Description
A sweet, salty, and creamy layered dessert made with a buttery pretzel crust, whipped cream cheese filling, and strawberry gelatin topping. Perfect chilled treat for gatherings.
Ingredients
6 oz strawberry Jell-O mix
2 cups boiling water
16 oz fresh or frozen sliced strawberries
2½ cups salted pretzels (before crushing)
¾ cup unsalted butter
3 tbsp granulated sugar (for pretzel layer)
8 oz softened cream cheese
½ cup granulated sugar (for cream layer)
8 oz thawed Cool Whip
Instructions
1. Dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water and let it cool to room temperature.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Crush pretzels finely using a rolling pin or mallet.
3. Melt butter and mix with sugar and crushed pretzels until fully combined.
4. Press pretzel mixture into the base of a 9×13 inch pan and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
5. Whip cream cheese with sugar until smooth and fluffy. Fold in Cool Whip until evenly combined.
6. Spread cream mixture over the cooled pretzel crust, sealing edges completely.
7. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to set the cream layer.
8. Add sliced strawberries evenly over the chilled cream layer.
9. Carefully pour cooled gelatin over the strawberries.
10. Refrigerate 2–4 hours until the gelatin is fully set. Slice and serve cold.
Notes
Using homemade whipped cream may cause the crust to become soggy faster than using Cool Whip.
Chilling the pan on a tray helps with stability when adding liquid gelatin.
Freezing is not recommended as it affects the crust and cream texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake and Chill
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 252
- Sugar: 16.9
- Sodium: 164.6
- Fat: 19.1
- Saturated Fat: 11.7
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.4
- Trans Fat: 0.0
- Carbohydrates: 20.0
- Fiber: 0.3
- Protein: 2.1
- Cholesterol: 46.6