Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • (lively music)

  • - Hey everyone, it's Natasha of Natashaskitchen.com

  • and today I'm so excited to share with you

  • one of my absolute favorite party desserts.

  • It is always a crowd pleaser and it's so easy to make.

  • You guys are gonna win friends by making this,

  • I'm telling you.

  • So let's get this party started!

  • Because the jello needs time to cool,

  • we're gonna start with that.

  • So get a six ounce package of strawberry jello

  • and combine that with two cups of boiling water.

  • (lively music)

  • Stir that together until the jello is completely dissolved

  • and set it aside.

  • Pre-heat your over to 350 degrees fahrenheit

  • because there's a teensy bit of baking in this recipe.

  • Put your two cups of pretzels in a sturdy Ziploc bag

  • and just crush them with a rolling pin.

  • You don't need any special equipment for this.

  • (lively music)

  • You can see they're just coarsely crushed,

  • I didn't pulverize them.

  • Now, in a medium saucepan, melt one stick

  • or eight tablespoons of unsalted butter.

  • Add a quarter cup of sugar.

  • Mix that together and then stir in your crushed pretzels.

  • (lively music)

  • Transfer your pretzel mixture into the bottom

  • of a 9x13 inch baking dish.

  • And I like to use glass, because you can see the layers

  • and it's so pretty.

  • Press the pretzels down into the pan

  • and then bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

  • Once it's done, pull it out of the oven

  • and let it cool to room temperature.

  • Now we can get started on that creamy

  • and irresistible center.

  • Combine eight ounces of softened cream cheese

  • with half a cup of sugar

  • and beat those together on medium-high speed

  • until it's fluffy and white.

  • I'm going to fold in an eight ounce tub of cool whip,

  • which has been thawing in the fridge.

  • (lively music)

  • Once it's well blended, without any streaks of cream cheese,

  • you're ready to put it over your cooled pretzel crust.

  • I find it's so much easier to spread the cream

  • when I scoop it evenly over the crust.

  • (lively music)

  • When you spread, make sure you go all the way

  • to the edges to create a seal.

  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

  • Now we move onto the strawberries,

  • and you're gonna slice an entire pound

  • of fresh strawberries.

  • (lively music)

  • Stir them together with your room temperature jello

  • and it's ready to top your dessert.

  • (lively music)

  • Give me a thumbs-up below

  • if you like where I'm going with this.

  • (lively music)

  • It's looking amazing.

  • Just cover that with plastic wrap,

  • refrigerate for about two to four hours

  • or until the jello is fully set.

  • I will see you soon, my darling.

  • (chuckles) I'm excited.

  • Now onto my very favorite part, the taste test.

  • And this is very dangerous, actually, because

  • I don't have a party planned for today.

  • Which means I'm gonna eat a lot of this

  • if I don't take it to somebody's house.

  • Lets cut into this baby.

  • (lively music)

  • I don't think I could ever get tired of this recipe.

  • My husband's probably gonna have to

  • confiscate that dish when I'm done.

  • Here we go.

  • Seriously you guys, the saltiness from the pretzels,

  • the creamy sweetness from the filling,

  • and the tartness from the strawberries

  • is just a flavor explosion.

  • This is so good.

  • I hope you guys enjoyed this video.

  • If you did, give me a thumbs-up below.

  • If you have a suggestion for a future video recipe,

  • leave me a comment below.

  • I would love to hear from you.

  • And thanks so much for subscribing.

  • (lively music)

  • If you like jello, you're gonna love

  • the other jello recipes we have posted.

  • Check them out over here.

  • (lively music)

(lively music)

Subtitles and vocabulary

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it