52 Reviews of Strawberry Pretzel Salad

From: CaramelPie

On May 9, 2005

This is a great recipe that I've been using for years. However, I use 2 1/2 cups pretzels and ONLY 1/3 cup melted butter. I think 3/4 cup makes the crust too greasy. This recipe is my job every Christmas! Thanks.

From: April J.

On Jul 3, 2007

This is a great dessert for summer. It was delicious. I like a thick pretzel crust so I bumped up the pretzel, butter, and sugar amounts. Thanks for the recipe!

From: Theresa P

On Dec 26, 2005

A wonderful , sweet, salty , creamy , light , jello salad . It was a HIT at our Christmas dinner . YUM !!

From: Audrey M

On Apr 3, 2003

This recipe was one of the first desserts I made and got rave reviews from my family (23 years ago) and still a keeper. To lighten it up I used fat-free cream cheese, Cool Whip, and no sugar added jello. There is enough sugar in the cream cheese that you don't need the additional sugar in the jello. I would give this recipe a try. I also posted a lower-fat version on Zaar and it has pineapple added to it.

From: Chef #285867

On May 29, 2006

A great summertime dessert. I wasn't sure how fine I should crush the pretzels. Next time I may use the thin sticks, so I can crush them into little pieces easier. I also used fresh strawberries and only a 1/2 cup of butter. Many compliments on this dish!

From: kgreen

On Nov 14, 2006

This is a wonderful dish for any occasion. I have been making it for years and it is always a favorite. I've heard that the jello mix can leak thru the whip topping causing the pretzel crust to get soggy. I always prepare the jello seperate and place in the fridge for about 20 minutes so it begins to thicken, then pur over the whip topping and refridgerate until it fully sets. Thanks for postin the recipe Faith58, glad to see others are enjoying it as much as my family.

From: ThatBobbieGirl

On Dec 18, 2004

I made this for a Christmas party we went to last night, and I was going to post my Mom's recipe for it, but after searching the database and finding a lot of recipes that looked like it might be the same, and looking at each one, I found that this one is exactly the same as my Mom's, so you get a review! My Mom and first tasted this recipe at a church bazaar we went to when I was younger - junior high, I think. They were serving a soup and salad luncheon and this was the salad we got. WOW. We begged until we got the recipe. I haven't made it at least 18 years, but for some reason it just popped into my head to make it, and I had everything on hand due to some recent purchases I wouldn't normally have made, but it was at a store that was going out of business so I got the frozen stuff half off their already low prices (ramble, ramble, ramble.......where was I?) Oh yeah. I love this because it looks like a major effort to make, it presents well, and it's magic. I mean, it just disappears. There was an entire large dining table full of desserts at the party last night. This was the ONLY pan that went home empty. Not even my friend's cheesecake was all gone — and it was wonderful (she even made the CHEESE herself!) I will definitely make this again. And I won't wait another 18 years this time!

From: Chef EMT-BER

On Jan 28, 2007

we have this at EVERY family christmas dinner and we love it. There is never any left and it doesn't matter if you are full or not you still want more.

From: Andrea in NH

On Jul 10, 2006

This is a nice jello salad. It is nice and light and the crust has a nice crunch. I used no salt pretzels, light cream cheese and splenda for the sugar. Next time I will cut back on the butter to 1/2 c.

From: carolinafan

On Jul 6, 2004

I had a family get-together yesterday and fixed this. Everyone liked it and I will definitely make it again. Thanks.