Saturday, May 5, 2012

Strawberry Pineapple Jello Pretzel Salad

We have all had jello pretzel salad, but I found a recipe from Paula Deen that I thought sounded great!
Rather than raspberries, she used strawberries and pineapple to give it a more refreshing flavor and great for summer time. I changed it up a bit from her recipe. It takes time for all the layers to set and cool so its always best to prepare ahead of the meal by at least a few hours.

Preheat oven to 400

Crust:
2 cups crushed pretzels
1/2 cup butter melted
3 tbsp. sugar

Cream cheese layer:
1 8oz. cream cheese ( I always use low fat)
1 8 oz. container of cool whip
3/4 cup sugar

Jello Layer:
20 oz. frozen strawberries
2  3-oz. pkgs strawberry gelatin
1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple
2 cups boiling water

Mix crust ingredients together and bake for 7 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
In a large mixing bowl, combine ingredients for cream cheese layer and pour over cooled crust. Chill for about an hour.
Mix gelatin mix into boiling water and stir until completely mixed. Add crushed pineapple and strawberries and pour over the cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate until serving time.

Heather

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