How to Prepare Perfect Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Strawberry Pretzel Salad. This phenomenal berry dish may have the word salad in the name, but it's okay if you call it a strawberry pretzel dessert instead. It's a great option if you need a sweet treat, and your oven is already full of tasty dishes. With a little prep, you'll be enjoying your Strawberry-Pretzel Salad in no time.

Let cool on a wire rack. This classic strawberry pretzel salad dessert recipe from Paula Deen is perfect for cookouts or picnics. Ingredients include frozen strawberries,, pineapple, pretzels and cream cheese. You can have Strawberry Pretzel Salad using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Strawberry Pretzel Salad

1. You need 6 oz of strawberry Jell-O.
2. It's 2 cups of boiling water.
3. It's 2 1/2 cups of salted pretzels (measured before crushing).
4. Prepare 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
5. It's 8 Tbsp of unsalted butter.
6. It's 8 oz of package cream cheese softened.
7. You need 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
8. You need 8 oz of cool whip thawed in the fridge.
9. It's 1 lb of fresh strawberries hulled and sliced.

In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. In a medium bowl, stir together the gelatin mix and boiling water. Mix in frozen strawberries, and stir until thawed.

Strawberry Pretzel Salad step by step

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Combine strawberry Jell-O with 2 cups boiling water and stir until completely dissolved. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
2. Crush 2 1/2 cups pretzels in a sturdy ziploc bag, using a rolling pin..
3. In a medium sauce pan, melt 8 Tbsp butter then add 1/4 cup sugar and stir. Mix in crushed pretzels. Transfer to a 13x9 glass casserole dish, pressing the pretzel mix evenly over the bottom of the dish and bake for 10 min at 350°F, then cool to room temp..
4. When pretzels have cooled, use an electric hand mixer to beat 8 oz cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar on med/high speed until fluffy and white. Fold in 8 oz Cool Whip until no streaks of cream cheese remain. Spread mixture over cooled pretzels, spreading to the edges of the dish to create a tight seal. Refrigerate 30 min..
5. Hull and slice 1 lb strawberries then stir into your room temperature jello. Pour and spread strawberry jello mixture evenly over your cooled cream cheese layer and refrigerate until jello is set (2-4 hours.

In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and white sugar. Thank you for watching and sharing our videos with your friends and family. We really enjoy making video recipes for you all. HOW TO MAKE WALKING STRAWBERRY PRETZEL SALAD: Place the pudding mix and the cold milk in a large bowl. While the pudding sets, gently crush up the pretzels in the bottom of each bag before opening.