Peach Pretzel Jello Salad
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Serves: 8-10

Have you ever heard of pretzel salad before? If not, it might sound completely confounding…but that’s probably just because it’s a very retro recipe that was popular in the 1960s and that isn’t really a salad at all.
Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups pretzels, crushed
- ¾ cup ﴾1½ sticks﴿ unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Filling:
- 2 cans peaches, drained, peaches pat dry
- 2 cans peaches, drained, peaches pat dry
- 2 cups water, boiling
- 1 ﴾8 oz.﴿ container frozen whipped package
- 1 ﴾8 oz.﴿ package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 ﴾6 oz.﴿ package peach jello
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF, and grease a 13x9‐inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine pretzels, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in melted butter, and mix thoroughly.
- Transfer pretzel mixture to baking dish, and gently press into an even layer. Bake crust for 8‐10 minutes, then
- set aside to let cool.
- In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar, then gently fold in whipped topping.
- Spread mixture over cooled crust, then refrigerate 1 hour, or until set.
- In a large bowl, combine jello packet with boiling water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved. Let cool
- to room temperature.
- Top the cream cheese layer of the cake with peach slices, then gently pour gelatin over cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate until set, 2‐3 hours. Serve chilled, and enjoy!
Here’s a video that shows you how to make it:
Peach Pretzel Salad – Not your typical "salad," but I don't hate it! ;)Get the recipe here: http://po.st/1m6AJx
Posted by 12 Tomatoes on Sunday, May 7, 2017