Strawberry-Pretzel Salad Dessert Squares

Ingredients

• 1 cup cool whip free whipped topping thawed
• 2 Tbsp milk fat-free
• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 8 oz philadelphia neufchatel cheese softened (12 oz.)
• 1.5 cups pretzels crushed finely
• 4 cups strawberries fresh sliced
• 0.6 oz jell-o strawberry flavor gelatin sugar free
• 0.5 cup sugar divided
• 1.5 cups water cold
• 2 cups water boiling

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Mix pretzel crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
3. Bake 10 min. Cool.
4. Beat Neufchatel, remaining sugar and milk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread onto crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
5. Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened. Stir in berries; spoon over Neufchatel layer. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.