Dessert for 16

Jello Pretzel Salad

Name: Jello Pretzel Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups pretzels; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 3/4 cup butter; 1 strawberry jello; 2 cups boiling water; 1 pkg frozen strawberries; 1 cream cheese; 1 cup granulated sugar; 8 oz cool whip or 2 cups fresh whipped cream

$2.24for 425 minServes 16

A buttery pretzel crust is layered with sweet cream cheese, whipped topping, and strawberries in strawberry gelatin.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chips, 4 oz$0.22/oz typical	4 oz	$0.88Typical price
	Butter, 6 oz$0.40/oz typical	6 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Berries, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.14Typical price
	Frozen fruit, 16 oz$0.18/oz typical	16 oz	$2.88Typical price
	Cream cheese, 1 oz$0.30/oz typical	1 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Whipped, 8 oz$0.20/oz typical	8 oz	$1.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.94

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

25 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Desserts No-cook Summer

Typical price

$0.56 per serving$2.24 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups pretzels
3 tbsp brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 strawberry jello
2 cups boiling water
1 pkg frozen strawberries
1 cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
8 oz cool whip or 2 cups fresh whipped cream

Steps

Crush the pretzels, mix them with the brown sugar and melted butter, and press the mixture into a 9-by-13-inch dish.
Chill the crust while preparing the filling.
Beat the cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth, then fold in the whipped topping.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the pretzel crust and chill it until firm.
Dissolve the strawberry gelatin in boiling water, stir in the frozen strawberries, and cool the mixture until slightly thickened.
Pour the gelatin mixture over the cream cheese layer and chill until fully set.