Pretzel Salad Flag Squares
By Jell-O Kitchen
Prep
20 MIN
Total
5 HRS 30 MIN
Servings
20 servings
This festive Pretzel Salad Flag Squares recipe combines a salty pretzel crust with a sweet cream cheese layer and a refreshing cherry gelatin topping. Decorated with blueberries and whipped topping to resemble the American flag, it's the perfect centerpiece for any patriotic summer gathering.
Ingredients
2
cups
finely crushed pretzels
2/3
cup
butter or margarine, melted
1/2
cup
sugar, divided
1-1/2
pkg
2
tbsp
milk
2
cups
2
cups
boiling water
1
pkg
1-1/2
cups
cold water
4
cups
small fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2
cup
blueberries
1
Original Cream Cheese
Original Whipped Topping
Cherry Gelatin Dessert Mix
Jumbo Star Marshmallows
Instructions
Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F.
Step 2
COMBINE pretzel crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.
Step 3
BEAT cream cheese, milk and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Step 4
ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hrs. or until thickened.
Step 5
STIR berries into gelatin; spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 3 hrs. or until firm.
Step 6
SPOON blueberries over one corner of dessert as shown in photo, then spoon remaining COOL WHIP into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag. Use to pipe COOL WHIP into lines on top of dessert to resemble an American flag.
Step 7
PLACE marshmallow in center of blueberry square.
