Pretzel Jello Salad

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I got this recipe from a friend Lynn when we hosted a BBQ for our families (we shared an apartment a few years after college). My family loved this recipe. It's perfect for summer and eating outside, but wait to bring it out into the heat until you are ready to eat.

by karen·published 2007-05-28

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Gelatin

Servings

12 serving(s)

Total time

1h 30m

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

445 kcal

Ingredients (10)

serves

1 1/2 cups thin pretzels, crushed (crush them before you measure)pretzels
3 tablespoons sugarsugar
1/2 cup butter, meltedbutter
8 ounces light cream cheese
12 ounces Cool Whip (light or fat free is fine)
3/4 cup sugarsugar
2 cups boiling waterwater
1/2 cup cold waterwater
6 ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessertstrawberry
20 ounces strawberries, sliced (fresh or frozen, I used closer to 10 oz)strawberry

Instructions (9 steps)

01Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
02Place pretzels in ziplock bag and crush into small pieces using rolling pin. Measure pretzels after crushing.
03Mix together pretzels, 3 tbsp sugar, and butter.
04Pat pretzel mixture into a 9 x 11 pan and bake for 10 minutes.

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