The Best Seasoned Pretzels! Seriously, These Are Addictive.
Warning! You will not be able to stay away from these seasoned pretzels.
That is a promise!
I’m back with one more amazing recipe for you before the holiday! I hope you can add this one to your list because it is just too good.
It’s super easy.
The perfect snack to grab over the new few weeks.
And absolutely addictive!
Oh my word. These pretzels are AMAZING.
This is one of Eddie’s FAVORITE snacks. Ever. In fact, I made another batch yesterday for the holiday week and he came home from work and immediately dug in. Once you start, you just can’t stop with these. So crunchy. And seasoned. So flavorful!
Remember when I shared the caramel pretzels last week? Well, this is another recipe that Lacy’s mother-in-law has made forever and now we are all hooked. (I told you she makes the best snacks!!)
She even made a gigantic batch for their wedding last year for the after party snack table. It was incredible.
I’ve had this recipe long before the wedding, as Lacy got it for me soon after she had them the first time. I’ve made them ever since and guys, oh my gosh. They are just such a hit.
And this is huge, because I am NOT a pretzel person.
It’s hilarious, because my kids think that pretzels are the best snack on earth. They would eat bowl after bowl of pretzels every day if I let them. They live for pretzels.
Meanwhile, I think that pretzels are generally cardboard-ish and not that great. I mean, sure, I love Dots (have you had them?!) but regular old pretzels just don’t do it for me. I find them bland and uninspiring!
But these? These are life changing pretzels.
Now I have always had an affinity for the hard sourdough pretzels. My grandpa would buy them when I was kid and they remind me of him. I’d even eat a few, especially if dip was involved. Heck, I’d still eat them now with dip.
But they are one of the reasons that this seasoning mixture is so good! You break the pretzels into bite-size pieces, almost like those nugget pretzels you can buy in the store.
You mix together your seasoning – it’s olive oil, a ranch seasoning package (I KNOW but don’t skip it!), lemon pepper and garlic. This was a big deal for me because I’m also not a big ranch fan (unless it’s my own recipe) and so I tend not to make dips or ranch with the seasoning package.
However! I am here to tell you that for the first few months when I ate these pretzels, I had NO idea they had anything ranch-like in them. I just thought they had this incredible seasoning mix! So don’t freak over the ranch if you don’t love it. And well, if you do love it? You WILL be freaking.
I don’t know how to describe how wonderfully these seasonings all come together and coat the pretzels. You bake them and stir and then store them for snacking. Make them ahead of time for the week. Give them as snacky gifts to friend and family.
You won’t believe this flavor, seriously!
The Best Seasoned Pretzels
The Best Seasoned Pretzels
Ingredients
- 2 (16 ounce) bags sourdough pretzels, broken into pieces
- 1 ⅔ cup olive oil
- 1 (1 ounce) package of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning mix
- 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dill weed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Break the pretzels apart into bite-size pieces and place them in a large bowl. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the olive oil, ranch seasoning, lemon pepper, garlic powder and dill until combined. Pour the oil mixture over the pretzels. Toss over and over until combined - you can even use your (clean!) hands to bring everything together.
- Spread the pretzels out over the baking sheet, continuing to mix and combine. There will be some extra oil on the bottom of the sheet, just continue to toss.
- Bake the pretzels for 15 minutes. Toss well. Bake for another 10 to 15 minutes. Toss again and let cool completely. Store in a resealable bag or container. These last for at least a week! If you’d like to keep them even fresher, you can store them in the fridge.
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OMG I could dive into the bowl.
35 Comments on “The Best Seasoned Pretzels! Seriously, These Are Addictive.”
We use essentially the same seasoning mix and steps on oyster crackers and they are addictingly good!
Is the dill dried or fresh?
dried!
Could I use this on leftover broken up pretzel rods? I’ve made your caramel rods twice since you posted the recipe -they’re a HUGE hit- and I have leftover rods.
definitely!!
Would leaving out the dill make a huge difference? Is there anything that could be substituted for it? Would love to make these, but don’t have any in hand!!
i think you can leave it out since you don’t have it!
Recipe said they’ll last for at least a week. WRONG!!!!! I think mine lasted about an hour! Lol. I’m such a pig!! Happy little piggy though!
