Description
A layered dessert featuring a salty pretzel crust, a creamy filling, and a sweet strawberry topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 package (3 ounces) strawberry gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the cooled pretzel crust.
- Prepare the gelatin according to package directions, using 1 cup boiling water and 1 cup cold water. Let it cool until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Gently fold the sliced strawberries into the slightly thickened gelatin mixture.
- Pour the strawberry gelatin mixture over the cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until the gelatin is firm.
Notes
- Use finely crushed pretzels for a more uniform crust.
- Make sure the crust is completely cool before adding the cream cheese layer to prevent melting.
- Allow the gelatin to cool enough so it does not melt the cream cheese layer when poured on top.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake/Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 45
Keywords: strawberry pretzel dessert, pretzel crust, layered dessert, no bake dessert, sweet and salty