I took an old recipe of my Grams and updated it. She made this dessert a lot for holiday get togethers. I doubled the cherries and doubled the cool whip, by adding an extra layer to the top. Everyone loved my changes. The tartness of the cherries is perfect with the sweet crust. This is a wonderful dessert for patriotic...
Provided by Cassie *
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt butter in 30 second increments until melted. To this stir in the granulated sugar and 1 1/2 cups of pretzels. ( walnuts if using ) Set 1/2 cup of the crushed pretzels aside. Press this mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 dish.
- 2. In another bowl, whip together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Fold in 8 ounces of cool whip, until well combined. Spread this mixture over the pretzel crust. Spread both cans of cherries evenly over cream cheese layer.
- 3. Top with remaining cool whip and sprinkle with remaining pretzels. Cover and chill for at least 24 hours. Cut and enjoy!
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