Strawberry Pretzel Jell-o Knockoff

Lisa always reminisces about what she calls "pretzel Jell-o," which is apparently something you guys know about. Me, not so much. Anyway, we don't eat Jell-o because it's cow bones that make your Jell-o have the consistency of Santa's tummy. What's more, we're not about to buy agar-agar for something we'll barely ever make. So, Lisa did some research and pieced together something that would remind her of the lamented dessert. She found a recipe for the pretzel crust (mostly crushed up pretzels with melted butter and sugar), a recipe for the cream filling (cream cheese, sugar, and cool whip), and a recipe that she thought might mimic Jell-o (basically some mashed strawberries, sugar, water, corn starch). The result is pictured, and it's pretty dang good too. Lisa is intent on getting the recipe just right, and writing it down so she can make it again (and again, and again).

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