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Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
I got this recipe years ago from my girlfriend Margie, who used to be my manicurist when I lived in Thousand Oaks. She said she made
this for her family at large gatherings, even on Thanksgiving, and they devoured the whole thing in one sitting. You will not believe
how something so simple can be so good.
Crust Ingredients:
• 2 cups crushed pretzels (or 1 cup crushed pretzels and 1 cup crushed Oreos without the centers)
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
Filling Ingredients:
• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 10-ounce tub Cool Whip
Topping Ingredients:
• 2 3-ounce packages strawberry Jello
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 16-oz package (or 2 10-oz packages) frozen strawberries, thawed and sliced
Heat oven to 350°.
Mix together pretzels, melted butter and sugar. Spray a 13x9x2 pan with Pam and lightly press the pretzel mixture into the
pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in the Cool Whip. Spread the mixture over the cooled crust.
In a large bowl, dissolve the Jello in the boiling water. Stir in the thawed strawberries. Place over a larger bowl of water with ice
cubes in it, and refrigerate it, stirring occasionally until the mixture starts to set slightly. Spoon the mixture over the cream cheese
filling. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
To serve it, you can either cut it into small squares, knowing you'll have to get up again to serve seconds, or you can do yourself a favor
and serve everyone a huge piece first time around.
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