Here’s a Cheese Pretzels recipe for an easy snack that’s quite addictive! These crunchy, buttery, cheddar cheese flavored pretzels are perfect for parties
We are a family of cheese lovers and that love of cheese also extends to our snacks! These cheese pretzels are great for snacking on and you’ll find that you can’t stop at eating just a few.
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How To Make Cheese Pretzels
Start by spreading the pretzel twists out in a large rimmed baking sheet or in a roasting pan.
Then, whisk together butter flavored popcorn oil, garlic powder, and a dry cheese packet from a box of macaroni and cheese.
I used cheese packet from a box of Annie’s Macaroni & Cheese (but any brand will do) and saved the shells for another recipe such as my BLT Pasta Salad.
Pour the cheese and oil mixture over the pretzel twists in the pan immediately after whisking.
Use a silicone spatula to stir the pretzels about every 15 minutes, until all of the cheese and oil mixture is absorbed. The spatula really helps scrape and scoop the cheese and oil mixture off the bottom of the pan.
What kind of pretzels work to make cheese pretzels?
You can use whatever pretzels you prefer from twists to sticks and square to circles. Or use a combination of pretzels. For this recipe, we used mini pretzels twists.
You can also substitute some of the pretzels for other snack ingredients such as Goldfish, Cheezits, oyster crackers, Cheerios, or peanuts.
Do seasoned pretzels have to be baked?
The pretzels will absorb the oil so seasoned pretzels do not NEED to be baked, only stirred occasionally.
But if you want to absorb the oil faster, you can bake your cheese pretzel twists at 220° for 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until absorbed.
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Cheese Pretzels
Ingredients
- 15 oz bag pretzel twists
- ¾ cup butter flavored popcorn oil
- ¼ cup powdered cheddar cheese one packet from a box of macaroni and cheese
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Pour the pretzel twists in a large rimmed baking sheet or a roasting pan.
- Whisk together the oil, powdered cheese, and garlic powder. Pour over the pretzel twists in the pan and stir to coat.
- Continue stirring every 15 minutes until all of the cheese and oil mixture is absorbed.
PatriciaBing says
How long will the homemade cheddar pretzels keep ?
Tonia says
They should last a few days.
Katie says
For the cheddar pretzel recipient do you have to bake it
Megan says
You don’t bake it. That’s why you use the buttered flavored popcorn oil.
Nancy Giese says
For the Mac and Cheese ” Crack ” pretzel recipe, what is the oven temp. and how long do you cook them. It isn’t on the recipe.
Tonia says
Hi Nancy,
You don’t need to cook them but just let the oil absorb.
~Tonia