My mother, Susie Myers, described this recipe as super-duper! It can be used as a dessert or a salad.
Serves 12
2 cups crushed pretzels
¾ cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (6-ounce) package strawberry gelatin
2 (10-ounce) packages frozen strawberries, thawed
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
*Mix the pretzels, butter, and sugar (3 tablespoons) together. Press into a 13×9 inch pan. Bake for 10 minutes and then let cool.
*Mix the softened cream cheese and sugar (1 cup) together and the nfold in the whipped topping. Spread over the cooled crust and chill.
*Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the gelatin powder and stir until dissolved. Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature, and 15 minutes. Add the strawberries to the liquid gelatin.
*When the mixture begins to set, pour over the cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
~Bickey Myers Garber
North Manchester, Indiana