So you are asked to make a dessert for a Spring or Summer party and you ask yourself, what do you make? You are sick of making the same thing all the time but you want a crowd pleasing dessert. May I suggest, Strawberry Pretzel Dessert? This was a hit at my family Easter get together and I thought I would share it here on the blog. If you have not heard of this already it is a layered dessert. It consists of Strawberries (frozen or fresh), strawberry jello, cool whip, cream cheese and pretzels of course.
Here is the recipe:
- 1 ½ cup crushed pretzels
- 4½ TBSP white sugar
- ¾ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 8oz packages of cream cheese
- 1 8oz container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 6oz package strawberry flavored gelatin
- 2 cups boiled water
- 1 16oz package of frozen or fresh strawberries- I prefer to use fresh and slice them. I’m all about presentation! 😀
- mix together crushed pretzels, 4½ TBSP sugar and melted butter.
- Press mixture into bottom of 9×13 baking pan.
- Bake for 10 min at 350º or until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, beat 1 cup of white sugar and cream cheese until smooth.
- Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over cooled pretzel crust.
- Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the gelatin mixture and boiled water.
- Mix in strawberries and stir until thawed if using frozen strawberries.
- Pour over cream cheese mixture in pan.
- Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 1 hour.
I usually let it refrigerate overnight and it is fine the next day.
I apologize for the smaller pictures. I did not get a picture before it was cut into.
Try this at your next gathering and let me know what you and your friends and family think!
