Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups thin pretzels, crushed (crush them before you measure)
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1/2 cup butter, melted
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8 ounces light cream cheese
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12 ounces Cool Whip (light or fat free is fine)
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 cups boiling water
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1/2 cup cold water
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6 ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
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20 ounces strawberries, sliced (fresh or frozen, I used closer to 10 oz)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place pretzels in ziplock bag and crush into small pieces using rolling pin. Measure pretzels after crushing.
- Mix together pretzels, 3 tbsp sugar, and butter.
- Pat pretzel mixture into a 9 x 11 pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- When the crust is cool, mix cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and Cool Whip together and spread on crust.
- Bring 2 cups water to a boil and stir in strawberry Jello. Add cold water and mix well.
- Add strawberries.
- Let mixture set until slightly thickened, then pour over cream cheese mixture.
- Refrigerate until jello is firm.