Pretzel Salad Dessert Recipe

Name: Pretzel Salad Dessert
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups crushed pretzels; ⅔ cup butter or ⅔ cup margarine, melted; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 2 cups sugar; 1 (16 ounce) container Cool Whip; food coloring; 2 (3 ounce) boxes strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert or 2 (3 ounce) boxes raspberry Jell-O gelatin; 1 ½ cups boiling water; 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries or 2 (10 ounce) packages raspberries, thawed

Servings: persons

2 ½ cups crushed pretzels
⅔ cup butter or ⅔ cup margarine, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
1 (16 ounce) container Cool Whip
food coloring
2 (3 ounce) boxes strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert or 2 (3 ounce) boxes raspberry Jell-O gelatin
1 ½ cups boiling water
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries or 2 (10 ounce) packages raspberries, thawed

1
Mix the crushed pretzels, sugar, and margarine or butter together.
2
Put in bottom of 9x13-inch pan.
3
Bake for 10 minutes.
4
Cool.
5
While crust is cooling, mix the cream cheese, sugar, and Cool Whip together.
6
Put on top of cooled pretzel crust.
7
Let set.
8
While the pan is setting, mix up the jello, water, and fruit.
9
Let set a little to cool down.
10
Pour onto cream cheese mixture.
11
Let set.
12
Keep refrigerated.
13
The food coloring is for the cream cheese layer.
14
If by chance you want the green color to represent the trees and have the berries decorating the tree.
15
Also you could even poke a few holes into the cream cheese layer before adding the jello mixture to get a different design.
16
You could have any kind of Jello to match your fruit.
17
I have used strawberries, raspberry, and blueberries before to be different once in a while.

1700

kcal

Calories

138

Fat

122

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

No additional tips available.

No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 ½ cups crushed pretzels, ⅔ cup butter or ⅔ cup margarine, melted, 3 tablespoons sugar, 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened, and more.

Yes, Pretzel Salad Dessert falls under the Salads category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Pretzel Salad Dessert

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