Cherry Pretzel Squares

Chopped pretzels and brown sugar make a perfect salty-sweet crust for these creamy layered cherry bars.

• Calories: 425 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 (21 ounce) cans LUCKY LEAF® Regular or Premium Cherry Fruit Filling
• 3 cups chopped pretzels
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, combine crushed pretzels, brown sugar and butter. Spread half of this pretzel mixture in bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.

Step 3

While the pretzel mixture is baking, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in large mixing bowl. Fold in whipped topping.

Step 4

Spread half of this cream cheese mixture on top of the cooled baked pretzel crust. Spread 2 cans of LUCKY LEAF Cherry Fruit Filling over the cream cheese layer, then spread the remaining half of the cream cheese mixture over the pie filling.

Step 5

Sprinkle with the remaining pretzel mixture. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.