Strawberry Pretzel Parfait
These strawberry pretzel parfaits are the perfect sweet and salty treat, with delicious layers of no bake cheesecake, crunchy salty sweet pretzels, and fresh strawberries.
Servings: 8
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Cheesecake Layer:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 oz cool whip
For the Pretzel Layer:
- 2 cups pretzels
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 2 TBS brown sugar
For the Strawberry Layer:
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- 2 TBS sugar
For the Cool Whip Topping:
- 1 cup cool whip
Instructions
For the Cheesecake Layer:
- 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
For the Pretzel Layer
- 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.
For the Strawberry Layer:
- Stir together strawberries and sugar in a medium sized bowl.
For Parfait Assembly:
- 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.
Notes
*For larger parfaits like the ones pictured, use about 4 TBS of each mixture per layer. This will only make 4 parfaits total.
** Pretzel layer will get soft quickly. To enjoy the crunchy pretzels, enjoy within about 30 minutes.