Ingredients

  • 2 cups pretzels
  • 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
  • 2 cups pineapple juice
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, with juice

Method

  • Using a food processor or blender, crumb the pretzels until fine.
  • Mix pretzels, melted butter, and 1/4 C sugar.
  • Press into 9 x 13 pan.
  • Bake 10 minutes@ 350 degrees.
  • Cool.
  • Blend cream cheese, 1 C sugar, and whipped topping.
  • Spread on cooled pretzel layer.
  • Bring pineapple juice to a boil.
  • Dissolve jello in hot pineapple juice.
  • Add strawberries with juice and stir until thawed and jello is partially set.
  • Spread over cream cheese layer.
  • Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  • Cut into squares to serve.