Cherry Pretzel Squares

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

Original recipe makes 12 servings

Ingredients

2 (21 ounce) cans LUCKY LEAF® Regular or Premium Cherry Pie Filling
3 cups chopped pretzels
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed

READY IN

4 hrs 10 mins

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine crushed pretzels, brown sugar and butter. Spread half of this pretzel mixture in bottom of 13×9-inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
While the pretzel mixture is baking, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in large mixing bowl. Fold in whipped topping.
Spread half of this cream cheese mixture on top of the cooled baked pretzel crust. Spread 2 cans of LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling over the cream cheese layer, then spread the remaining half of the cream cheese mixture over the pie filling.
Sprinkle with the remaining pretzel mixture. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.