Pretzel Salad

Name: Pretzel Salad
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 0
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c crushed pretzels; 3/4 c margarine, melted; 3 Tbsp sugar; 1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz); 1 c sugar; 1 (8 oz) frozen cool-whip topping, thawed; 1 pkg strawberry gelatin (6 oz); 2 c boiling water; 2 pkg (10 oz) frozen strawberries

By Leslie Holt
@2holts

Not your usual salad, but delicious nonetheless!

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Salad? Dessert? Either! This sweet, fruity treat would be right at home with your meal or as the perfect dinnertime ending.

To keep the cream cheese mixture from sticking to your spatula as you spread it, just run it under hot water. Does the trick every time! The Test Kitchen

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Prep:

35 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

2 c

crushed pretzels
3/4 c

margarine, melted
3 Tbsp

sugar
1 pkg

cream cheese (8 oz)
1 c

sugar
1

(8 oz) frozen cool-whip topping, thawed
1 pkg

strawberry gelatin (6 oz)
2 c

boiling water
2 pkg

(10 oz) frozen strawberries
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How to Make Pretzel Salad

Step-by-Step

Mix crushed pretzels, margarine and 3 Tablespoons sugar together and press into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 400 for 8 minutes. Cool.
Mix softened cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold the 2 cups thawed whipping topping into cream cheese mixture and spread over cooled pretzel crust. Dissolve strawberry gelatin in bioling water and add frozen strawberries. Chill until syrupy, then pour over the cream cheese layer and refrigerate. Cut into squares and garnish with whipped topping and a whole strawberry. Enjoy!

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About Pretzel Salad

Course/Dish: Fruit Desserts Gelatin Salads

Main Ingredient: Dairy

Regional Style: American

Collections: Member's Choice Summer Desserts!

Other Tag: For Kids

Hashtags: #cream-cheese #strawberries #pretzels

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