Strawberry Pretzel Salad Cups

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh strawberries (chopped)
• 4 cups mini pretzels
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted)
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (+ 2 tablespoons divided)
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla (or vanilla bean paste)
• 8 ounce container whipped topping

Instructions

1. 1

   In a medium mixing bowl, combine chopped strawberries and 1 Tbsp sugar. Mix well until coated. Set aside.

2. 2

   Add pretzels to the bowl of a blender or food processor. Blend until you have pretzel crumbs. In a medium bowl combine pretzel crumbs, melted butter and 1 Tbsp sugar. Mix with a fork pressing sugar and butter into pretzel crumbs, until pretzel crumbs are moist. Set aside.

3. 3

   Combine cream cheese, ½ cup sugar and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until your mixture is light and creamy. Add whipped topping and mix until combined.

4. 4

   Add 2 Tbsp pretzel mixture to the bottom of each cup. Press down on mixture with your fingers to create a crust. Add the cream cheese filling, dividing evenly between the 16 servings (reserve a little to dollop on top of each cup if desired). Spoon strawberries over each serving, dividing evenly. Add dollop of remaining mixture to each cup.

5. 5

   Serve and enjoy!