Strawberry Pretzel Squares

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups finely crushed pretzels
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 2/3 cup non-hydogenated margarine, melted
• 1.5 (250 g) packages philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup cool whip topping, thawed
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 (85 g) packages jell-o strawberry jelly powder
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f mix pretzels, 1/4 cup sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 13x9 inch pan. bake 10 minutes. cool.
• 2 beat cream cheese, remaininf suar and milk until blended. stir in cool whip; spread over crust. refrigerate.
• 3 add boiling water to jelly powder powder in large bowl; stir 2 minutes until completelyu dissolved. stir in cold water. refrigerate 1-1 1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definate inpression). stir in strawberries; spoon over cream cheese layer. refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
• 4 make it easy: substitute 1 package (600g) frozen whole strawberries, sliced, for the fresh strawberries. stir into jelly powder along with the cold water. refrigerate 10-15 minutes, or until thickened; spoon over cream cheese layer. continue as directed.