This is a recipe I hadn't made for awhile, but my friend Jenny at I'm Having a Thought Here reminded me of it. It was perfect for our July 4 celebration, so I finally made it again. It's called a salad, but really it's a dessert. The recipe calls for strawberries, but since Bob isn't a fan, I make it with raspberries. Either is good!
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup melted butter
4 tablespoons sugar
8 ounces softened cream cheese
8 ounces thawed Cool Whip
6 ounce package strawberry or raspberry jello
3/4 cup boiling water
10 ounces frozen sliced strawberries or raspberries
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Stir together pretzels, melted butter and 4 tablespoons sugar. Press into 9x13 pan and bake for 8 minutes. Cool.
Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar together until smooth. Fold in Cool Whip and spread over cooled pretzel crust.
Prepare jello using 3/4 cup boiling water. Stir frozen fruit into it and immediately spread over cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate 4 hours until set.
Mari, this looks and sounds delicious 😋
ReplyDeleteI like this recipe! Do you think it would be okay to cut the sugar amount in half?
ReplyDeleteI love this - was thinking about putting it on one of my posts!
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy! I need to try this one!
ReplyDeleteI have had this before and it is SOOOO good! You just reminded me that I need to make this soon! Perfect weather for it!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever seen that, Mari. A new cool dessert.
ReplyDeleteI love pretzel salad!
ReplyDeleteAnd very healthy, because of the strawberries!
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge fan of anything with pretzels and cream cheese, so this is definitely on my must-try list. And raspberries are a great call!
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I make this one with strawberries. Should try with raspberries now. Janice
ReplyDeleteI love pretzel salads. The first one I ever had was made with strawberries, but blueberries are good as well. Your raspberry one looks so good. And raspberries are coming on here now. So, I'll have to see if I can find some gluten-free pretzels.
ReplyDeleteYummm!!!!! Thanks Mari, smiles
ReplyDeleteAnother recipe to add to my list... Thank you Mari
ReplyDeleteMust be very good 😊
ReplyDeleteI’ve been going through some vintage recipes and my mom used to make this. My husband had never tried it so I made it back in April and to my disappointment he did not like it at all. Bummer so I kept a little for myself and gave the rest away. I remember my mom would make this when she had Tupperware parties.
ReplyDeleteThis is such nostalgia for me! My Gram made this all the time and it was an absolute favorite. I love raspberry best for it too! 💗
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Strawberry Pretzel Salad. That's a recipe in my stash too. It's an old one, as I remember my dear Aunt Tootie (RIP) making it when I was a little girl. I love it! Thank you for sharing. Love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh my, I haven't had that for years. Its so easy and yummy...I sure don't know why I haven't made it. Strawberries or Raspberries ... both make me drool.
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This is a salad/dessert everyone likes at potlucks!
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Yum.
ReplyDeleteLooks good Mari, thank you for sharing your recipe.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Not a fan of cool whip but it does sound good. I guess you could use real whipped cream.
ReplyDeleteI made something like that at Christmas. It was delicious and yours looks yummy too.
ReplyDeleteYum, this looks amazing, Mari!
ReplyDeleteI can almost taste it through the screen 😋
Oh, I love that pretzel salad, and haven't had it in YEARS!! I've never tried to make it, but when someone else does I usually manage to eat a good bit of it! LOL. That is good stuff!
ReplyDeleteYum...and I like raspberries better than strawberries, too!!
ReplyDeleteI'm still catching up!! This is another keeper!! xo
ReplyDeleteSo interesting that it is made with pretzels! Thanks for sharing the recipe
ReplyDeleteMade it many times! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI've seen this recipe many times, and have never tried it. But, it sounds so delicious! Curious that it is called a salad, indeed, as I would definitely label it dessert! Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteStrawberry Pretzel Salad is so good! I always laugh about the fact that is a "salad" . . . it is more like dessert.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm going to have to make this with raspberrries! That sounds wonderful! xoxo
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