Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Name: Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cream cheese; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 Tbsps light brown sugar; 473 milliliters finely crushed pretzels; 567 grams frozen strawberries; 170 grams strawberry gelatin dessert mix; 158 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters unsalted butter, melted; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 473 milliliters boiling water

Strawberry Pretzel Salad might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 408 calories. This recipe serves 12. It will be a hit at your Mother's Day event. Head to the store and pick up sugar, butter, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a medium bowl stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and brown sugar until well combined. Then press mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 glass baking dish.

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Brown Sugar

Pretzels

Butter

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Glass Baking Pan

Bowl

Oven

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is set and slightly browned. Set aside to cool completely.

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Crust

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Oven

Using a stand or handheld electric mixer whip together cream cheese, vanilla and 2/3 cup sugar until light and creamy Set mixture aside in a medium bowl.

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Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Using a stand or handheld electric mixer whip together 2 tablespoons of sugar and heavy whipping cream until peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture and spread on cooled crust. Refrigerate until chilled completely, about 30 minutes.

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Heavy Cream

Whipped Cream

Cream Cheese

Crust

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

In a large bowl pour boiling water over gelatin, stirring continuously until fully dissolved. Allow mixture to cool slightly about 10 minutes, then stir in frozen strawberries.

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Strawberries

Gelatin

Water

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Bowl

Let mixture cool further until it begins to gel. When it reaches the "soft set" stage where the gelatin is beginning to thicken, spread over chilled cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for two hours or until set.

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Cream Cheese

Gelatin

Spread

Serve chilled.