Cheese Pretzels Recipe

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˚F for 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until absorbed.

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Cheese Pretzels

Prep Time

3 hrs

 

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

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheese pretzels

Servings: 15

Calories: 210 kcal

Author: The Gunny Sack

Ingredients

• 15 oz bag pretzel twists
• 3/4 cup butter flavored popcorn oil
• 1/4 cup powdered cheddar cheese (one packet from a box of macaroni and cheese)
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

1. Pour the pretzel twists in a large rimmed baking sheet or a roasting pan.

2. Whisk together the oil, powdered cheese, and garlic powder. Pour over the pretzel twists in the pan and stir to coat.
3. Continue stirring every 15 minutes until all of the cheese and oil mixture is absorbed.

Recipe Notes

*Nutrition facts calculated using this mac and cheese powder.

Nutrition Facts

Cheese Pretzels

Amount Per Serving

Calories 210 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g 18%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 5g

Sodium 406mg 17%

Potassium 38mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 23g 8%

Sugars 1g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 0.1%

Calcium 1%

Iron 8.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.