Strawberry Pretzel Salad
This delicious strawberry pretzel salad has the perfect combination of salty, crunchy, creamy, and sweet.
I’ve made a raspberry version of this dessert in the past that we love but I recently I stumbled on a recipe for strawberry pretzel salad on Natasha’s Kitchen website and decided to give her strawberry version a try. These tasty strawberry pretzel bars were super tasty and we all agreed that they were delicious! They are layered with buttery pretzel crust then topped with a cream cheese/whipped cream layer and topped with sweet and tart strawberry slices in jello. Such a fun & tasty dessert.
How to Make Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, dissolve the strawberry gelatin in 2 cups of boiling water, mix well; set aside to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the crushed pretzels and stir until well combined. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into an ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
Place into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and the vanilla with mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Fold in the whipped topping until no streaks of cream cheese are visible.
Spread the creamy mixture evenly over the cooled crust, making sure to spread it all the way to the very edge of the pan, to prevent the jello layer from leaking through. Place into the refrigerator while you prepare the strawberries.
Hull and slice the strawberries then add them to the large bowl of dissolved jello; mix well. Pour and spread strawberry jello mixture evenly over your cooled cream cheese layer. Side Note: You can also layer the strawberries on top of the cream cheese layer and then pour the cooled jello on top of them if you’d prefer.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until jello is set (2-4 hours). Slice and serve. Enjoy.
Equipment
- 9 x 13 Inch Glass Baking Dish
Ingredients
Jello:
- 6 oz strawberry jello
- 2 cups boiling water
Crust:
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2½ cups mini salted pretzels, crushed
Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz Cool Whip, thawed in the refrigerator
Other Ingredients:
- 1 lb fresh strawberries, hulled & sliced
- Whipped cream, for serving, if desired
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, dissolve the strawberry gelatin in 2 cups of boiling water, mix well; set aside to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the crushed pretzels and stir until well combined.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into an ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- Place into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and cool to room temperature on a wire cooling rack.
- In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and the vanilla with mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
- Fold in the whipped topping until no streaks of cream cheese are visible.
- Spread the creamy mixture evenly over the cooled crust, making sure to spread it all the way to the very edge of the pan, to prevent the jello layer from leaking through. Place into the refrigerator while you prepare the strawberries.
- Hull and slice the strawberries then add them to the large bowl of dissolved jello; mix well.
- Pour and spread strawberry jello mixture evenly over your cooled cream cheese layer. Side Note: You can also layer the strawberries on top of the cream cheese layer and then pour the cooled jello on top of them if you'd prefer.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until jello is set (2-4 hours). Slice and serve. Enjoy.
Such a fun and tasty combo! I need to try that crust as I adore pretzel.