7-Layer Jello Pretzel Salad

This 7-Layer Jello Pretzel Salad is one of the best easy dessert recipes and a super popular potluck dish! The layers of fruit, Cool Whip and crunchy pretzels, plus topped in Jell-O are all an irresistible combo.

Cooking MethodNo Bake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup crushed pretzels
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup sugar
8 ounces Cool Whip
2 (10-ounce) package frozen strawberries (with juice)
1 can (16-ounce) crushed pineapple with juice
1 large package of strawberry Jello (makes 4 cups)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix well the pretzels, pecans, butter and 3 tablespoons of sugar, press evenly on bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan, bake for 10 minutes.
Blend cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Add cool whip, mixing well. Spread over cooled pretzel mix. Dissolve jello in boiling water.
Add frozen strawberries and pineapple. Chill until slightly thickened and pour over cool whip layer. Chill overnight for best results.

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msdeb21

Dec 05, 2016

I love strawberry jello pretzel salad, but I haven't had any luck making it. My bottom layer doesn't stay together, and the strawberry layer is too runny. I'm hoping this recipe is the one that works for me. The combination of sweet and salty is wonderful! What's the best way to chop the pretzels?

Chef 0711551

Apr 22, 2014

It can be either a salad or a dessert. It is good enough to be a dessert that is for sure. Sure like it!!!

zumma

Jul 25, 2013

How do you figure it to be seven layers. When you mix things together, it makes one layer. So there are three layers. On the other hand, I have made Pretzel Salad many times and it is terrific. You can really cut carbs by using sf jello and splenda instead of sugar, too.

pld

Mar 13, 2013

As a fellow Pittsburgher, I agree. Pretzel salad is just that, a salad. (Some friends in Baltimore did not believe me when I made it while living there, but indeed Pretzel Salad (as my family called it) is a salad.

pld

Jun 18, 2012

Jello Salad is a salad, not a dessert, at least not here in the Pittsburgh area (or within my extended family).