Monday, June 28, 2010

Strawberry Congealed Salad

While organizing my Mother's recipes last week, I realized a need for a catagory which does not exist in my own recipe files. And that is, "Congealed Salad". Thinking about it gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling in my heart. I can just see my Mother and her friends at their church luncheons and bridge club meetings eating congealed salads and aspics on beautiful china with real silverware.

Strawberry Congealed Salad
1 1/4 cups coarsley crushed pretzels
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted

Mix together; press into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.

8 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. Cool Whip
1/3 cup powdered sugar

Whip together and spread over cooled pretzel crust.

2 cups water
6 oz. package strawberry Jello
16 oz. strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained

Boil water; add Jello, then fruit. Allow to thicken. Spoon over top of crust and cheese layers.

Chill until firm.

4 comments:

  1. This recipe sounds like a lot of fun and I bet my kids would happily eat it. I'll have to remember that for the fourth, got the red and white, maybe instead of the pineapple work in some blueberries?

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  2. Yum, Susi. Blueberries would be awesome in this!

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  3. Oh my goodness, this looks relish! I’m one of those weird people who don’t like chocolate. I’m a caramel girl, so my dessert options are somewhat limited. However, we have a big Sunday dinner ever week where all our kids and our parents come, and this Sunday you can bet this “Ptrezel Salad” will be on the dessert menu. I think I will use Caramel for topping instead of the fruit though, for that salted caramel flavor. Yum! Thanks so much for this one, I can tell already it will be going into rotation at my house!

    pinterest >>> http://www.pinterest.com/recipe1000/strawberry-pretzel-salad-recipe/ Thank you!!!

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    1. I hope you enjoy the recipe and thank you for your comment.

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