Strawberry Pretzel Bars

These Strawberry Pretzel Bars are always a sign of summer in our house and with Memorial Day next week, that means my family and I will be enjoying these delicious Strawberry Pretzel Bars at our family cookout this weekend. I always make two batches because one batch never last long.

Course Brownies + Bars

Cuisine American

Keyword strawberry pretzel bars, strawberry pretzel salad, vintage recipe

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 10

Total Time 1 10

Servings Bars

Calories 363kcal

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

PRETZEL CRUST:

2 cups finely crushed pretzels
¼ cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup unsalted butter, melted 11 Tablespoons

CREAM CHEESE LAYER:

2 packages cream cheese, softened 16 ounces
2 Tablespoons milk
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 cup Cool Whip topping thawed

STRAWBERRY JELLO LAYER:

2 cups boiling water
1 box strawberry jello 6 oz.
1 ½ cups cold water
4 cups fresh strawberries sliced

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350F degrees. Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

MAKE CRUST:

In a medium sized bowl, mix pretzel crumbs, sugar, and butter together to form crust.
Press pretzel crust into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.

MAKE CREAM CHEESE LAYER:

Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix cream cheese, sugar, and milk together until light and fluffy. Stir in Cool Whip.
Spread cream cheese mixture over pretzel crust. Place in fridge until ready to use.

MAKE STRAWBERRY JELLO LAYER:

In a medium sized bowl, stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until jello is thickened. Stir in sliced strawberries.
Spoon strawberry jello over cream cheese layer. Place in fridge for 3 hours or until jello is firm. Cut into squares and enjoy!

Notes

To crush the pretzels, I like to place them into a large ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. You could also use a food processor too.
After baking the pretzel crust for 10 minutes, I let it cool on the counter for about 5 minutes and then I place it in the fridge to speed up the cooling process while I make the cream cheese layer.
If you want to switch it up, I sometimes add about 1 cup of fresh blueberries with the fresh sliced strawberries before mixing the fruit into the jello mixture. It makes for a perfect red, white, and blue dessert!

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