Strawberry-banana Pretzel Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 2/3 cups crushed pretzels
• 3/4 cup melted butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 12 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 (20 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
• 8 ounces cool whip, thawed
• 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry gelatin
• reserved pineapple juice
• water
• 3 bananas, sliced
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces

Recipe

• 1 combine cream cheese and sugar; set aside.
• 2 mix pretzels and margarine and press into 9x13 dish. bake at 400f for 10 minutes. cool.
• 3 spread cream cheese mixture over pretzels.
• 4 spread the cool whip over cream cheese. chill about 30 minutes.
• 5 drain pineapple, reserving juice. add water to make 2 cups.
• 6 dissolve jello in hot pineapple juice and water. add frozen strawberries, pineapple, sliced bananas and walnuts. chill until partially set. carefully pour over all; refrigerate several hours.