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Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

sonnacchio
sonnacchio Posts: 57 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
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!

Replies

  • bonnienm
    bonnienm Posts: 329 Member
    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
    sonnacchio Posts: 57 Member
    OH MY! But YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy!!!!
  • coledru
    coledru Posts: 1
    Interesting!
  • kels0724
    kels0724 Posts: 136
    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
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    What if you make an Almond base instead of pretzels
  • lisawest
    lisawest Posts: 798 Member
    Bump. I think I may try some of this out this weekend. I have a few ideas. I'll let you know!
  • 269rebecca
    269rebecca Posts: 1 Member
    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
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    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
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    Sorry I'm old what does bump mean
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    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
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    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: :tongue:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    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:heart:
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    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....
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