Strawberry Pretzel Parfait Recipe Perfect Afternoon Snack Food

STRAWBERRY PRETZEL PARFAIT

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese in a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer until nice and smooth.
• Add in the sugar and mix over medium speed, for about 2-3 minutes, until the mixture is nice and smooth and creamy.
• Carefully fold in the cool whip, until it's smooth. Set aside
• Put pretzels in a ziplock bag and seal. Crush them until they are broken into small chunks. Some will be crumbs, some chunky pieces.
• Mix melted butter and brown sugar in with crushes pretzels until pretzels are coated well. Set aside.
• Stir together strawberries and sugar in a medium sized bowl.
• Spread about 2 TBS of the no bake cheesecake into the bottom of a glass or plastic cup.
• Spread about 2 TBS of the pretzel mixture evenly over the cheesecake mixture.
• Sprinkle about 2 TBS of strawberries over pretzel mixture.
• Repeat with one more layer of cheesecake, pretzels, and strawberries.
• Top with a couple tablespoons of cool whip.
• Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY-PRETZEL SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toss the graham cereal and pretzel sticks together in a large bowl. Whisk the butter, brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Pour the sauce over the snack mix and toss to coat well. Spread out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the mix is toasted and almost completely dry, 10 to 15 minutes, tossing about halfway through.
• Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Toss in the yogurt-covered pretzels and strawberries. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

STRAWBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Hull and quarter 1 quart strawberries. Toss with 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Sprinkle a layer of gingersnap crumbs or graham cracker crumbs in the bottom of parfait glasses. Top with the berries. Mix 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt with 2 tablespoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, then spoon over the berries.

STRAWBERRY PRETZEL PARFAIT RECIPE | PERFECT AFTERNOON SNACK

Steps:

• In a small cup layer your yogurt, pretzels and strawberries.
• Repeat layers as desired for a delicious parfait!

STRAWBERRY PRETZEL PARFAIT RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Place the strawberries in a shallow dish and sprinkle the granulated sugar on top. Stir to combine. Let sit for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, add the pretzels to a food processor. Pulse until they are broken into small chunks. Some will pulverize, some will stay chunky. It's all good. Drizzle the melted butter and cinnamon over the crushed pretzels and pulse a few times to combine. Scrape mixture out of food processor and set aside. In a small bowl, add the yogurt or sour cream and brown sugar. Whisk together to break up any brown sugar lumps. Into each serving vessel, layer yogurt, strawberries, and pretzel mixture. Repeat. Garnish with extra yogurt and crushed pretzels.