Strawberry Pretzel Salad
A nostalgic sweet and salty dessert featuring a crunchy pretzel crust, creamy cheese layer, and fresh strawberries.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 245 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups of crushed pretzels
- 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 and 1/2 sticks) of melted butter
- 8 oz of cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 8 oz of thawed Cool Whip
- 2–3 oz packages of Strawberry Jell-O
- 1 and 1/2 cups of boiling water
- 4 cups of thinly sliced strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and mix pretzels, butter, and powdered sugar.
- Press the mixture into a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, then cool completely.
- Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth, then fold in Cool Whip.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled pretzel crust.
- Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water and let cool slightly.
- Add strawberries to Jell-O and gently mix.
- Pour the strawberry mixture over the cream cheese layer and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Notes
Don’t add strawberries to Jell-O when it’s too hot to prevent mushiness. This dessert is best made a day in advance for optimal flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: dessert, strawberry, nostalgia, sweet and salty, summer treat