Strawberry Pretzel Salad

5 from 1 vote

This strawberry pretzel salad is a delicious and refreshing dessert for any family get-together! This old-fashioned recipe tastes just how grandma used to make it and will send you back to childhood summers. I mean- it's strawberries and pretzels... what's not to love?

Prep Time40

Cook Time10

Refrigeration Time4 10

Total Time5

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fruit, salad, side dish, summer

Servings: servings

Calories: 435kcal

Author: Laura

Equipment

Large mixing bowl
Medium mixing bowl
9 x 13 inch baking pan
Hand mixer or stand mixer

Ingredients

2 ½ cups pretzels coarsely crushed
⅓ cup butter
3 Tablespoons sugar
8 ounces cream cheese
2 cups boiling water
1 cup sugar
8 ounces container of whipped topping
6 ounces strawberry Jello 2 - 3 oz. packages
20 ounces frozen sliced strawberries sweetened

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine crushed pretzels, softened butter and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Mix well.
Press in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Cool completely.
While the crust is baking and cooling, cream the softened cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
Gently fold in the whipped topping, mixing well.
Spread cream mixture over the cooled pretzels.
In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the Jello into 2 cups of boiling water.
Add the frozen strawberries to the Jello, breaking them up with a fork as you stir.
Chill strawberry Jellow mixture until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
Pour over the cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate for 4 hours, until completely set.

Notes

This is the perfect dish to make ahead of time since you need to chill it for 4 hours after making it!

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