PATRIOTIC STRAWBERRY PRETZEL SALAD

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Serve red, white and blue on a platter with our Patriotic Strawberry Pretzel Salad. Salty pretzel crunch tops off sweet berries, cream cheese and more.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 5h

Yield 20 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups finely crushed pretzels
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided
2/3 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 tubs (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Blueberry Cream Cheese Spread (12 oz.)
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
2 cups boiling water
1 pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
1-1/2 cups cold water
3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1-1/2 cups blueberries, divided
2 cups halved fresh strawberries

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Combine pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.
Beat cream cheese spread and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened. Stir in sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries; spoon over cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
Spread salad with remaining COOL WHIP. Arrange remaining blueberries and halved strawberries to resemble American flag.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g