Our pineapple pretzel salad is a no-bake gluten-free dessert that's simple to make and tastes amazing. Made with cream cheese, whipped topping, and crushed pineapple, your guests will rave over this salad!
Crush the pretzels. Add the pretzels to a ziplock bag. Use a rolling pin to crush them. Pour the crushed pretzels into a medium size mixing bowl.
8 ounce bag gluten-free pretzels
⭐️Make the crust. Add the melted butter and 1/4 cup of sugar to the crushed pretzels. Stir well. Pour into the pan and press firmly. Bake for 10 minutes then let cool.
3/4 cup butter, melted, 1 cup sugar, divided
⭐️Blend the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese, the rest of the sugar (3/4 cup), and the vanilla to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Using a handheld mixer, blend well.
Fold in the whipped topping. Add the whipped topping and the crushed pineapple to the cream cheese mixture. Using a spatula, fold together just until blended. Add the mixture to the pretzel crust.
Garnish and chill. Add a few crushed pretzels and pineapple chunks to the top of the salad. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving or at least 30 minutes.
8 ounces pineapple chunks
Notes
Make up to a day in advance then chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Add other fruits or nuts such as mandarin oranges, maraschino cherries, pecans or pistachios into the pretzel crust or cream cheese mixture to further customize this recipe to your liking.
CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.