So when my daughter-in-law assigned the fruit salad to me for Easter dinner, I knew exactly which one to bring. As I prepared it, I took pictures. This is definitely one to share.
Pretzel Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups crushed pretzels
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 cup melted butter
- One 8 oz package Neufchatel or cream cheese (fewer calories in the Neuf.)
- 3/4 sugar
- One 8 oz carton Cool Whip
- 3 medium bananas, sliced into rounds
- 1 large package raspberry gelatin
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup cold water
- About a pound and a half of strawberries, sliced, lightly sweetened
Cream sugar and cream cheese together. Fold in Cool Whip and mix well. Spread evenly over crust. "Seal" the edges all around so the jello layer won't flow down into the crust; you want it to stay crisp.
Spread the banana slices in an even layer over the cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate while you prepare the gelatin. Put raspberry gelatin mix into medium mixing bowl, and add the boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Add the cold water and stir. Let cool. Add the strawberries, and refrigerate. When the jello is somewhat set up, spread over the top of the previous layers.
And that's it! This is so yummy, even the DH said, "This. Is. Great. You can fix this again", and he is not a big fan of strawberries!
Are you going somewhere with what you've baked? We'll end with a favorite tip: Use toothpicks to keep the plastic wrap off the food:
We have this at every family get-together :) My aunt's is awesome! And yes, it's a salad...have seconds :)
ReplyDeleteWe had fruit salad this weekend at Mom's! And she does not say a word about seconds as well:)
ReplyDeleteyum, yum!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh my Punkin would marry me all over again for the third time if I served him something like this and called it a salad. He gets nuttin but radishes, avacados, tomatoes, onions lettuce and uh you get the drift.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteThis is a bit like a pretzel salad recipe I got from a friend when I lived in Texas. I'll try to make it and post it in the next few days! you can compare.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds divine! And I love the toothpicks tip too :-)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that looks so good! I will have to try this sometime!
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