Saturday, September 28, 2013

Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

2 cups  finely crushed pretzels
½ cup  sugar, divided
2/3 cup  butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 pkg.  (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 Tbsp.  milk
1 cup  thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
2 cups  boiling water
1 pkg.  (6 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
1-1/2cups  cold water
4 cups  fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced

Directions

HEAT oven to 350°F.
MIX pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.
BEAT cream cheese, remaining sugar and milk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate.
ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.
STIR berries into gelatin; spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.