Recipe: Strawberry Pretzel Squares

Name: Recipe: Strawberry Pretzel Squares
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups finely crushed pretzels; 1/3 cup butter, melted; 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce; ½ cup sugar, evenly divided; 1½ 8-ounce packages of reduced-fat cream cheese; 2 tablespoons skim (fat-free) milk; 1 cup “lite” whipped topping, thawed; 2 cups boiling water; One 6-ounce package strawberry gelatin; 1½ cups cold water; 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries

8 steps

Cook:10min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:38:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories144.8 kcal (7%)

Total Fat6.4 g (9%)

Carbs20.6 g (8%)

Sugars15.9 g (18%)

Protein3.2 g (6%)

Sodium137.7 mg (7%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

2 cupspretzels

finely crushed

⅓ cupbutter

melted

⅓ cupunsweetened applesauce

½ cupsugar

evenly divided

1.5 x 8 ouncereduced-fat cream cheese

packages

2 tablespoonsskim milk

fat-free

1 cupwhipped topping

“lite”, thawed

2 cupswater

boiling

1 x 6 ouncestrawberry gelatin

1 ½ cupswater

cold

4 cupsfresh strawberries

sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Preparation

Step 2

1. Heat oven to 350 F.

Step 3

2. Mix crushed pretzels, butter, applesauce and ¼ cup sugar. Press onto bottom of 13×9 inch pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.

Step 4

3. Beat cream cheese, milk and remaining sugar until blended. Stir in whipped topping and spread over crust. Refrigerate.

Step 5

4. Add boiling water to gelatin mix in a large bowl. Stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate for about 1½ hours or until thickened.

Step 6

5. Stir in strawberries; spoon over layer of cream cheese. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm.

Step 7

Makes 20 servings

Step 8

Serving size 1 square (20 squares per pan)

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