Description
A simple layered dessert featuring a pretzel crust, cream cheese filling, and strawberry gelatin topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup crushed pretzels
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup whipped topping, thawed
- 1 package (3 ounces) strawberry gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 1/4 cup white sugar. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch pan.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes. Let it cool completely.
- Beat the softened cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping. Spread this mixture evenly over the cooled pretzel crust.
- Dissolve the strawberry gelatin in 1 cup of boiling water. Stir in 1 cup of cold water. Let it cool until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
- Gently fold the sliced strawberries into the slightly thickened gelatin mixture.
- Pour the strawberry mixture over the cream cheese layer.
- Chill for at least 4 hours, or until the gelatin is set.
Notes
- You can use a store-bought whipped topping or make your own whipped cream.
- Make sure the pretzel crust is fully cooled before adding the cream cheese layer.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: strawberry pretzel salad, pretzel crust dessert, gelatin salad, layered dessert, sweet and salty