraymer

My daughter gave me this strawberry pretzel salad recipe. It is a favorite of her in-laws. I tried it and it is delicious!

Ingredients

• 2 cups crushed pretzels
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven to 400°F. 2 Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 tablespoons white sugar; mix well and press mixture into bottom of 9x13-inch baking dish. 3 Bake 8-10 minutes, until set; set aside to cool. 4 In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and white sugar. 5 Fold in whipped topping. 6 Spread mixture onto cooled crust. 7 Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. 8 Stir in frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. 9 When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. 10 Refrigerate until set.