Purdue Strawberry Pretzel Salad

I clipped this out of our alumni magazine awhile ago, I love this stuff and lived on it in college on weeks where the food was scary but this was in the salad bar ;)

Yes I realize "salad" is not really how one would describe this, but its so good, lets pretend its a good for you salad.

Purdue University Residences Pretzel Salad

9-oz bag of pretzel sticks, broken into ¼ inch pieces
½ cup margarine, melted
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
8-oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
8-oz container whipped topping (thawed)
.6-oz package strawberry gelatin
2 cups boiling water
16-oz package strawberries, frozen and sliced

Mix pretzels, margarine, and first amount of sugar. Press into a 9x13 pan. Bake 10 minutes in a 350 oven. Let cool.
Mix cream cheese and second amount of sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust. Refrigerate.
Combine water and gelatin until dissolved. Add strawberries (do not drain) and refrigerate until partially set.
Gently pour strawberry mixture over cream cheese layer and chill until set, about 4-6 hours.

Summer Berry Pie

Another low fat dessert recipe :) and also involves jell-o so kids should like it. Got this from my friend Anne at my bridal shower back eons ago.

Summer Berry Pie
Yields: 2 pies (6-8 servings each)

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups sugar
3 cups cold water
6 Tbsp corn starch
1 package (6oz) berry flavored gelatin
2 cups fresh blue berries (or blackberries are good too)
2 cups fresh strawberries
2 cups fresh raspberries
2 9-inch graham cracker crusts
4 cups whipped topping

In a saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch & water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook & stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Refrigerate 15-20 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Stir in berries. Pour into crusts & chill until set. Garnish with whipped topping and extra berries.

Orange Creamsicle Pie

This is a low fat low sugar recipe my mother in law gave me a few years ago. It can be modified to any kind of jell-o you'd prefer by changing the yogurt to another flavor or just vanilla.

Orange Creamsicle Pie

Ingredients:
1 8oz package fat free cream cheese
1 8oz container light orange yogurt
5 tsp sugar or substitute
¼ tsp vanilla extract (I use a bit more, overflow the measuring spoon)
1 small package sugar free orange gelatin
1 cup fat free cool whip
1 reduced fat graham cracker pie crust

Beat cream cheese and yogurt until creamy, add sugar and vanilla extract and continue mixing. Stir in orange gelatin and beat to blend. Fold in cool whip. Pour into pie crust and chill at least 2 hours.