Gluten Free Strawberry Pretzel Jello

Yay for gluten free pretzels! This will be the first item in our Thanksgiving Box Giveaway!

First off, let me tell you about our favorite GF pretzels. Glutino Gluten Free Pretzels Twist & Stick. My brothers who are AVID pretzel eaters, prefer these over Rold Gold. Every time they are at my house & I have a bag open they DOWN them haha! They love the extra crunch that comes from the absence of gluten. The buttery taste is way more appealing & its less salty!

We have lots & lots & lots of jello at our Thanksgiving dinner. So I will be sharing two of my favorites during our Sigh of Relief series. This is my second favorite jello & yes, it has pretzels! So, naturally we had to modify this one & use GF pretzels. Just a tip: Make this the day of Thanksgiving. Gluten free anything has a tendency to get soggy. This lasted us the whole day but towards the evening it got a tad soggy.

Their are 3 layers:

Top: Strawberry jello
Middle: Cream cheese & cool whip mixture
Bottom: Pretezel crust

Strawberry Pretzel Jello

2 cups gluten free pretzel, crushed
2 tbs sugar
3/4 cups butter, melted
1 8oz package of cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 8oz container Cool Whip
1 8oz pkg strawberry jello
2 cups boiling water
2 10oz pkg frozen strawberries, blended

Pretzel crust (bottom)
Combined pretzels, 2 tbs sugar, & melted butter. Spread them in the bottom of the 9×13 pan. Bake at 400 for 6 minutes. Cool thoroughly
Cream Cheese mixture (middle)
Mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, & cool whip; spread on top of pretzel crust.
Jello (Top)
Dissolve the jello in the water and add the strawberries. Chill until almost congealed. Spread on top of cream cheese mixture.

New to the blog? Welcome!! This month we’ve been running our “Sigh of Relief Series.” We wanted to let you relax a little simply by knowing that you CAN still have a YUMMY Thanksgiving, gluten free. These are a few of our own tips on how to have a fabulous dinner. Here’s a list to see the others & remember to subscribe to our blog so you can get the rest emailed to you!

Pass the Gravy
Gobble Gobble
Steamed Vegetables & Gluten Free Cheese Sauce
Gluten Free Sweet Potato / Yam Casserole