MYSTERY JELLO DESSERT (STRAWBERRY JELLO & PRETZEL DESSERT)

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MYSTERY JELLO DESSERT (STRAWBERRY JELLO & PRETZEL DESSERT)
MYSTERY JELLO DESSERT (STRAWBERRY JELLO & PRETZEL DESSERT)

Made ahead for Easter as part of 'The Low Class, No-Class, Hillbilly, Trailer Trash Pandemic Easter Menu.'

JELLO inspired desserts come in many shapes, colors, and sizes. One thing is certain, a JELLO dessert of some kind is what belongs on 'The Low Class, No-Class, Hillbilly, Trailer Trash, Pandemic Easter Menu.' There are well established recipes for this particular dessert, you can find them on some boxes of JELLO, maybe the container of whipped topping, or on the JELLO website. I did none of those and just made it up from 3-4 of my other dessert recipes. Last year I made the mistake of using whipped cream cheese for the cream cheese base and, needless to say, things got interesting with it. This year I'm going back to regular cream cheese. Also, I'm going to include my recipe since it turned out as expected this time. The mystery JELLO dessert is... Strawberry JELLO & Pretzel Dessert... or is it?

CRUST
160 g. crushed Pretzels (about two cups)
113 g. Unsalted Butter (one stick)

* Melt butter
* Combine pretzels and butter in 8" x 8" or 9" x 9" pan or baking dish, evenly press into bottom
* Bake @ 350 degrees 10-12 minutes
* Refrigerate until cool and firm

FILLING
225 g. Cream Cheese (softened)
50 g. Sugar
140 g. Whipped Topping

* Beat cream cheese and sugar til smooth
* Evenly mix in whipped topping
* Spread evenly over top of crust and refrigerate til firm

JELLO TOPPING
Usually for pies or things like this, the amount of water used is reduced. I wasn't using a recipe so I reduced it by a full cup, a half cup less of boiling and cold, and used the quick set method on the box.

170 g. Strawberry JELLO Mix
360 ml. Boiling Water
240 ml. Cold Water
120 g. Ice

By reducing the water you get a much firmer JELLO that is easier to slice cleanly.

* In a mixing bowl, pour boiling water into JELLO Mix and stir to dissolve
* Add water and ice and stir until ice is melted, refrigerate about 45 minutes or until it begins setting

The reason for refrigerating it beforehand is so you're not pouring a liquid straight over the cream cheese filling and crust. It is JELLO, it will still set, but it may not turn out exactly how you want if you pour a liquid straight into the pan... I know it does not turn out how you want it if using whipped cream cheese. If you allow it to set for too long before adding, that's fine, whipped topping is going over the top anyways and will cover up an uneven JELLO surface.

* Pour over cream cheese and allow to fully set

150 g. Whipped Topping
Crushed Pretzels

The crushed pretzels are more of a marker here so people know what they are getting their self into with this whipped topping covered dessert in a container with no see-through sides and crushed pretzels on top. A savvy home cook will see the pretzels atop the whipped topping and know it's likely one of a couple things. I left the edges showing so it'd be fairly easy for someone to guess what it is.

* Top with whipped topping and crushed pretzels
* Cover until ready to serve.

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Taken on: April 8, 2023
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