Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

sonnacchio

There was a luncheon at work today and somebody brought this. I had no idea how they made it so I searched it online. YUM!
Now I need to figure out just how awful it is for a person to eat! Any ideas?

CRUST:
2 c. crushed pretzels (not too fine)
3/4 c. melted butter (Could you use something lighter or different here?)
3 tbsp. sugar
Mix the above ingredients together and form pretzel mixture into a 9 x 13 inch pan packing tightly so liquids do not seep through. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool.

TOPPING:
1 c. sugar (Splenda?)
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened (reduced fat)
8 oz. Cool Whip (sugar free/fat free)
1 lg. pkg. strawberry Jello (sugar free)
1 (10 oz.) or (16 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries
Beat sugar and cream cheese until blended and smooth. Stir in Cool Whip. Spread on top of pretzel crust and chill. Dissolve Jello in 2 cups of boiling water. Stir in frozen strawberries until dissolved. Let set for 10 minutes. Pour on top and refrigerate until set.

Spread a light layer of Cool Whip over the top. Chill and serve.

Anyone have any ideas on how to tweak this? I added my thoughts above seeing how I've never made it. It was absolutely delicious today though!

bonnienm

With this listed as ingredients and guessing about 15 servings
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 129 g
Amount Per Serving
Calories
406
Calories from Fat
173
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
19.2g
30%
Saturated Fat
12.6g
63%
Trans Fat
0.0g
Cholesterol
41mg
14%
Sodium
547mg
23%
Total Carbohydrates
46.0g
15%
Dietary Fiber
1.5g
6%
Sugars
21.7g
Protein
14.5g
Vitamin A 10% • Vitamin C 30%
Calcium 3% • Iron 11%
Nutrition Grade C-
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

sonnacchio

OH MY! But YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy!!!!

coledru

Interesting!

kels0724

We call it "pretzel Salad" SOOOO YUMMY!!! But geez, I never knew how bad it was for you!! I haven't had it in years but my mom used to make it Good to know the damage though!

sarahsmom1

What if you make an Almond base instead of pretzels

lisawest

Bump. I think I may try some of this out this weekend. I have a few ideas. I'll let you know!

269rebecca

How do you figure out the number of calories from a recipe? Is there a website you go to or are you just THAT good?!

courtney_love2001

I used to love to eat this at church potlucks! It is kind of horrifying to see how bad it actually was, and I would always get a giant slice

sarahsmom1

Sorry I'm old what does bump mean

weaklink109

Sorry I'm old what does bump mean

It is what people use for their post when they want to add a post to their "my topics" by posting and they don't have anything to say, OR if they see a post that is old, so has dropped off the recent post area, and/or is just so good they feel it needs to be "bumped up" to the front so others will see it.

HealthyChanges2010

Neufchatel cheese is a substitute for cream cheese. It's similar to American cream cheese but is naturally lower in fat.

wow, on the cals, I didn't look past that part. :noway:

HealthyChanges2010

How do you figure out the number of calories from a recipe? Is there a website you go to or are you just THAT good?!

Recipe Calculater
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

There's a couple that are easy to use :flowerforyou:
I'm most familiar with Spark People website for recipes.

Hth,
Becca

Happyoceangirl

That is some seriously delicious stuff ( the sweet, creamy, salty combo is to die for!) Thanks for calculating the nutrition info. Better to know ahead of time....