Pineapple Pretzel Salad

Pineapple pretzel salad is a delicious dish. When combined together, both pineapples and pretzels give a great savory taste. It consists of the incomparable sweet and salty taste of the pineapple along with the crunchy texture of the pretzels. Here are some enticing pineapple salad recipes...

Recipe 1

Ingredients

• 1 can of crushed pineapples
• 1 cup of crushed pretzels
• 1/2 cup of melted butter
• 1/2 pack of cream cheese
• 1/2 cup of whipping topping (frozen)
• 1/4 pack of the instant pudding mix (preferably vanilla flavor
• 1/2 cup of sugar

Directions
Place the pretzels in the bottom of a baking dish. Preheat the oven to 175⁰C. Pour the melted butter on top of the pretzels. Place that baking dish in the oven for about 10 minutes. Make a batter of the cream cheese and the sugar. Now fold the batter in the whipped topping and spread it over the cooled crust of the pretzel. Mix the pineapple and pudding mix and spread it over the whipping topping. Chill the salad till the time of serving.

Recipe 2

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of margarine
• 2 cups of pretzels (crushed)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 pack of softened cream cheese
• 1 can of crushed pineapples (with juice)
• 1 cup of frozen whipping topping

Directions
Preheat the oven. Mix cup of sugar and the crushed pretzels into the melted margarine. Place the mixture into the baking pan and bake for about 10 minutes. Mix the remaining sugar, the pineapple and the whipping topping in a bowl. Refrigerate this mixture and add the cold pretzels to the cheese mixture, just before the serving.

Recipe 3

Ingredients

• 2 cups of chopped pretzel
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3/4 cup of melted butter
• a pack of frozen strawberries
• 1 pack of softened cheese
• 1 cup of whipping topping
• a pack of strawberry 'jello'
• 2 cups of pineapple juice

Directions
Blend the cream cheese and sugar together and keep it aside. Add pretzels to the melted butter and spread on a baking dish. Bake at 180⁰C for 10 minutes. Combine the cream cheese mixture and the whipping topping. Spread this mixture over the cold pretzel layer. Melt the strawberry jello into the hot pineapple juice. Add the frozen strawberries to it and let it set partially. Pour this jelly over the cream cheese layer. Put in the refrigerator till the time of serving. Serve by cutting into your favorite shape.

Recipe 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups of crushed pretzels
• 2 packs of strawberry gelatin
• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 10-12 fresh strawberries, cut in the halves
• 3/4 cup of melted butter
• 2 cups of boiling water
• 1 pack of softened cream cheese
• 2 cups of unsweetened pineapple juice
• Lettuce

Directions
Take a bowl, mix the pretzel, cup of sugar and the melted butter. Spread it over a baking dish. Bake in a preheated oven at 175^oC for 10 minutes. Let the pretzel mixture cool and then crumble it slightly. Don't let it cool down completely or else the mixture will stick together. Melt the gelatin in the boiling water and then add pineapple juice to it. Spread this mixture in a dish and keep in the refrigerator to thicken. Fold the strawberries. Again refrigerate, till firm but not till completely set. Blend the cream cheese with the remaining cup of sugar until it results in a smooth mixture. Pour this mixture evenly on the gelatin layer. Scatter the crushed pretzel pieces on top of it and press them slightly. Serve as a salad with lettuce or as a dessert.

These salads will definitely tempt you to try them on your own!