Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix the crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Press this mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
- For the cream cheese layer, beat the softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup whipped topping together until smooth. Spread this mixture evenly over the cooled pretzel crust.
- Prepare the strawberry layer. Dissolve the gelatin mix in 1 cup of boiling water. Stir in the 1/2 cup of cold water.
- Once the gelatin mixture has cooled slightly (it should be room temperature), gently fold in the partially thawed strawberries and the remaining 1 cup of whipped topping.
- Pour the strawberry mixture over the cream cheese layer. Chill the dish for at least 3 hours, or until the gelatin is set, before slicing and serving.
Notes
You can use fresh strawberries instead of frozen, but you will need to slice them and mix them with the gelatin after it has thickened slightly. Make sure the cream cheese layer is completely cool before adding the gelatin layer so the layers do not mix.