Raspberry Pretzel Dessert Salad

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Have you picked your Fall producing Raspberries from your Raspberry Bush and they are ready to be eaten or frozen? If so this is a good recipe to use some of them up. Also at the bottom of this post it tells you how to freeze them. I know it’s a simple process but I was freezing some Raspberries anyway so I thought I would add it to this post.

Raspberry Pretzel Dessert Salad:

*Frozen Raspberries
*Blackberries fresh or frozen, for topping

*1 (6 ounce) package Raspberry Jell-O or gelatin dessert

Bring to boil water in Sauce Pan on medium heat and add 2 cups of the boiling water in glass bowl with the Raspberry Jell-O and set aside to dissolve and cool. (Then just before pouring the Jell-O onto Yogurt Cream Cheese mixture add the slightly thawed Raspberries.)

Meanwhile make the Pretzel Crust.

Pretzel Crust:

*2-3 cups Pretzels, crushed into small pieces

In Sauce Pan melt the butter with sugar and bring to a boil on medium heat and then add crushed Pretzels.

* 4 tablespoons Sugar
* 12 tablespoons Butter

Place in 9×13 Baking Dish or two 11″ x 7″ Baking Dishes or two 8×8 Baking Dishes. Spray bottoms of Baking Dishes with Cooking Spray and add put in the Pretzel mixture.

Bake in a 350* F. oven for 7-9 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.

Meanwhile make the Yogurt Cream Cheese Filling.

Yogurt Cream Cheese Filling:

*1 cup Sugar
*1 package 8-ounce Yogurt Cream Cheese or 1/3 less Cream Cheese (Then mix into the whipped topping easier than regular Cream Cheese.)

Cream together the Sugar and Yogurt Cream Cheese. Then fold in Whipped Topping.

* 8 to 16 ounces Whipped Topping, I used only 8 ounces but if you would like the fluffiest filling add the 16 ounces or for an even creamier raspberry pretzel dessert salad:  Whip in a bowl with hand mixer on medium speed, 2 cups heavy whipping cream with 6 tablespoons confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until stiff peeks.  **Being careful not to over mix and or you will make butter.

After Pretzel Crust is cooled, layer on the Cream Cheese Mixture and then the Raspberry Jell-O mixture and refrigerate until set or overnight.

Recipe and Ingredients Pictures:

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Jell-O Topping

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Pretzel Crust

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Cream Cheese Filling

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Pictured is the Cooked and cooled Pretzel Crust and then putting on the Cream Cheese Filling.

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Add the fruit to the Jello for the top layer.

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If you have fresh raspberries or have some from your garden you can freeze them.

Freezing Fresh Raspberries

Place fresh picked Raspberries in a (single layer works best) in gallon Ziploc Baggie and remove all the air by sucking the air out of the bag with a straw and then freeze them laying raspberries flat in the freezer.

You can use them to make this salad or use again at a later date, also use for smoothies etc…

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Enjoy!

Lindy

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