Pomegranate Pretzel Salad
Pomegranate Pretzel Salad is a layered jello dessert made of cream cheese, cool whip, a salty pretzel crust, and fresh pomegranate seeds bursting in flavor! This pretzel salad recipe is sweet, tart, and salty perfect for a flavorful festive dessert!
Equipment
- 1 saucepan, (to melt butter for pretzel crust)
Ingredients
Pretzel crust:
- 4 oz salty pretzel sticks , (2 1/2 cups before crushing)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, (1 stick)
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese, (softened)
- 8 oz Cool Whip, (thawed)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
Jello Topping:
- 6 oz Raspberry Jello
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup Pomegranate seeds
Instructions
Directions:
- Combine Jello with water and cool to room temperature.
- Crush pretzels.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter with 1/4 cup of sugar. Add pretzels to coat.
- Press pretzels into a 13x9 dish and bake for 10 minuets at 350°F. Cool.
- Beat cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar. Fold in the Cool Whip using a spatula.
- Spread over cooled crust and seal any edges. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Spread pomegranate seeds over the top.
- Pour jello over the fruit. Set in the fridge until firm (at least 4 hours.)
Notes
Tip: fruit glazes and jello preserve the moisture and color of the fruits! So this Jello dessert with fruit can last for 4 days easily!
Nutrition Facts
Pomegranate Pretzel Salad
Serving Size
1 slice
Amount per Serving
Calories
301
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Trans Fat
0.3
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
42
mg
14
%
Sodium
316
mg
14
%
Potassium
103
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
44
g
15
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
22
g
24
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
520
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
47
mg
5
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
