An old-fashioned recipe for Strawberry Pretzel Salad that is perfect for the summer bbq, holidays, and get-togethers. Easy to make, refreshing, and delicious.
– Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
– In a medium bowl – Combine the pretzels, the 3 tsp. of sugar, and melted butter
– press the pretzel crust into a 9×13 (or smaller) pan
– Bake the pretzel crust in the oven for 10 minutes
– Let it completely cool
– While that cools, use a large mixing bowl to cream the sugar and cream cheese together
– Fold in the Cool Whip
– Spread that over the cooled pretzel crust
– *tip – spread the cream cheese all the way to the sides so the Jell-O does not seep down
– Add the strawberry jello to the 2 cups of water that is hot enough to dissolve the Jell-O crystals, and stir to dissolve
– Add the sliced strawberries to the Jell-O
– Place the Jell-O and strawberry mixture into the refrigerator to chill – for about 20 minutes – (It should still be liquid, just cold now)
– Pull the 9×13 pan out and use a large ladle or spoon to spoon the chilled strawberry jello mixture over the cream cheese spread
– Let the dessert chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours so the jello can set up