Strawberry Pretzel Squares

Ingredients

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Preparation

1. 2
2. cups finely crushed pretzels
3. 1/2
4. cup sugar, divided
5. 2/3
6. cup butter or margarine, melted
7. 1-1/2
8. pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
9. 2
10. Tbsp. milk
11. 1
12. cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
13. 2
14. cups boiling water
15. 1
16. pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
17. 1-1/2
18. cups cold water
19. 4
20. cups fresh strawberries, sliced
21. Make It
22. HEAT oven to 350°F.
23. mix pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.
24. BEAT cream cheese, remaining sugar and milk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate.


25. ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl;
26. stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water.
27. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.


28. STIR berries into gelatin; spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
29. Kraft Kitchens Tips


30. Variation
31. Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, fat-free milk and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.


32. Substitute
33. Prepare using 2 pkg. (3 oz. each) JELL-O Strawberry Gelatin.


34. Make it Easy
35. Substitute 1 pkg. (20 oz.) frozen whole
36. strawberries, sliced, for the fresh strawberries. Stir into gelatin mix
37. along with the cold water. Refrigerate 10 to 15 min. or until
38. thickened; spoon over cream cheese layer. Continue as directed.