STRAWBERRY-PRETZEL DESSERT 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2 c. crushed pretzels
3/4 c. melted butter
3 tbsp. sugar
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temp.
1 c. sugar
1 lg. Cool Whip
1 (6 oz.) box strawberry gelatin
2 c. boiling water
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries, including juice (fresh berries slightly mashed and sweetened may be used)

Mix crushed pretzels, butter and sugar and pour into a 9 x 13 pan. Press into the bottom and bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup sugar. Stir into the Cool Whip. Spread on cooled pretzel crust.

Mix together the gelatin, boiling water and frozen strawberries. Let set in refrigerator until it begins to jell. Pour over cheese mixture and refrigerate several hours or overnight. This can be served as a salad or a dessert.

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Strawberry-Pretzel Dessert
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 Alyson Neely (Kansas) says:
My Mom first made this, one night, about 25 years ago, to take to work the next day, for a potluck. She gave me the spoon to lick when she was done. That Strawberry Desert (our name for it) didn't make it to the potluck! But as she made the second one, she realized she hadn't done it right. She had mixed everything together then spread it one the pretzel crust! Oops! There wasn't anything she could do to fix it, so she added to it.. crushed pretzels sprinkled on top. Beautiful! But there wasn't room left to put it in the refrigerator, so in the freezer it went. That is the all time, greatest tasting, cooking mistake she ever made, and there were many! It's still my favorite. This variation is especially great in summer and anyone who tries it will keep asking for more.

 

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