Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Hello friends! 

Have you ever had Strawberry Pretzel Salad?


This kind...


Not that kind...

 It is SO good! The perfect summer treat. 

My aunt would always bring this for family get-togethers 

and i was honored to finally make it myself.

You will need:

Pretzels= 2 cups crushed

Butter= 3/4 cup

Sugar= 3 tbs

Cream Cheese= 8 oz box

Sugar= 3/4 cup

Cool Whip= 8 oz container

Strawberry Jello= 6 oz package

Water= 2 cups boiling

Strawberries= 20 oz sliced

Pineapple= 8 oz crushed

** Don't mind the random box of Jiffy. Left on the counter from a different (soon to come) project and for some reason I added it to the picture. Doh!**

To make the crust:

Crush enough pretzels to make 2 cups. Leave them kinda chunky. 

You want to taste pretzel pieces. Make sure to toss the fine powder!

Yes, I am using a coaster :)

Melt 3/4 cup of butter and mix in 3 tbs sugar and the crushed pretzels. 

Press mixture into a 9 x 13 baking dish. 

Bake the crust in a 400 degree oven for 8 minutes. Put in the fridge to cool.

To make the creamy layer:

Use a mixer to beat the cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar. Then fold in the Cool Whip.

Spread this over the cooled pretzel crust.

Put in freezer until the next layer is ready. This just helps firm up the mixture.

To make the strawberry layer:

Boil 2 cups of water and stir in Strawberry Jello. 

Let that mixture cool and add in the strawberries and pineapple.

Pour that mixture into the dish.

Ooooh...

I let it sit overnight but it is ready to eat when the jello is set.

And voila!

YUM!