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If you are looking for a dessert at Christmas dinner, something that is different from the normal pumpkin pie, consider making a strawberry pretzel salad. At first sight, it might look like any jello dessert. You will find yourself pleasantly surprised at the delightful crunchy crunched pretzels at the bottom of this yummy dessert.
Other surprises are the soft sweet cool whip and the tart strawberries. The best part of this strawberry pretzel salad as a Christmas dinner idea is the ease of preparation. Time must be planned for as the dessert must be refrigerator for 2 hours before serving. Use low salt pretzels for a healthier salad.
As recipe is relatively easy to find. However, here is one that is a favorite.
Strawberry Pretzel Salad:
2 cups crushed pretzels
3 TB brown sugar
¾ c. melted butter
Mix these together and pat into bottom of 9X13 pan.
Bake at 400 for 8 min. Let cool.
Then:
1-8 oz. cool whip
1-8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
1 c. powdered sugar
Mix these well and pour over pretzel layer
Then:
Large strawberry jello
2 c. boiling water
2- 10 oz. frozen strawberries
Dissolve jello in water and let cool until it starts to set up.
Then mix in frozen berries and pour over top. Refrigerate until serving.
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