# Strawberry Pretzel Salad (1968)

A salty, sweet, and creamy strawberry pretzel dessert that slices well.

- Total time: 18 min
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups pretzel crumbs
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 0.75 cup melted butter
- 8 oz chin creams
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tub cool whip
- 1 big box strawberry Jell-O
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2.5 cups frozen sliced strawberries

## Instructions

1. Combine 2 cups of pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup of sugar, and 3/4 cup of melted butter.
2. Press the mixture into a 13x9 pan.
3. Bake the crust at 400° for 8 minutes.
4. Mix 8 oz of cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and a pinch of salt.
5. Fold in a tub of cool whip.
6. Smooth this mixture over the cooled crust.
7. Dissolve one big box of strawberry Jell-O in two cups of boiling water.
8. Add 2 and 1/2 cups of frozen sliced strawberries to the Jell-O mixture.
9. Wait until the Jell-O mixture gels but does not set; this can be sped up by placing it in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
10. Quickly pour the gelled Jell-O mixture over the cream cheese layer.

## Equipment

- 13x9 pan
- fridge

## Tips

- Do not put the cream cheese mixture on a warm crust.
- Wait until the Jell-O mixture gels but not sets before adding to the crust.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L6fva1vGcHQ
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/56b7145e-27f9-4b50-9ce9-3dc356da20c5
- Extracted: 2026-04-22

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