Do you think you could get away with less oil?? That’s a ton 😳
Wondering the same thing…..
I used 1.5 C with 2-16 oz bags of the little nugget sized pretzels. It was more than enough, maybe because the shape was different and less “broken” area to absorb it? I will use slightly less the next time I make it.
Yes! The third time I made these delicious pretzels I cut the amount of oil in half. Couldn’t even tell.
I can vouch for this recipe. I’ve been making it for years and called them Magic Pretzels! They just magically disappear from every bowl we put them in at every party we go to. lol I love gifting them too bc they’re not sweet- savory is a fun gift too!!
This year I started mixing up the big sourdoughs with little mini pretzels too.
I KNOW (Monica voice from Friends)! I used Snyder’s of Hanovers pretzels, both the large pretzels and the sourdough nuggets. Followed your recipe exactly and I have the same KitchenAid oven as you so I don’t know what went wrong. The birds at the park loved them so I say they would give it a 5 out of 5 rating. 😊
These have been the hit of the last 3 days. Absolutely wonderful. I’m making another batch tomorrow!
We dipped these in the horseradish sauce from your beef tenderloin recipe and it might be the best combo ever. :)
These were FANTASTIC! Needed a snacky item for NYE so last minute made these – I kinda of winged the seasonings though – didn’t have Ranch packet so just used regular ranch dressing, no dill or lemon pepper, so used Obrycki’s seafood seasoning and garlic powder. I will definitely repeat this recipe with other flavors. Endless options…Old Bay??!! Curry??!! I mean really so many ways to season these!! Maybe even a sweet cinnamon/sugar??!
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I will decreased the oil 1/2 cup the next time I make these. But they disappeared rapidly and they were asking for more. Thanks for sharing
Did you use regular olive oil or EVOO? I don’t wanna mess it up!
Followed the recipe to the T. Cooked at 350° for fifteen minutes (with a timer) and when I went to toss them for the 1st time found them to be pretty much dark/over cooked pretzels. Ill try again but at a lowered temp, 200 or 250° maybe.
This happened to me too. They were so burnt up! I was so bummed!
Mine burned as well. Not sure why. I used to make these about 10 years ago. I used Extra Virgin Olive Oil so maybe that caused it?
I only bake them for 8 minutes and it’s just enough time! Come out perfectly cooked each time I make them.
Made the ranch pretzels as recipe said. Didn’t leave in oven the whole total of 15 minutes before stirred by them and didn’t leave in full 10 minutes before taking them out of oven and they were completely burned. In the trash they went after spending a lot of money for ingredients. Guess I shouldn’t have baked them at 350 15 minutes , stir and then bake 20 more minutes. Any suggestions??? We love these pretzels! Thank you! HELP. SUGGESTIONS
Correction Only baked 9 minutes after stirring .
Similar recipe I’ve been using for years for the small pretzel shapes, calls for 1 cup canola oil, 1 tablespoon of all the dry ingredients. marinate for 45 mins, oven at 245 for 45 mins stirring every 15. I might add 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce next time. Good recipe. That 350 seems really high!
They are delicious . I’ve ate them for years.
How long do they last? I need them to last for 9 days. I’m going make cajun seasoned pretzels. Do I need to bake them?
I’ve been looking for something like this.
I’ve been using similar recipe for “vampire pretzels” for years. Using small pretzel shapes or rods. 1 cup canola oil and 1 tbs of everything else. Lower heat, 245 for 45 mins stirring every 15. Might add a couple of tsps of Worcestershire sauce or some cayenne or something for heat for the next batch.
These didn’t work for me :(
I had them in the oven for a little over 5 mins and they burned to a crisp!
My husband loves seasoned pretzels for a treat! I was happy to find this recipe and with some tweeks, will work great for us. For me they burned at 13 mins, at 350 . . . next time I will try a 300 oven – I also put all ingredients in a ziploc bag to blend. Thank you for posting.
I didn’t expect you’d start with store- bought pretzels. Can you make those or is it just too much work/not really worth it?
These are delicious but every time I make them, I have issues with them burning. Is it possible there is too much oil?
These are delicious! Made a half batch and it worked out well. Will be making these again.