Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

Submitted by Texas_Mom_of_5

"If you like "sweet" and "salty" all at one time, you will love this dessert! This dessert may be made 1 day ahead."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 2 cups crushed pretzels
• 3⁄4 cup margarine
• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
• 8 ounces Cool Whip
• 2 (3 ounce) boxes strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 pint frozen sweetened strawberries (thawed)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix crushed pretzels, butter, and 1/2 C sugar. Pat into 9"x13" baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Beat cream cheese, 1 C sugar, and Cool Whip together and spread on top of pretzel crust. Dissolve jello in 2 C boiling water. Add strawberries; chill until slightly set. Pour the jello mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Chill until hard.

Reviews

[Connie Lea]

Awesome desert - this is almost like mine except I use only 1/3 cup butter with the pretzels and 1/2 cup sugar. I mix the cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar and 8 oz cool whip.