Last year we made these amazing pretzels. We are pretty obsessed with soft pretzels lately. Last week I had a burger on a pretzel roll, it was delish! We just can’t get enough of soft pretzels! I have to say the soft pretzels were one of my favorite things we have ever made.
Unfortunately, we only made them once. They weren’t hard to make they were just a little time consuming. I am always looking for short cuts, so when my friend Melissa made these pretzel bites I knew I had to try them.
Kelly wanted salted ones, Cliff wanted asiago cheese ones, and I wanted cinnamon sugar ones. Luckily, this recipe is super easy so we were able to make all 3 varieties. These were super simple to make and they were almost as good as the ones that we spent the whole day working on.
I always keep a bag of Rhodes dinner rolls on hand to make mini pizzas. I see a lot of pretzel bites in our future though. These are a must make for any party. The only problem we had was that we didn’t make enough! Just to be safe, I recommend making twice as many as you think you’ll need.
How to Make Pretzel Bites
- Cut the rolls in half, shape them into balls, and let them rise.
- Place about 5 at a time into boiling water until they puff up.
- Transfer them to a baking sheet and bake. Add the cheese and salt just before they are done.
If you are making cinnamon/sugar pretzel bites dip them into butter then roll them in cinnamon/sugar.
Believe me, people will be fighting over these!
Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- Rhodes dinner rolls
- Asiago cheese
- 1 cup baking soda
- butter
- cinnamon
- sugar
- salt
Instructions
- Take out as many dinner rolls as you need. Each roll will make 2 pretzel bites. Cut each roll in half and roll it into a ball. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cover with a damp towel. Allow the rolls to rise for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Bring a pot of water and the baking soda to a boil. Place 5 or 6 rolls at a time into the boiling water and leave them there until they puff up; about 30 seconds. Transfer back to the baking sheet. Continue with the rest of the rolls.
- Bake for about 14 minutes. If you are making asiago or salted pretzel bites, sprinkle with cheese or salt about 5 minutes before they are done. If you are making cinnamon sugar pretzel bites, dip them in melted butter immediately after removing from the oven. Then roll them in cinnamon sugar.
- We served our pretzel bites with zesty nacho cheese sauce.