STRAWBERRY PRETZEL DELIGHT

Strawberry Pretzel Delight image

Provided by Claudia McClaran

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

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.