Soft Pretzel Bites

These Soft Pretzel Bites are the ultimate snack and the dipping sauces can be endless and so versatile from melted beer cheese to sweet cinnamon sugar, but we have all these suggestions that await you.


This basic recipe for soft pretzels is super easy and our tips will make it even easier to make the perfect sheen on top and flavors that you'll find in your local mall but these are so much better.


You will not believe how quick and easily these come together, no rising the dough, just mix, cut, boil for 30 seconds, bake, and eat (or use your favorite dip) but you really don't need a thing!


If you are worried about making too many at a time, these freeze perfectly and are delicious just rebaked and served out for parties so you can make these pretzels ahead of time and freeze them.


We love them brushed with garlic and butter but from sweet to savory we got you covered in our printable recipe below.


Believe me when I say these are easy to make and better than mall pretzels in minutes you can have cinnamon sugar, butter, and garlic, Italian herbs, and butter, Parmesan, and garlic, and even dip them in (my son's favorite way is melted cheese or Queso) but for a sweeter version try Nutella or Peanut Butter.


If you're like me I just love them in regular plain old spicy brown mustard!


I am sure you have a favorite soft pretzel flavor, just get creative and make this recipe of pretzel bites your next favorite snack!


This simple recipe will make everyone happy and your friends jealous that yours are homemade from the kitchen and better than store-bought!


Check the step-by-step photos on how to make these easy soft pretzel bites.


My recipe card is printable, so save this for your next party or just because you're a big soft pretzel fan!

Easy Soft Pretzel Bites

If you would like to try the Irish Warm Pub Beer Cheese recipe in the photo above for these quick soft pretzel bites we have you covered with the recipe also, it's made with Guinness and Dubliner cheese.


We love making homemade pretzels, but the bigger ones aren't as much fun to eat for some reason.


The pretzels are soft, chewy, salty, and so good.

Tips

1. do not miss the boiling step this is what makes them shine
2. do not overboil or overbake these
3. store in airtight containers or freeze for up to 3 months in freezer bags
4. these can be made unsalted
5. refer to the toppings for different flavors
6. instead of pretzel bites, shape the dough into thin sticks, twists, form the dough into a heart shape for Valentine's Day

Homemade Soft Little Dough Bites

We love to make these for our get-togethers for guests and dinner parties.


Everyone is more than amazed at how delicious these are and easy to make and a Dipping Sauce Serving Bar is perfect to set up with these at the party.

A Great Pretzel Snack

Whether you love to dip soft pretzels in mustard, melted cheese or Nutella, or even plain, these are the perfect easiest homemade dough you will ever make!


A great snack for the kids and you can change it easily by brushing some different flavorings on top of additions in the dough.


Some people like them with dipping sauces and some more suggestions that I've made below!


These soft pretzel bites are so versatile and easy to make.


They're perfect just plain but for an added change try the butter and garlic flavor below recipe!

Garlic Butter Coating Recipe:

While still warm brush with:

• 1 tablespoon each of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of melted butter
• in a plastic bag add:
• 1/2 teaspoon each, of garlic powder, dried oregano, parsley, basil little black pepper, or cayenne pepper.
• shake the bites brushed in butter in the herbs and spice mixture

Dough Additions

Stuff your dough for a change:

(use around 1/2 cup or separate into two balls and add 1/3 cup to each one)

• chopped pepperoni or other cooked meats like sausage or cooked chicken minced
• bell peppers, onions, or any other chopped vegetables you like
• Asiago or other sharp long shreds of cheese
• crumbled bacon and cheddar shredded
• fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, thyme, and some minced garlic, melted butter.

Note: if using meats cooked, keep them in the refrigerator until serving, especially chicken stuffed, heat before serving for 3 minutes in a hot oven on a cookie sheet.

Suggestions for dipping

• Melted Cheeses
• Pesto sauce
• Mustard of any kind
• Chili sauce
• Butter melted with Italian herbs and garlic
• Cinnamon, sugar, melted butter
• Nutella
• Peanut Butter
• Hot fudge warmed
• Any kinds of ice cream toppings like caramel
• Alfredo sauce
• Marinara sauce
• Hot sauce
• for these recipes check out our Chicken Wings and Dipping Sauce Recipes

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Soft Pretzels Bites

If you're a homemade bread lover like I am, these will be your next favorite snack.


The soft pretzel bites are like a little pillow and delicious plain, stuffed, or dipped!


Try my easy recipe at your next party or event, I promise you, you didn't make enough, watch them get devoured quickly!

Soft Pretzel Bites

Yield: 35

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 25 MinCook time: 3 MinTotal time: 28 Min

These are soft pretzel dough baked just like you find in the mall but into little appetizer bites. Perfect for dipping and we make several topping flavors.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 packet of dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 - 1/4 cups flour
• 1 - 1/4 warmed whole milk cup or half and half (just slightly warm to touch the degrees should be at 110 degrees

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
2. Prepare a cookie sheet with Silpat or parchment paper.
3. in a large bowl using an electric mixer, add warmed milk to a large electric mixing bowl with a paddle.
4. Let the mixture sit in the bowl and stand for around 10 minutes.
5. Add flour, and salt and mix well in a stand mixer for around 4 minutes.
6. Add regular tap water to a 5-quart saucepan and fill with the addition of plus 1/4 cup baking soda added leaving 3 inches from the top.
7. Roll out the dough, cut into 4 pieces then roll into long ropes, and then cut evenly with a sharp knife to make pretzel sticks around a thumb's length and a 1/2 inch wide.
8. Place around 6 to 8 pieces into the boiling water at a time for around 30 seconds.
9. Then remove with a slotted spoon add to a Silpat mat lined on a cookie sheet or lined with parchment paper cookie sheet.
10. Brush with some beaten egg mixed with a tablespoon of water and sprinkle with coarse salt (I used pink salt).
11. Bake until tops are nicely browned around 9 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness you rolled them out to.
12. Optional: For the garlic butter variation:
13. While still warm brush with 1 tablespoon each olive oil and 1 teaspoon of melted butter and shake in a ziplock bag adding 1/2 teaspoon each, garlic powder, dried oregano, parsley, basil little black pepper, or cayenne pepper.

Notes

Tips

1. do not miss the boiling step this is what makes them shine
2. do not over boil or over bake these
3. store in airtight containers or freeze for up to 3 months in freezer bags
4. these can be made unsalted
5. refer to the toppings for different flavors

Suggestions for dipping

• Melted Cheeses
• Pesto sauce
• Mustard of any kind
• Chili sauce
• Butter melted with Italian herbs and garlic
• Cinnamon, sugar, melted butter
• Nutella
• Peanut Butter
• Hot fudge warmed
• Any kinds of ice cream toppings
• Alfredo sauce
• Marinara sauce
• Hot sauce

Dough Additions

Stuff your dough for a change:

(use around 1/2 cup or separate into two balls and add 1/3 cup to each one)

• chopped pepperoni or other cooked meats like sausage or cooked chicken minced
• bell peppers, onions, or any other chopped vegetables you like
• Asiago or other sharp long shreds of cheese
• crumbled bacon and cheddar shredded
• fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, thyme, and some minced garlic, melted butter.

Note: if using meats cooked, keep them in the refrigerator until serving, especially chicken stuffed, heat before serving for 3 minutes in a hot oven on a cookie sheet.

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