Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Name: Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 6 1/2 ounces (184 grams), pretzel sticks; 2 1/4 cups (15 3/4 ounces; 447 grams), sugar; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 8 ounces (227 grams), cream cheese; 1 cup, heavy cream; 3 pounds (1361 grams; 10 1/2 cups), frozen strawberries, thawed; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 2 tablespoons, unflavored gelatin; 1/2 cup, cold water

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2005, Cook's Country TV

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Even in its “convenience food” version, this beloved Midwest favorite has a fantastic combination of salty and sweet, crunchy and creamy. How great would it be without the fake ingredients?

SERVES10 to 12

TIME55 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling and 5 hours chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

UPDATE: This recipe has been slightly reformulated to be more failproof since its initial publication. The revision you see here was published in November of 2023. Never heard of a salad with pretzels? It’s not your typical salad: It consis...

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