Spicy Seasoned Pretzels
Coated in a zesty, homemade spice blend, these Spicy Seasoned Pretzels are the ultimate snack – crunchy, flavorful, and perfectly spicy! They’re great for parties, school lunches, or anytime snacking!
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I had a party at my house a while back and I wanted to make homemade spicy seasoned pretzels; kind of like Dot’s Pretzels, but better (mine don’t contain artificial flavors).
My guests at the party LOVED the homemade pretzels. I mean, they disappeared!
Several people asked for the recipe, so I knew I was onto something. I kept tweaking my recipe, experimenting with spices, and here we are!
These pretzels were the perfect munchie at my party, and they’d also be ideal for packing kids’ lunches, movie nights at home, sporting events, picnics, and more.
Ingredients needed (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):
- Mini pretzels
- Vegetable oil
- Spices (cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, dried dill, smoked paprika, black pepper)
How to make Spicy Seasoned Pretzels:
- Add pretzels to a large bowl. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven to 300.
- Combine the seasonings and oil in a measuring cup and stir.
- Pour the seasoned oil over the pretzels and stir until well-combined.
- Distribute the pretzels among the baking sheets and scrape any seasoned oil still in the bowl onto the pretzels.
- Bake pretzels for 7 minutes.
- Let the pretzels cool completely (I like to wait an hour or so) before storing in an air-tight container. (full recipe on card below)
📍The full recipe with exact ingredient amounts and instructions is on the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
How spicy are these pretzels?
These pretzels are moderately spicy. To make them less spicy, I would omit the cayenne pepper.
For extra spicy pretzels, you could add additional cayenne pepper.
How to store seasoned pretzels
Make sure you let these pretzels fully cool, then transfer them to an air-tight container at room temperature.
They should stay fresh for a week or two.
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Spicy Seasoned Pretzels
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
- measuring cup
- (2) 13 x 9 baking sheets
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) bag of mini pretzels
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt (optional) See notes below
Instructions
- Add pretzels to a large bowl. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven to 300℉.
- Combine all the seasonings and oil in a measuring cup and stir. Pour the seasoned oil over the pretzels and stir until all the pretzels are coated.
- Distribute the pretzels amongst the baking sheets and scrape any seasoned oil still in the bowl onto the pretzels. Bake pretzels for 7 minutes.
- Let the pretzels cool completely (I like to wait an hour so so) before storing in an air-tight container. Enjoy!
Notes
- The serving size (10) is based on 1-ounce snack size bags of pretzels.
- Kept in an air-tight container, these pretzels should stay fresh for at least a week.
- If you’re salt averse, I would omit the added salt.
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Can you use butter instead of oil?
I haven’t tried making this with butter for 2 reasons. 1) Butter contains water and 2) The pretzels won’t last as long due to the rancidity of the dairy.
So Yummy!!!
These are sooo good I could not stop eating them! What a savory treat!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!
My favorite!