Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2012

I love this! the salty crunch of the pretzel crust and the sweet, cream-cheese layer, goes fabulous with the jello strawberry layer. I have made many times and prefer it less sweet, though. I use only 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 3oz of sugar-free cherry jello and 3oz box of regular cherry. It's less calories and still tastes great.

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Home Town: Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, USA

Living In: Gaylord, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2011

I have made this dessert for years and is so easy to make, everyone thinks the crust is chopped pecans and I get raves about it and the dish is always empty!!!

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gannysue

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2011

Very good. Light and tasty. My crust was a little soggy. But it was a very nice dessert.

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Joannealexis1250

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2011

Turned out very well. My changes: After you mix together the cream cheese and powdered sugar, substitute for the whipped topping: small container of heavy whipping cream (8oz) and an additional 2-3 Tbsp. of powdered sugar. Whip cream and sugar together until stiff peaks are formed. Blend this into the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Note: I used homemade whipped cream for a topping. I tried adding a pretzel topping but it was too much...better to use chopped nuts to touch it up if you desire.

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hahnbd

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

I really liked this recipe, was different using pretzels for a crust. However it turned out great. Thanks for sharing

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chic

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Cumberland, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2010

I LOVE this salad!! With trial and error, I've gotten the steps down. This is what works for me, make sure you "seal" around the edges of your baking dish with the cream cheese mixture. So when you pour the jello part on, the pretzels won't get soggy. Also, once the cream cheese layer is on make sure it is room temp before pouring the jello part on. Mine jello was still a little hot when I poured it onto the cream cheese part that I had just taking out of the fridge and the hot jello cracked the cream cheese layer and seeped into the pretzels.

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LISSALU

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2010

I made this for a pool party and was afraid that the jello part would spoil from the heat, but we kept it in the cooler until ready for desserts... Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. I would in the future, use more butter in the pretzel mixture as mine did not stick that well.But it's delicious!

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Memorist

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

Living In: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2010

Very good. I tried to healthy it up by using low fat margarine (didn't get crispy) but the end result was still very good. I did use the Neufchantel cheese and fat-free Cool Whip. I also didn't have any strawberries so I used a can of no sugar added cherry pie filling. Very good dessert. I like the salty with the sweet.

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