Strawberry Pretzel Delight - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 cups crushed pretzel sticks
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
Filling
1 (12 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated)
1/2 cup water
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling
1 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
Topping
1 (21 ounce) can strawberry pie filling

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0F
In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients; mix well.
Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake for 8 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in same large bowl, combine condensed milk and water; blend well. Add pudding mix; beat 2 minutes with electric mixer at medium speed. Refrigerate for 5 minutes.
Fold whipped topping into thickened pudding mixture. Spread over cooled baked crust. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until filling is firm.
Spoon strawberry pie filling over filling. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until serving time. If desired, garnish individual servings with chocolate dipped tree-shaped pretzels.
Store in refrigerator.