Love & Best Dishes: Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe | 4th of July Summer Dessert Ideas

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and higher in protein.

whipped topping

🥗Healthier: whipped coconut cream

💰Cheaper: homemade whipped cream

Whipped coconut cream is dairy-free and lower in calories.

Spray a 13 by 9 by 2 baking dish lightly.

Combine 2 cups of crushed pretzels, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup melted butter in a bowl.

Press the mixture into the baking dish.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 7 minutes to form a firm crust.

Let the pretzel crust cool completely.

In a bowl, blend 8 ounces of cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar until smooth.

Fold in sweetened whipped cream until well combined.

Dissolve 1 6-ounce package of strawberry jello gelatin in 2 cups of boiling water and let it cool slightly.

Add frozen strawberries and 1 can of crushed pineapple to the gelatin mixture.

Pour the gelatin mixture over the cream cheese layer in the baking dish.

Refrigerate until set.

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