Twisted Soft Pretzel Bites Recipe that you can make at home for a fun and delicious treat. Homemade soft pretzel bites also make great appetizers.
Twisted Soft Pretzel Bites Recipe is a fun, 4 ingredient pretzel bites recipe that you can make at home for the kids.
They are also a great recipe to serve for when you are playing games or watching games on TV.
Plus, you can make this mini pretzel bites recipe up and freeze any leftovers you have making it super easy to reheat them later. That is if you have any leftovers.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Twisted Soft Pretzel Bites, you will need the following ingredients:
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Flour
- Refrigerated pizza crust
- Water
- Baking soda
- Egg, slightly beaten
- Coarse kosher salt
- Queso dip
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How To Make Twisted Soft Pretzel Bites Recipe:
- Heat oven to 450℉.
- Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut the dough into 3 x ½ inch strips. Using your hands, roll each strip into a rope about 5 inches long.
- Tie each strip into a knot and place on the baking sheet.
- In a large sauce pan, heat 5 cups of water and the baking soda until it boils.
- Drop dough knots, 6 at a time, into the boiling water.
- Let the knots cook for about 30 seconds or until dough looks slightly puffy and dimpled.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove knots from the water and place on the cookie sheet about ½ inch apart.
- Brush knots with egg and sprinkle on salt.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until well browned.
- Serve pretzel bites with warm queso dip or any dip you prefer.
What Goes With Soft Pretzel Bites?
There are a few things I love to dip soft pretzels in. Here is a short list to try or serve with your next batch of pretzels.
- Yellow Mustard
- Queso or nacho cheese
- Hummus
- Cinnamon sugar cream cheese dip
- Hazelnut spread
- Ranch
- Onion dip
Why Do You Soak Pretzels in Baking Soda?
The reason to soak pretzels in baking soda has to do with the reaction the heat in the oven has on the pretzel while it bakes.
Taste of Home has a great article that gives a great explanation for why pretzels are baked with baking soda.
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Twisted Soft Pretzel Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- non stick cooking spray
- flour, (enough to lightly flour surface)
- 1 (13.8 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust
- 5 cups water
- ⅓ cup baking soda
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 (10 ounce) jar queso dip, heated
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450℉.
- Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut the dough into 3 x ½ inch strips. Using your hands, roll each strip into a rope about 5 inches long.
- Tie each strip into a knot and place on the baking sheet.
- In a large sauce pan, heat 5 cups of water and the baking soda until it boils.
- Drop dough knots, 6 at a time, into the boiling water.
- Let the knots cook for about 30 seconds or until dough looks slightly puffy and dimpled.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove knots from the water and place on the cookie sheet about ½ inch apart.
- Brush knots with egg and sprinkle on salt.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until well browned.
- Serve pretzel bites with warm queso dip or any dip you prefer.
Notes
- Yellow Mustard
- Queso or nacho cheese
- Hummus
- Cinnamon sugar cream cheese dip
- Hazelnut spread
- Ranch
- Onion dip
Nutrition
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OMG if this actually works to make homemade pretzels–I am going to go crazy! Thanks–can’t wait to try it!
i like to find new recipes!!!!
i am going to try it
I tried these tonight, but made them out of pillsbury bread stick dough. We couldn’t find the pizza dough. They came out amazing. I dredged them in butter and then sprinkled them with sea salt! So easy and so good.
Happy New Year!
I made these tonight with the whole grain artisan pizza dough! They were super good! I used traditional yellow mustard to dip them in. Just beware that the baking soda does give it a salty taste so keep that in mind when you’re adding the salt. I also brushed mine with butter when they first came out of the oven! Would definitely make these again! Thanks!
Can you multiply the recipe without multiplying the water/baking soda combo?
It depends how much you are multiplying it by. If you were just doubling the recipe, you would probably be fine with the original measurements. Hope this helps! -The Six Sisters
I tried these for New Years Eve; DELISH!! So excited to have “homemade” soft pretzels that don’t require actually making the dough 😀 Question: I’m thinking about simplifying it even further and cutting slightly shorter and wider pieces, skipping the knotting, and going for more of a nugget. Do you think this would turn out if I followed the rest of the directions as noted? Thanks for your advice!
I am wondering about using the fresh pizza dough that you can purchase in the deli departments at grocery stores. If you were to roll that out, cut and knot would that work?
Sounds delicious! Give it a try!
These came out a little doughy for me. The outside cooked quicker than the inside. Maybe I made them too big? How many is this recipe supposed to make?
I think it’d be nice to have 2 types of dip to serve with these. Does anyone have a favorite mustard dip recipe to share?
I’m confused by the measurement for the strips of dough. Are you cutting them into 3 1/2 inch strips and then rolling them into 5 inch long ropes? Just wanted to clarify that. Thanks!
Hi Kathyn, You have it right. Cut them into 3 1/2 inch strips. Then roll each strip into a 5 inch rope!
these looks really good, thank you for posting this, wouldn’t have thought to make them from scratch!