Description
A delicious layered dessert with a pretzel crust, cream cheese filling, and a refreshing fruit topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 8 oz. (220g) salted pretzels, crushed (about 2 cups of crushed pretzels)
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed
- 0 oz. (21 g.) unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 cups lemon-lime flavored clear soft drink (e.g., Sprite)
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 apple (for stars)
- Fresh lemon juice (for brushing apple slices)
Instructions
- Combine melted butter and brown sugar in a bowl, stir well, then stir in crushed pretzels. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 x 2 inch dish. Place the dish in the freezer to firm while making the filling.
- To make the filling, beat softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until creamy and smooth. Mix in Cool Whip. Spread over the chilled pretzel crust and return to the fridge.
- To make the topping, place gelatin in a large bowl and pour ½ cup cold water over it. Let it sit for a few minutes. Heat 1 ¼ cups of Sprite to boiling and pour over gelatin, then stir until gelatin dissolves completely. Stir in remaining Sprite and set aside to cool.
- Arrange the berries over the chilled cream cheese layer.
- If you want to make stars, cut the apple into thin slices, then use a small star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out star shapes. Brush each star immediately with lemon juice to prevent browning. Arrange the stars on top of the dessert.
- Gently pour room temperature gelatin over the fruit layer, avoiding warm gelatin to prevent melting the cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate for a few hours or overnight until the gelatin has completely set.
Notes
- This dessert is best served chilled.
- You can substitute any preferred fruit for the topping.
- For a stronger pretzel flavor, increase the pretzel amount in the crust.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg