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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Source of Recipe

yields 12 servings


List of Ingredients

4 cups petite salted pretzels -- crushed
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks) -- melted
3 tablespoons sugar
1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese -- softened
1 cup sugar
3 cups Cool Whip (whipped cream topping) -- thawed
2 cups water -- boiling
6 oz Strawberry Jello -- unprepared
1 10 oz box frozen strawberries



Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the melted butter, 3 T sugar and crushed pretzels. Press mixture into a 13x9x2" baking pan and bake for about 8 minutes. Cool crust.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and the remaining 1 cup sugar; fold in Cool Whip. Spread on cooled pretzel crust.
Dissolve the jello in 2 cups of boiling water.

Add frozen strawberries and stir until fruit has separated; place jello in the refrigerator for about 12-15 minutes until it starts to set.

Pour jello mixture over cream cheese layer. Return to the refrigerator to set and chill for several hours before serving.