strawberry pretzel delight

Recipe by
Claudia McClaran
Lawton, OK

I have had this recipe for many years, but I don't remember where I got it. It is very tasty!

method Bake

Ingredients For strawberry pretzel delight

  • 2 c
    pineapple juice
  • 6 oz
    strawberry jell-o gelatin
  • 2 pkg
    (10 oz each) frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
  • 1 c
    chopped nuts (i have always used pecans)
  • 2 1/2 c
    broken or crushed pretzels, enough to cover bottom of 9x13" pan
  • 1 stick
    butter or margarine
  • 1 1/4 c
    powdered sugar
  • 12 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 8 oz
    cool whip

How To Make strawberry pretzel delight

  • 1
    Bring pineapple juice to a boil. Add Jell-O and stir until Jell-O is completely dissolved.
  • 2
    Cool Jell-O until slightly thickened and add strawberries and chopped nuts. Refrigerate.
  • 3
    Melt butter in 400°F. oven in 9X13" pan. Mix broken (or crushed) pretzels in melted butter, spread to cover pan bottom, and bake 10 minutes. Cool.
  • 4
    Mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Spread over cooled pretzels.
  • 5
    Spread Cool Whip over cream cheese layer.
  • 6
    Top with slightly thickened Jell-O mixture. Refrigerate until fully set.
  • 7
    May add more Cool Whip over Jell-O layer, if desired.
  • 8
    Note: Although not included in original recipe, I like to add well drained crushed pineapple and thinly sliced bananas to the strawberries in the Jell-O layer.

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