Pretzel Cream Cheese Strawberry Dessert Parfaits [Strawberry Pretzel Dessert with Fresh Strawberries]

Pretzel Cream Cheese Strawberry Dessert

It’s fruit and cream cheese and crunch all in one bite! The first time I had Pretzel Cream Cheese Strawberry Dessert was at a church potluck.

They were in bar form and not in pretty parfait dishes but my heart- and stomach was won over in an instant.  It was so scrumptious that I could hardly believe that it contained actual pretzels.

It’s kind of like adding salt to watermelon.  Salty and sweet go together beautifully!

I asked for the recipe immediately.

With this twist on the well known favorite strawberry Pretzel dessert, fresh strawberries take center stage.  It’s the perfect dessert for summer since fruit and cream goes beautifully with the berries.

It’s not a heavy dessert- but very light.  It’s also a treat for the taste buds due to the juxtaposed textures of crunchy pretzels and the sweet and smooth cream cheese filling layer.

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Fresh Strawberry Pretzel Dessert- Information about Ingredients

All of the Ingredients for this fresh strawberry pretzel dessert can be found at your local grocery store. 

You can order the pretzels, butter, cream cheese, vanilla and whipped topping from Amazon.

To make this dish even easier to prepare, you can buy CRUSHED PRETZELS from Amazon! Who knew? Certainly not me until I started researching this recipe for this blog post!

And…. if you really want to make this recipe even easier, you can purchase the cheesecake filling as well. And I am here to tell you that it tastes great since I have purchased it!

How to Pick the Best Strawberries

Check out the video below on how to pick and choose the best strawberries.

Preparing the Strawberries for Strawberry Pretzel Cream Cheese Recipe-

The first step in preparing this yummy Strawberry pretzel cream cheese recipe is to prepare the strawberries.

Simply slice them up into pieces and sprinkle them with sugar.  Set aside.

Easy Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Recipe- Preparing the Crust

Preparing the crust for this easy strawberry pretzel dessert is easy.  If you’ve got a food processor all you have to do is add the pretzels, butter and sugar and pulse till the crumbs are moist. 

If you don’t have a food processor,  all you have to do is put your pretzels in a ziploc bag and crumble them with a mallet on a wooden cutting board.

Set aside for later assembly.

Best Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Recipe- Prepare the Cream Cheese Mixture

Now, let’s make the filling for the best strawberry pretzel dessert recipe!

Combing the cream cheese, sugar, whipped topping and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat till very smooth.  You want to mix the cream cheese mixture until it’s nice and smooth.  Set aside.

Strawberry Pretzel Cream Cheese Dessert- The Assembly

Now for the good part!  Let’s get this Strawberry Pretzel Cream Cheese Dessert assembled!

Layer your crust on the bottom of your parfait cup.  You can tamp it down so it resembles a crust or you can leave it loose to mix with the cream cheese mixture.  Your choice.  Layer the crust, cream cheese and strawberries and top with the cream cheese mixture.

If you really want to gild the lily,  top with some freshly whipped whip cream (not shown but it should be- lol!)

Enjoy this twist on the Old Fashioned Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

I hope you enjoy this twist on the old fashioned strawberry pretzel dessert!  The individual servings make it extra special and it’s perfect for any church buffet or ladies fellowship!

Pretzel Cream Cheese Strawberry Dessert

Fresh Strawberries, Crunch and Cream Cheese!  Are you ready to make this Pretzel Cream Cheese Strawberry Dessert for your family , church function or summer event?

Scroll down and you’ll find the recipe card with all the details!

I hope you enjoy this fresh strawberry pretzel dessert with cream cheese!