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What Are Pretzels and How Can I Use Them?

Pretzels is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 15 recipes to get you started.

In Chinese:椒盐脆饼
British (UK) term: Pretzels
en français:bretzels
en español:galletas saladas

Recipes using pretzels

There are 15 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies

Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies

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Perfect mix of sweet and salty! Pretzels add crunch and bring out the peanutty flavor of the peanut butter.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip

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Creamy chocolate peanut butter dip with cream cheese and a hint of cinnamon. Ready in 5 minutes flat. Serve with fruit, pretzels, or cookies for dipping.

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Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake

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Creamy chocolate cheesecake with a salty pretzel crust, dense cocoa filling, and a tang of sour cream. The sweet-salty dessert that disappears at every potluck.

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New Year's Eve Pretzel & Peanut Butter Truffles

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Pretzel and peanut butter truffles roll crunchy peanut butter and chopped salted pretzels into bites, freeze them firm, and dip in melted milk chocolate. Three ingredients and no baking required.

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Party Snack Mix

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Toss cereal, pretzels, Bugles, and corn chips with butter and bold spices, then bake low and slow for an addictive party snack mix coated in Parmesan.

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Jingle Bells Chocolate Pretzels

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Chocolate-dipped pretzels with white chocolate drizzle. Four-ingredient Christmas treat that comes together in under an hour, no oven required. Salty-sweet, beginner-friendly, gift-tin ready.

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Lime Margarita Pie with Pretzel Crust

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Frozen margarita pie with salty pretzel crust, boozy lime filling, and clouds of whipped topping for the ultimate party dessert.

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Creamy Margarita Pie

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No-bake margarita pie with buttery pretzel crust, fresh lime filling spiked with tequila and triple sec, and clouds of whipped cream.

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Creamy Margarita Pie

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No-bake margarita pie with buttery pretzel crust, fresh lime filling spiked with tequila and triple sec, and clouds of whipped cream.

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Mexican Patties

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Mexican meatball patties stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, mixed with chorizo, green chiles, and crushed pretzel crumbs, baked inside bell pepper quarters.

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Halloween Candy Corn Bars

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Halloween candy corn bars layer chopped chocolate cookies, salty pretzels, and raisins under a white chocolate drizzle, then top with candy corn and Halloween sprinkles. A no-bake bark-style treat kids can help make.

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Strawberry Pretzel Surprise

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Salty-sweet strawberry pretzel salad with a buttery pretzel crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and a jewel-toned strawberry jello topping. The ultimate potluck crowd-pleaser.

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Pretzel Turtles

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Three-ingredient pretzel turtles with mini pretzels, Rolo or chocolate caramel candies, and toasted pecan halves. Easy no-fail sweet-and-salty holiday treat ready in 15 minutes.

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No-Bake Marshmallow-Chip Clusters

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No-bake marshmallow chip clusters bind peanuts, raisins, pretzels, and chocolate chips with melted marshmallow into sweet-salty haystacks. Stovetop dessert ready in under 90 minutes.

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Nuts & Bolts

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Homemade Nuts and Bolts party mix with almonds, three cereals, pretzels, and cheese crackers baked in a Worcestershire-bacon dripping sauce. Makes 5 quarts for a crowd.

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