Pretzel Jello Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups thin pretzels, crushed (crush them before you measure)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 8 ounces light cream cheese
• 12 ounces cool whip (light or fat free is fine)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 6 ounces strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 20 ounces strawberries, sliced (fresh or frozen, i used closer to 10 oz)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place pretzels in ziplock bag and crush into small pieces using rolling pin. measure pretzels after crushing.
• 3 mix together pretzels, 3 tbsp sugar, and butter.
• 4 pat pretzel mixture into a 9 x 11 pan and bake for 10 minutes.
• 5 when the crust is cool, mix cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and cool whip together and spread on crust.
• 6 bring 2 cups water to a boil and stir in strawberry jello. add cold water and mix well.
• 7 add strawberries.
• 8 let mixture set until slightly thickened, then pour over cream cheese mixture.
• 9 refrigerate until jello is firm.