Blue Pretzel Dish - Fancy this dessert up for your 4th of July dinner by placing dollops of whipped topping over the blueberry mixture and adding a red maraschino cherry to each dollop. This dessert can also be made with cherry or strawberry pie filling and add blueberries as the garnish.
Product: 4th of July Dessert Recipes for Kids
Category: Fourth of July Fun - Cooking Activities
Blue Pretzel Dish
Ingredients:
1 1/2 C pretzels, crushed
1/2 C of sugar
1/2 C of butter, melted
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 C confectioners’ sugar
1 (8 oz.) carton whipped topping, thawed
2 (21 oz.) cans of blueberry pie filling
Preparation:
Place the crushed pretzels and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
Stir the butter into the mixture until well combined.
Press the mixture into the bottom only of a 13 X 9 dish.
Place the cream cheese into a mixing bowl.
Beat the confectioners' sugar in until the mixture become smooth.
Fold in the whipped topping until blended together well.
Spread the mixture evenly over the top of the crust.
Spread the blueberry pie filling over the cream cheese mixture.
Cover and chill 30 minutes or until just ready to serve.