This strawberry pretzel salad recipe is a salty pretzel crust, a cream-cheese layer, and a strawberry gelatin top. It is not a strawberry pie or a plain pretzel snack.
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Strawberry Pretzel Salad
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 12 squares 1x
Description
Strawberry Pretzel Salad. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups crushed pretzels
- 3/4 cup (170g) melted butter
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 8 ounces (226g) cream cheese
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 6 ounces strawberry gelatin
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Mix pretzels, butter, and 3 tablespoons sugar. Press into a 9×13 pan and bake 8 minutes. Cool.
- Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in the whipped topping and spread over the crust. Chill.
- Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, stir in strawberries, cool until syrupy, and pour on. Chill 3 hours.
Notes
Cool the gelatin until it is syrupy. Hot gelatin melts the cream layer.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Pretzels
Salty. That is the contrast.
Cream
Spread it to the edges so the gelatin cannot reach the crust.
Berries
Fresh or frozen, sliced.
Chill
Three hours, until the top is set.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Other fruit?
This top is strawberry gelatin.
Storage
Fridge, 3 days. The crust softens after that.
Whipped topping
Or 1 cup cream whipped with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Cut
Cold, with a hot knife.