STRAWBERRY PRALINE SALAD
This Strawberry Praline Salad will quickly become a family favorite. This is a fluff salad and it’s perfect for any holiday gathering or when you need a simple side dish.
If you love this salad, you may love this classic too! Pistachio salad has been a holiday staple for many people and it looks great on the table too.
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This strawberry salad is one of our favorites. It’s a great addition to any meal and super easy to make. I double it for large gatherings because it never lasts long. The pecans and the pretzels go so well together and it’s wonderful for any holiday meal. Looks festive on the table and it’s delicious. Only a handful of simple ingredients and you can throw this side dish together in no time.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Pretzels
- Butter
- Pecans
- Brown sugar
- White Sugar
- Strawberries
- Cream cheese
- Vanilla
- Cool Whip
SWAPS
You can swap out the Cool Whip and make your own, but we use the store-bought since it makes it so simple. You can also use gluten-free pretzels to make this a gluten-free dish. I don’t think they get as crispy, but they are still good.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This strawberry praline salad is very easy to make, and the longest part of the process is making the praline mixture.
PREPARATIONS
The only prep work is ensuring the cream cheese is at room temperature, and the cool whip has chilled in the fridge.
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine melted butter, pretzels, brown sugar and pecan in a bowl. Once mixed, spread evenly on baking pan and bake for 6 minutes until golden brown. Let cool.
Step 2
In a bowl, combine white sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and cool whip. Mix with mixer until well combined.
Step 3
Fold in strawberries and break up the pretzel mixture and fold in as well. You can set some aside to garnish on top for decoration. Serve cold. I let chill in the fridge for a few hours.
⭐TIP
Once I make up the praline mixture and it has cooked, I will set the entire sheet in the fridge so it cools and hardens faster. If making this in advance, I like to make the cream cheese mixture and fruit in a bowl and then add the praline mixture before serving. However, I have eaten this many times the day after and it’s still delicious.
SERVE THIS WITH
This dish is very versatile and goes with just about any meal. We love it for any holiday gathering. It is also really refreshing on a hot day. Check out these delicious side dishes if you are serving it for Thanksgiving.
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I haven’t had it get soggy but if your strawberries are overly ripe it may.
Yes, I have made it with the 1/3 fat cream cheese and never noticed a difference.
STORING
I store in an air-tight container in the fridge and it’s best served right out of the fridge.
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SERVING SIZE
This makes 6-8 servings and can easily be doubled.
Strawberry Praline Salad
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Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of pretzels broken into pieces
- 1/2 cup of butter 1 stick, melted
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 3/4 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 3- 4 cups of strawberries sliced into small pieces
- 1 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 8 ounce tub of Cool Whip
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine melted butter, pretzels, brown sugar and pecan in a bowl. Once mixed, spread evenly on baking pan and bake for 6 minutes until golden brown. Let cool. I put mine in the fridge to harden.
- In a bowl, combine white sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and cool whip. Mix with mixer until well combined. Fold in strawberries and break up pretzel mixture and fold in as well. You can set some aside to garnish on top for decoration. Serve cold. I let chill in the fridge for a few hours.
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Love this recipe! Have made it several times. I don’t mix pretzel topping into the salad, I just add to top as I serve it.
OMG- made this for the first time for our Fourth of July dinner. Cannot begin to describe how yummy this is! Everyone raved about it so know I will be making this over and over.
Isn’t it the best?! We’re thrilled it was a hit for you!!
What do you mean by white sugar…is it confectionery sugar or granulated sugar?
Granulated sugar.
Delicious salad. Everyone raved! In my opinion it was too much “dressing”, next time I’ll try halving the cream cheese and cool whip. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I made it and it is delicious.I left the chopped up strawberries, and pretzel pecan toffee on the side. The cream cheese/cool whip was kinda rich, so I added a little of that and and extra chopped up strawberries and the toffee. I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing your recipes!!
You are very welcome! So glad you enjoy them!
I have made this strawberry praline salad two weeks in a row! My family devours it! It’s easy to make and ohhh so delicious Love it!
I love the strawberry praline salad idea, I have made the strawberry pretzels salad before with pineapples, but I am going to try yours,,I know I will love it. Thanks for sharing.
I make a recipe that is called Strawberry Pecan Pretzel Salad which is the same ingredients. The first time I took this to a school luncheon everyone loved it. So people always ask me to bring this when we have luncheons or just bringing things for the holidays. This is a keeper and it is so delicious. I even make this using blueberries and blueberry pie filling.
I make the pecan pretzel pralines and use them in my parfait with layered fruit and yogurt. So good!
I have made the Strawberry Praline Salad twice. It was a Hugh hit both times. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I cook for veterans three times a week. They love your recipes . They always clean their plates and ask for more. As a professional Chef it makes my heart sing to see them eat such great nutritious food. Thank you.
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The Strawberry Praline salad. The recipe says pecans? Does not mention pralines?
A praline is a sugared pecan. If you read the directions, you make the pralines.
I’m so glad I found this recipe! I’ve made it three times since finding it. We love it! Thank you so much for sharing.
I made this for Thanksgiving and it was wonderful! Everyone loved it. This dish is a keeper. I love your recipes and your magazine. Thank you for all that you do.
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