2 Ways 4 Pretzel Dessert Crust Recipes

PRETZEL PIE CRUST RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease pie dish.
• Crush pretzels until fine in a food processor or by hand using a sealed bag and a mallet.
• In a medium mixing bowl, melt butter.
• Fold pretzels and brown sugar into the melted butter.
• Transfer to pie dish. Press using a measuring cup or drinking glass pushing the base of the crust to create a slight wall.
• Bake 10 minutes. Cool before filling.

PRETZEL DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss 1-1/2 cups pretzels with sugar and melted butter. Press into an ungreased 13x9-in. dish., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping., Spread half of the mixture over pretzel layer. Top with pie filling; spread with remaining cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining pretzels. Refrigerate, covered, overnight before serving.,

PRETZEL DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crushed pretzels, melted margarine, and 1/4 cup sugar. Press mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, frozen whipped topping, and 1 cup sugar. Pour over pretzel crust.
• In a large saucepan, combine boiling water and strawberry-flavored gelatin; bring to a boil. Stir in frozen strawberries. When it begins to thicken, pour over cream cheese filling. Serve.

PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together margarine, sugar and pretzels. Press the mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake in oven for 10 minutes; fill with desired pie filling.

2 WAYS 4 PRETZEL DESSERT CRUST

Steps:

• 1. For Non-Baked Desserts or 9-inch Pies: Spray baking dish or pie pan with non stick butter. Combine pretzels and sugar in a food processor; pulse to medium fine crumbs. Add the melted and slightly cooled butter and pulse until crumbs are evenly moist. Press mixture in the bottom of baking dish or pie pan and up the sides as high as you can. Fill with your favorite dessert recipe.
• 2. For Baked Desserts or 9-inch Pies: In a food processor mix flour,and sugar.Pulse in pretzels until they are hardly noticeable in the mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water one tablespoon at a time and pulse until dough forms.
• 3. For Baked Pies and Dessert (cont.) Empty processor bowl onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times. Divide into 2 discs,one a little larger than the other. Wrap the smaller in plastic wrap and chill while rolling out the larger disc and then gently place in a 9-inch pie pan. Chill. Make filling.Homemade Apple Pie is especially good baked in this crust.. If making something baked in a 9x13 dish use and roll out both pieces of dough and place in bottom of a sprayed baking dish.

PRETZEL GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix crushed pretzels, melted butter and sugar; press onto bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely. , For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Stir in whipped topping; spread over crust. Refrigerate, covered, until cold. , In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water; refrigerate until partially set. Pour carefully over filling. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, 4-6 hours., Cut into squares. If desired, serve with strawberries and additional whipped topping.