Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe
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Easy Strawberry Jello Pretzel Salad
Make this amazing dessert for your next event, there are never any leftovers!
FAQ Questions
- What ingredients will I need to complete this recipe? Strawberry Jello, water, pretzels, brown sugar, butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, CoolWhip and fresh strawberries
- What supplies and baking equipment will I need? You will need the following supplies: 9×9 baking dish, mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, hand or stand mixer, spatula.
- How long will it take to make this recipe? It should take you approximately 20 minutes to gather your ingredients and mix them. Bake time will be 10 minutes. Set cream cheese mixture for 30 minutes. Set time for salad is 3-4 hours
- How should store my salad? Store salads in a air tight container in the refrigerator.
Tips
- Gather all ingredients at once and prepare pans ahead of time. Make sure your ingredients are at room temperature before using.
- Press your crust pretty well into the pan, but baking will give it stability.
- Try to press the cream cheese against the edges of the dish to keep a seal around the edge of the dish so the jello liquid doesn’t leak down past the filling.
- If you would like a thinner jello layer cut the amount of jello mix and water in half, 1 boxes and 1 cup boiling water.
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 – 3 oz. box of strawberry jello
- 2 cup boiling water
- 2 cup pretzels uncrushed
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 8 oz. block cream cheese
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 oz. Cool Whip
- ½ pound fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 6×10 or a 8×8 pan with pan spray
- In a medium bowl add jello mix and boiling water and stir until jello is dissolved. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Crush pretzels in a zip-loc bag with a rolling pin and pour into a large bowl. Add melted butter and brown sugar to bowl and mix all together. Pour into baking pan and press down. Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Set aside to let cool.
- While crust is baking, in a large bowl add cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Mix until smooth and fluffy with a hand mixer. Fold Cool Whip into cream cheese mixture.
- After crust is cool, spread cream cheese mixture over the crust. Let set up in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Slice strawberries top to bottom in thin slices, add to room temperature jello. Pour over cream cheese mixture after it was been in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Return to the refrigerator for 3-4 hours until set and ready to serve. Enjoy!
Notes
- Gather all ingredients at once and prepare pans ahead of time. Make sure your ingredients are at room temperature before using.
- Press your crust pretty well into the pan, but baking will give it stability.
- Try to press the cream cheese against the edges of the dish to keep a seal around the edge of the dish so the jello liquid doesn’t leak down past the filling.
- If you would like a thinner jello layer cut the amount of jello mix and water in half, 1 boxes and 1 cup boiling water.
