Crust
2 ¼ C Coarsely Crushed pretzels
¼ C Sugar
¾ C Melted Margarine
Cream Cheese Layer
2 C Riches Whip (whipped)
8 oz Cream Cheese
¼ C Sugar
Jello Layer
6 oz Strawberry Jell-O
2 C Boiling Water
20 oz Frozen Strawberries (partially thawed)
1. For crust, preheat oven to 350°F. Mix pretzels, sugar, and melted margarine. Press into pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool, set aside.
2. For Cream Cheese layer, beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. In a separate bowl whip the Riches Whip, and then fold the two together. Spread over pretzel crust. Cool until firm in refrigerator.
3. For Jello layer, dissolve gelatin in boiling water, add partially frozen strawberries with juice. Pour on top of cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares. Crust tastes like nuts.
To make a low sugar version eliminate sugar in pretzel crust, use frozen strawberries without sugar in the juice and sugar free gelatin. Other fruits and flavors may be used, if desired.
