Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Ingredients

Pretzel Crust
2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
Cream Cheese Filling
8 oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
8 oz whipped topping, thawed
Strawberry Topping
Two 3oz packages strawberry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
4 cups sliced strawberries

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
  2. Combine crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 3 Tbsp sugar in a 9x13-inch pan and press into the bottom of the pan.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
  5. Gently fold in whipped topping.
  6. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled pretzel crust.
  7. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
  8. Whisk Jell-O and 2 cups of boiling water until Jell-O is dissolved.
  9. Add strawberries to the Jell-O mixture and allow it to cool while the cream cheese layer is chilling.
  10. Pour cooled Jell-O and strawberries over the top of the cream cheese layer.
  11. Refrigerate until firmly set (at least 5 hours).

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