Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar or 1 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 (13 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed (cool whip)
• 2 (3 ounce) boxes strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert (you can use sugar free)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen sliced sweetened strawberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix the crushed pretzels, margarine and 3 tablespoons sugar.
• 3 press into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch ovenproof casserole dish.
• 4 bake for 10 minutes.
• 5 remove from the oven and cool completely.
• 6 in another large bowl, mix the cream cheese with 1 cup sugar; add the whipped topping and mix well.
• 7 spread over the cooled pretzel crust.
• 8 dissolve the jello in the boiling water; add the frozen strawberries.
• 9 break up the strawberries with a fork as they begin to thaw, while stirring.
• 10 chill until slightly thickened.
• 11 pour over the whipped topping layer.
• 12 chill until set.
• 13 cut into squares to serve.