Description
This Sweet and Salty Cranberry Pretzel Salad is a delightful dessert that combines crunchy pretzels, creamy filling, and tart cranberries.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups pretzel sticks
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 2 cups cranberry cocktail juice
- 1 package (6 oz) raspberry gelatin
- 2 cups fresh cranberries, chopped
- 1 cup sugar (for cranberries)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Crush the pretzel sticks and mix with melted butter and sugar.
- Press the pretzel mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then let it cool.
- In a bowl, beat together cream cheese and whipped topping.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled pretzel crust.
- In another bowl, mix cranberry cocktail juice and gelatin until dissolved.
- Add chopped cranberries and sugar to the gelatin mixture.
- Pour the cranberry mixture over the cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until set.
Notes
- Make sure the pretzel crust is completely cooled before adding the cream cheese layer.
- Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor.
- This salad can be made a day in advance.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Refrigerating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Sweet and Salty Cranberry Pretzel Salad, dessert, cranberry salad