Creamy Strawberry Pie with Pretzel Crust

Do you remember how I made that pie a few weeks ago that tasted SO good but turned out SO ugly? If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you might have seen my photos. The story goes- I was craving a traditional strawberry pretzel salad. I wanted to shake it up a bit so I made it in the form of a pie! I took that traditional recipe, the one that we ALL use, and pie-d it. Easy, right?

No.

I am not sure what I did to it but it turned out like a beautiful disaster. The crust recipe, which is a cinch by the way, I use anytime I want something a bit different. Just be prepared for the texture and saltiness. I mean- it’s made with pretzels!

I shared this story (and recipe) with Sean Copeland on B105.7  that week too. I adore Sean. We both like to eat and talk about food. Anyhow, the takeaway here is that the pie is good, you need to make it and I am a pathetic baker.

But I am fine with that ????

Another item to make note of is that I made the first  step of this pie using my fave new kitchen friend: The Magic Bullet. Super fast and easier that getting out various kitchen gadgets.

Creamy Strawberry Pie with Pretzel Crust

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Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 1/2 C crushed pretzels
• 3/4 C butter, softened
• 2 TB brown sugar
• Combine all in a small bowl and press onto sides and bottom of pie plate.
• Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
• Allow to cool before filling.
• Makes a large crust.
• Cream filling:
• 1 8 oz cream cheese, soft
• 1/2 C sugar (I use white)
• 1 small container whipped topping
• Combine all and place on cooled crust.
• Strawberry topping:
• 1 small box strawberry JELLO instant
• 1 1/2 C sliced strawberries (I use fresh)
• 1 C boiling water
• Whisk together JELLO and water.
• Stir in the strawberries.
• Give them a light mash.
• Allow to sit until thickened and cool (about 10 minutes).
• Pour evenly over cream layer.
• Cover and chill 2 hours or until JELLO is firm.
• Slice and serve!

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Step 1- crush the pretzels in the Magic Bullet, combine with butter and sugar

Step 2- press into dish

Step 3- whip it, whip it good! The cream and sugar that is

Throw it in a pan

Jello, water, whisk, strawberries, mash

Let it chill baby. Let it chill…