Judy's Strawberry Pretzel Salad
This three-layer salad includes a pretzel crust, cream cheese center, and strawberry top.
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- Serves: 16 persons
Ingredients
- 1½ cups crushed pretzels
- 4½ tablespoons white sugar
- ¾cup butter, melted
- 1cup white sugar
- 2(8 ounce) packages cream cheese
- 1(8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1(6 ounce) package strawberry flavored Jell-O®
- 2cups boiling water
- 1(16 ounce) package frozen strawberries
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix together the pretzels, 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool completely.Step 2
In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.Step 3
In a medium bowl, stir together the gelatin mix and boiling water. Mix in frozen strawberries, and stir until thawed. Pour over cream cheese mixture in pan. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 1 hour.