One of my most requested dishes is my strawberry pretzel salad recipe. This yummy dish can be a strawberry jello salad or served as a strawberry salad dessert. Either way you will delighted by the sweet and salty in this pretty and satisfying pretzel jello salad! Serve with with hamburgers, bbq, potluck, or just a yummy weekday dinner; it’s so delicious!
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
One of my families favorite fourth of july traditions is making this strawberry pretzel salad. We shape this 4th of July dessert into a pretty American flag. But this super yummy strawberry jello salad is perfect for summer potlucks, picnics, or strawberry salad dessert. I love the sweet of the white cream cheese layer contrasted with the salty pretzel crust. This old fashioned strawberry pretzel salad is sure a hit at all our meals!
Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe
All you need are a few ingredients to whip up this tasty jello salad.
- pretzels
- cool whip or tru whip
- butter
- instant strawberry jello mix
- sugar
- boiling water
- cream cheese
- strawberries
- sugar
Pretzel Jello Salad
I start by crushing my pretzels in the food processor until I have 2 1/2 cups worth. Then I add 1/2 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup white sugar to my food processor and pulse until well mixed.
Strawberry Jello Salad
Press evenly on the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Pretzel Salad Recipe
Meanwhile, I rinse out my food processor and mix together 8 ounces cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until well combined. Add in 16 ounces of whipped topping and blend together.
Old fashioned strawberry pretzel salad
Spread white layer over cooled pretzels, taking care to go all the way to the edges.
Strawberry Salad Dessert
In a quart glass measuring cup bring 2 cups of water to a boil in the microwave – about 3 minutes. Add 6 ounces of instant strawberry Jello and mix until well combined. Add sliced strawberries. Allow it to cool on the counter and/or refrigerator until slightly thickened.
4th of july dessert
Pour Jello over white layer. Chill until set. Cut and serve this delicious dish as a side “salad” or dessert.
I like to make mine patriotic for Independence Day! Put blueberries in the corner, filling a rectangle that is about 7 blueberries by 5. Then add whip cream stripes.
American flag cakes
You can add in additional strawberries between the white stripes to bring it all up to the same level.
My kids love our tradition of making this each year for the 4th of July! Plus it tastes even better than it looks!
Cut and serve this delicious dish as a side “salad” or dessert.
This looks so impressive and tastes amazing, but is easy to make!
Each bite has a lovely mix of sweet and salty plus a burst of wonderful strawberry flavor with chunks of actual strawberry fruit!
This yummy strawberry pretzel salad recipe is a delightuflly sweet and salty jello salad perfect for serving with hamburgers and more!
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BEST Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups pretzels, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 16 ounces tru whip or cool whip I use cool whip as the MSG in cool whip gives me a migraine
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 6 ounces instant strawberry jello
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 quart strawberries, hulled and sliced fresh or frozen that have been thawed
Instructions
- I start by crushing my pretzels in the food processor until I have 2 1/2 cups worth. THen I add 1/2 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup white sugar to my food processor and pulse until well mixed.
- Press evenly on the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, I rinse out my food processor and mix together 8 ounces cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until well combined. Add in 16 ounces of whipped topping and blend together. Spread white layer over cooled pretzels, taking care to go all the way to the edges.
- In a quart glass measuring cup bring 2 cups of water to a boil in the microwave – about 3 minutes. Add 6 ounces of instant strawberry jello and mix until well combined. Add sliced strawberries. Allow it to cool on the counter and/or refrigerator until slightly thickened.
- Pour jello over white layer. Chill until set. Cut and serve this delicious dish as a side "salad" or dessert.
Can you make this the day before? Will the pretzels be soggy? There’s no mention of blueberries in the recipe.
You can make it the day before as long as you make the cream cheese layer stretch to the edge so the jello doesn’t seep down into the pretzels. The blueberries are optional. We make it without year round beause it is so yummy! But add blueberries to make it patriotic plus extra delicious/nutritious =)
My mom made something like this growing up – always my favorite! Thanks
Turned out perfectly. Thanks
Wasn’t sure what to expect, but the salty pretzels, sweet strawberries, and tangy cream cheese layer was absolutely fantastic. Love it
Ws so good my husband had thirds! Winner!
Love the patriotic spin – so simple and picture perfect. Everyone LOVED it!
A must for 4th of July. So yummy and pretty.
Turned out great. 5 stars.
This sounds like a delicious salad. I just don’t know how the jello will set without using cold water
We just made this again this weekend. It will set! Just let it cool and start to solidify in the fridge first, pour it on and let it fully harden in the fridge.