Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe
This recipe with two versions for strawberry pretzel salad is the perfect combination of sweet, salty and creamy. It's a must try!
Ingredients
strawberry compote
- 2 lbs strawberries sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar
pretzel crust
- 3 cups pretzels crushed
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted, 1 stick
cream cheese filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 8 oz whipped topping dairy or dairy-free, or whipped cream
- sprigs fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
- Mix strawberries and sugar in bowl then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix pretzel crumbs, sugar and melted butter until pretzels are coated. Stir with fork until mixed well then spread crushed pretzels evenly onto baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes then cool completely.
- Take half of cooled pretzel mixture and spoon into jars; press gently into bottom.
- Beat sugar, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth then spoon filling into piping bag with round tip. Divide filling evenly between jars.
- Spoon remaining pretzel mixture into jars then add strawberry compote to jars.
- Top with dollop of whipped cream and garnish with pretzel crumbs and a mint sprig.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve then enjoy!
Notes
Try butter crackers instead of pretzels for another salty take on the crust!
Nutrition
Calories: 596kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 765mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 36g