Pretzel Jello Jell-O Salad Dessert

Submitted by cam970 Moore

"This has been a family favorite for a long time. It is great as a dessert or a side dish. We often take this to a picnic or bring a dish type of gathering and it's ALWAYS a big hit with kids and adults alike! You might want to bring an extra container of Cool Whip and add a dollop to each serving."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Crust

• 2 cups lightly rolled pretzels
• 3⁄4 cup melted margarine or 3/4 cup butter

• Layer over Crust

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 12 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 12 ounces Cool Whip

• Layer 2

• 6 ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 2 cups boiling water
• 20 ounces frozen strawberries (thawed)

directions

1. Lightly roll or crush pretzels.
2. Mix pretzels with 3/4 cup melted butter or margarine and 3 tablespoons of sugar and press into cake size pan or glass dish.
3. Bake Crust at 350 for 10 minutes.
4. Let Crust cool.
5. Cream together 8 - 12 ounces of cream cheese, 1.5 cups of sugar and then add 12 ounces of Cool Whip.
6. Spread over cooled crust.
7. Mix 1 6 ounce box of instant strawberry Jell-O in 2 cups of boiling water till dissolved.
8. Cool.
9. Add 2 10 ounce packages of thawed strawberries.
10. Spread mixture over the cream cheese layer and chill.
11. ENJOY!

Reviews

[Loving Italian]

Made this for a small group meeting and didn't have a whole lot of time, so instead of baking my own crust, I simply put everything in a graham cracker pie crust that I had on hand already, then put in the freezer until it set. It tasted fantastic and everyone kept saying how good it was.

 

[cuttinitup5]

I have made this before. It is a yummy desert. Sometime if I don't have pretzels, I will use crushed graham crackers and it is just as good!

 

[bamamom3]

This was sooo good. I love the sweet with the salty pretzel crust.

 

[Conley]

My mother in law makes this salad and it is a favorite of the family. Really Good!!