Strawberry Pretzel Squares

photo by:kraft

This classic summer dessert features a crunchy pretzel crust, a creamy center and a fresh strawberry and JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin topping.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

5 hr

servings

total:

20 servings

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What You Need

cups finely crushed pretzels

1/2

cup sugar, divided

2/3

cup butter or margarine, melted

1-1/2

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

Tbsp. milk

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

cups boiling water

pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin

1-1/2

cups cold water

cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.

BEAT cream cheese, remaining sugar and milk with mixer until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.

ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened. Stir in berries; spoon over cream cheese layer.

REFRIGERATE 3 hours or until firm.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, fat-free milk and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Substitute

Prepare using 2 pkg. (3 oz. each) JELL-O Strawberry Gelatin.

Make it Easy

Substitute 1 pkg. (20 oz.) frozen whole strawberries, sliced, for the fresh strawberries. Stir into gelatin along with the cold water. Refrigerate 10 to 15 min. or until thickened; spoon over cream cheese layer. Continue as directed.

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JamieLH20

posted:9/21/2009

This is one of my favorite desserts. I've taken it to work several times and it's always the first (and sometimes only) dish that completely dissappears!

yjanney

posted:9/10/2009

This recipe is great! I don't even like Jello but there's something about the salty pretzel base and sweet/tart jello and sweet/creamy layer that I love.

josiemandujano

posted:8/26/2009

Great recipe. The sweet with the salty is a great combination. Everyone loves this dessert. Will definitely make it again.

fizer79

posted:8/26/2009

I made this for my scrapbooking friends and they loved it. One girl only wanted a bite because she doesn't like sweets but she loved this because of the mix of sweet and salty. She wanted the recipe to make it for some of her get-togethers. Love this recipe and will make it many more times.

Chrissmum

posted:8/5/2009

I made this recipe for a church Strawberry Festival. Everyone loved it and it is SOOOO easy to make. You can use Graham Wafer crumbs for the bottom too.

greencrash

posted:7/28/2009

Love it!!!

catwoman11

posted:7/22/2009

the pretzel crust was so delicious. i didn't do the jello layer, i added blackberries, strawberries and blueberries instead and it was yummy

kac52

posted:7/16/2009

The Pretzels added a nice texture, along with the salty sweet flavor. I used splenda instead of sugar. This recipe was a hit with my family. :~)

valerie1977vs

posted:7/15/2009

Very good. The contrast between the salty pretzels and the sweet Strawberries is good.

katiecampbell01

posted:7/11/2009

This was really good. Everyone loved it. I had a hard time putting the cream cheese onto the crust. The pretzlel mixtue wouldn't stay. Even though it didn't look as pretty as the picture it still tasted good. V