Strawberry Pretzel Salad with Fresh Strawberries

Name: Strawberry Pretzel Salad with Fresh Strawberries
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 2 h 38 min
Yield: 15 people
Ingredients: 2 (3 oz) packages strawberry jello; 2 c boiling water; ½ c cold water; 4 c (20 oz) strawberries; 3 c crushed pretzels; 3/4 c salted butter; 1 Tbsp sugar; 12 oz cream cheese; 1 c Cool Whip; ¼ c sugar

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Prep Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 38 mins
Servings
15 people
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Strawberry Pretzel Salad with Fresh Strawberries

John House

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The perfect combination of salty, creamy, and sweet, this Strawberry Pretzel Salad with fresh strawberries is the perfect dessert for a summer picnic.Yield: 1 (9x13) pan

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Ingredients

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For The Strawberry Layer

2 (3 oz) packages strawberry jello (just the powder)
2 c boiling water
½ c cold water
4 c (20 oz) strawberries, sliced (fresh or frozen)

For The Pretzel Crust

3 c crushed pretzels (well-crushed)
3/4 c salted butter, melted
1 Tbsp sugar

For The Cream Cheese Layer

12 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1 c Cool Whip
¼ c sugar

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F.

Start The Strawberry Jello

Mix the 2 jello packets with boiling water until dissolved. Add cold water and strawberries.
Let mixture gel until it reaches the consistency of jam – jiggly and holding together, but not set firm. (About 2 hours.)

Bake The Pretzel Crust

In a medium bowl, mix broken pretzel pieces and crumbs with melted butter and 1 Tbsp sugar.
Press mixture into the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking pan.
Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool completely.

Whip The Cream Cheese Layer

Beat cream cheese, cool whip, and sugar together until smooth. Set aside until ready to make the salad.

Putting It All Together

Gently spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. (This is most easily done by dropping the cheese mixture my Tbsp over the crust so that it is nearly covered with the dollops. Then, take a flexible spatula, and gently smooth the layer with continuous movements – that is, lifting the spatula away from the mixture as little as possible.)
Spoon nearly-gelled jello mixture over the cream cheese layer, making sure to evenly distribute the strawberries.
Cover and refrigerate 2-4 hours before serving.