Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Cups

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 244.8
  • Total Fat: 7.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 35.5 mg
  • Sodium: 321.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
  • Protein: 4.0 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Cups calories by ingredient


Introduction

similar to the pretzel strawberry salad/dessert. Sweet, salty and refreshing. similar to the pretzel strawberry salad/dessert. Sweet, salty and refreshing.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    4 cups mini pretzels
    4 cups fresh strawberries
    8 oz. low-fat cream cheese
    8 oz. container of whipped topping
    4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
    4 Tbsp. granulated sugar + 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
    1.5 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

In a medium mixing bowl, combine chopped strawberries and 1 Tbsp sugar. Mix well until coated. Set aside.

Add pretzels to the bowl of a blender or food processor. Blend until you have pretzel crumbs. In a medium bowl combine pretzel crumbs, melted butter and 1 Tbsp sugar. Mix with a fork pressing sugar and butter into pretzel crumbs, until pretzel crumbs are moist. Set aside.

Combine cream cheese, ½ cup sugar and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until your mixture is light and creamy. Add whipped topping and mix until combined.

Add 2 Tbsp pretzel mixture to the bottom of each cup. Press down on mixture with your fingers to create a crust. Add the cream cheese filling, dividing evenly between the 16 servings (reserve a little to dollop on top of each cup if desired). Spoon strawberries over each serving, dividing evenly. Add dollop of remaining mixture to each cup.

Serve and enjoy!

Serving Size: makes 8 1-cup servings or 16 1/2-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOYBELLS56.