PRETZEL DESSERT
 

For my sister Dee and everyone else who asked so I can save typing, lol.

1. 1 6 oz strawberry jello
2. 2 10 oz. pks frozen strawberries
3. 2 cups crushed pretzels..or more if you want a thicker crust
4. 3 tablespoons sugar
5. 8 oz pk cream cheese
6. 8 oz carton cool whip (or larger if you want to decorate
7. 1 cup sugar
8. 1 1/2 sticks butter - melted (or more if you added more pretzels)

Mix 3, 8 and 4 together; press into 9x13 pan and bake at 400 for 8 minutes.

Mix 5, 6 and 7. Beat until well mixed and then spread over cooled crust.

Mix 1 with 2 cups boiling water to dissolve, add strawberry mix and chill to just slightly hardness.

Spread or pour jello mixture over the creamcheese/crust. Sprinkle nuts on top and decorate with cool whip, if desired.

hint..keep cold or everything runs together;)

Should 3. be in that first step?

that sounds pretty good!

Were you smoking the weed tonight? :p

I didn't see the pretzels either.......

In almost all of the recipes I've read (and I'm an avid cook), ingredients are listed in the order in which they are used. So you shouldn't say (to take a simple example), "1 chopped onion, 1 tsp cumin, 1 lb chicken" and then say "cube the chicken, stir-fry it, then add the onion and cumin". You list the chicken first, because it's the first ingredient you'll do anything with; then you list the onion and cumin.

It's also important to read recipes all the way through. I've seen recipes where step 1 is "preheat oven to 350" and step 7 is "chill dough overnight". :rolleyes:

(BTW, give this recipe a try. Stir-fry some onions, cumin, coriander, and cayenne (to taste) in vegetable oil, then throw in some cubed chicken. Brown the chicken a bit. Transfer to medium heat and cook for 20mins. Nummy dinner :) )

oops...wait my proofreader was thinking of something and not doing her job, lol.

You can do step 1 first or step 3 first. The strawberries and jello might jell quicker than the crust cools.

You're the cook; you decide, lol.

I've had this dessert - it rocks!. Our cook at the house made it on occassion and I always asked for her to make it more often and she never did...

Thanks Lynn! And now I don't even have to write it down. I can just search GC when I need it.

i need a picture! i want to "see" how good this tastes before i have to experiment on some unlucky coworker.

One of my coworkers made it, only she used pineapple. It sounds gross, but it's really good.

From the Kraft Kitchen website. Here you go...

http://www.kraftfoods.com/images/rec...el_Squares.jpg

thanks. looks yummy!
:)

That looks A LOT better than mine, lol.

They must use more pretzels.;)

There must be a gift to making it. My mother's a wonderful cook, but could never get the crust right. But she makes regular pie crust that is so flaky, it's incredible. I'll never understand it!

I think it depends on the day!! ;) My mom usually makes it really good, but then every once in awhile the cream cheese/cool whip filling gets really soupy on her. She hasn't had any problems with the crust yet though.