Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

A No Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie with a pretzel crust is the perfect easy pie recipe! This is like eating a strawberry pretzel salad but in pie form – with a thick sweet cream cheese layer and no jello!

No Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

This pie has it all: salty pretzels, creamy sweet cheesecake, and yummy strawberries. It’s an twist on a classic cream cheese pie! There are three amazing layers to this pie: pretzel crust, cheesecake with cool whip, and strawberry pie filling. You could also top this with fresh berries!

Ingredients Needed

• Pretzels – I love the addition of a salty pretzel crust! Twists or rods will work.
• Sugar – To sweeten the crust and the pie.
• Melted Butter – We use this to bind the crust. I used Challenge butter. Remember how I said my dad won’t eat any other kind? Still true.
• Cream Cheese – for the cheesecake filling – make sure your cream cheese is softened. Use Challenge Cream Cheese if you can find it!
• Cool Whip – whipped topping helps the filling come together fast.
• Strawberry Pie Filling or fresh strawberries for the topping

How to make Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

• Let’s talk about PRETZEL CRUST! I crushed my pretzels in a food processor, but you can also use a rolling pin. The finer they are, the easier the crust sticks together.
• Stir together the crust ingredients and press into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Once the crust is done, we fill the pie! Beat cream cheese with sugar and a teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth. I used granulated sugar but you could use powdered sugar if you prefer.
• Fold in the whipped topping until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture in the pie crust.
• Spread your strawberry pie filling on top of your cream cheese layer and chill to set.

Tip From Dorothy

Expert Tips

• Always use high quality ingredients – I use Challenge Butter because it’s my favorite kind and is made with happy cows at family owned dairies. It’s also award winning! I love Challenge Cream Cheese too, check their website to see where to find it.
• Traditionally cream cheese pies are served in a graham cracker crust, but the pretzel crust is SO good.
• Not all pie fillings are the same color! If you find that your can of strawberry pie filling isn’t as vibrant as you’d like, add a few drops of red food coloring to it before topping the pie.
• Always start with room temperature cream cheese to aovid lumps in your cream pie.
• To substitute whipped cream in placed of the Cool Whip, beat 1 1/2 cups cold heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form and gently fold it into the cream cheese mixture (by hand, not with a mixer).

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie Recipe

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This No-Bake Strawberry Pretzel Salad Pie turns the popular Jell-O salad recipe into a pie! No bake cheesecake, pretzel crust, and strawberry topping!

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Chill Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Yield 10 servings

Serving Size 1 serving

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Ingredients

 

For the Crust:

• ▢ 1 ½ cups (150g) finely crushed pretzels (about 3 cups pretzel twists)
• ▢ ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
• ▢ 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted Challenge Butter , melted

For the filling:

• ▢ 8 ounces (226g) cream cheese
• ▢ ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 8 ounces (226g) whipped topping
• ▢ 1 20 ounce can Strawberry Pie Filling or use fresh strawberries

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Instructions

• Make the crust: stir finely crushed pretzels and sugar with melted butter. Press into a 9” pie plate. Chill until ready to fill.
• Make the filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Whisk or fold in whipped topping until no lumps remain. Spread in prepared crust.
• Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
• When ready to serve: top with strawberry pie filling or chopped strawberries.

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Recipe Notes

• Make sure your pretzels are finely crushed so they stick together – the larger the pieces the harder it is to get them to form a crust and it will be more crumbly.
• Skip the pie filling and top this with fresh berries if you prefer.
• Not all pie fillings are the same color! If you find that your can of strawberry pie filling isn’t as vibrant as you’d like, add a few drops of red food coloring to it before topping the pie. 
• To substitute whipped cream in placed of the Cool Whip, beat 1 1/2 cups cold heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form and gently fold it into the cream cheese mixture (by hand, not with a mixer).
• Always start with room temperature cream cheese to aovid lumps in your cream pie.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 238mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 617IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Author Dorothy Kern

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This post was sponsored by Challenge Butter in 2016. Post has been updated.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie is a no bake cheesecake with a pretzel crust – or use graham cracker crust – and a strawberry pie filling on top! The perfect easy pie recipe.