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two bowls filled with old fashioned strawberry pretzel salad.

Old Fashioned Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe

Zona House
This Strawberry Pretzel Salad starts with a buttery crushed pretzel crust topped with sweetened cream cheese layer and strawberry Jell-O filled with fresh strawberries.
4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 494 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ ounces mini pretzel twists (about 20 mini pretzels)
  • 2 Tablespoons butter (melted)
  • 2 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup whipped topping
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries
  • 3 Tablespoons strawberry Jello mix
  • ⅓ cup water
  • Optional: extra whipped topping and pretzel twists for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Finely crush the pretzels to fill 1/3 cup.
  • In a small bowl, combine the crushed pretzels and melted butter.
  • Press the pretzel mixture onto the bottom of two 10-oz. oven safe glass custard cups.
  • Bake 6 - 8 minutes.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a small bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  • Gently fold in the whipped topping.
  • Spread the cream cheese mixture over the pretzel crust.
  • Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • At the same time, boil the water in a small sauce pan.
  • Dissolve the strawberry gelatin in the boiling water.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  • While the Jell-O chills, slice the strawberries.
  • When the Jell-O is done chilling, fold the sliced strawberries into the gelatin.
  • Carefully pour the gelatin and strawberries over the cream cheese filling.
  • Cover and chill in the fridge at least 2 - 3 hours.
  • Optional - top each with whipped cream and a pretzel twist.

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Notes

  • You can swap out the flavors if you don't want strawberry. Use orange Jello mix with drained mandarin oranges, or pineapple Jello mix with drained chunk pineapples, raspberry Jello mix and fresh halved raspberries, etc.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 6gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 486mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 2gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 760IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg
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