![]() If you do use a food processor, just pulse the pretzels and add the butter right into the machine. Once the pretzels crumbs are all coated, you can then start compacting them into a firm crust on the bottom of the dish. You will have to work it in and stir it up with a spoon or your hands. Once the pretzels become a fine meal, you can dump the crumbs into the greased pie dish and pour on the melted butter. If you do not have a food processor, crush the crumbs in a freezer bag! Just grab a roller or a bottle of wine and get smashing (carefully). The pretzel crust bakes perfectly in the oven, and the filling sets in the fridge. Since strawberry season has come upon us, I was thinking about what I could do to make this dish a little easier to serve. There was this tea parlor my mom used to take me to, and they would serve a cup of this salad as a side with your tea sandwiches. Paula Deen has her own recipe on that if that tells you anything. As you could probably guess, this recipe popped up sometime in the 1960’s, when Jell-o was all the rage (and salad didn’t have to include leafy greens). If you’re looking for a fun, chilled dessert to serve on a hot summer day, then look no further! This Strawberry Pretzel Pie is an easy dessert, and it’s sure to get lots of comments from friends and family.Have you ever had strawberry pretzel salad? The kind that involves gelatin and cream cheese? That might sound odd but it’s actually delicious. And I would’ve been heading back to the store for more strawberries. If he’d seen these strawberries sitting there, then the game would be over. Robbie has gotten smart, and he totally knows to peek in the fridge whenever we open it. We’ve been eating fresh strawberries like it’s our job lately, and I seriously had to hide these strawberries in the back of the fridge. ![]() But mix in some whipped topping, and you’ve got a fun new idea! Plus, doesn’t it look pretty cool when you divide it into 2 layers? For me, the sight of fruit suspended in jello just isn’t the most appetizing idea. I also introduced whipped topping into this pie as a further twist. You could certainly use a standard graham cracker crust, but the saltiness combined with the sweet berries just makes my taste buds want to get up and dance. I mixed things up a bit and went with crushed pretzels as the crust for this Strawberry Pretzel Pie. I love sweet and salty desserts, and this Atlantic Beach Pie is a summer-time favorite around here as it uses saltine crackers for the crust. ![]() Well, I did share it with Laura and our friends, but I would’ve eaten all of it by myself if they weren’t here! But this Strawberry Pretzel Pie? I could’ve eaten all of it. ![]() My grandma used to make a cranberry orange gelatin dessert every year for Thanksgiving. Today’s Strawberry Pretzel Pie is a throwback to the days of desserts that featured fruit suspended in gelatin. Hey, fondue is awesome…let’s make it popular again! Ok, maybe not so much fondue…but I’m trying to mentally justify the fact that we own a fondue pot. For instance, meatballs with grape jelly, bundt cakes and fondue helped define the food scene of the 1960’s…and each of those have once again become popular. On a side note, it’s funny how recipe trends totally circle back around. Food trends definitely evolve over time, and it was fun to go back and rethink an old favorite. Like dust off Mom’s and Grandma’s recipes kinda old. This Strawberry Pretzel Pie is a throwback to a classic recipe…but with a twist! It’s also an excellent dessert to serve at a summer picnic!Ī couple of weekends ago, several of our friends decided to get together and recreate “classic” recipes.
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