This ridiculously easy cinnamon sugar pretzel recipe yields sweet, cinnamon sugar coated, crunchy pretzels for a sweet and salty snacking combo that you’ll love. Best of all, this recipe just takes a few ingredients and a few minutes in the microwave making it a perfect kid friendly cooking recipe.
Okay, I didn’t know until I was testing the recipe for the Caramel Apple Chex Mix, just how easy it was to make seasoned pretzels in the microwave! I don’t know if this was genius, or a big mistake because I haven’t been able to stop making different kinds of pretzels since then. My absolute favorite I’ve come up with are these cinnamon sugar pretzels. They are kind of a copycat of one of my favorite brands, Dot’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels. I also have an original Dot’s pretzels copycat recipe too. I love them all, they are just a bit spendy for me.
Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel bites are sweet, salty, crisp, and crunchy. They’re a great snack for any get together or movie nights on the couch. This quick and easy recipe takes only 10 minutes to make, ensuring an easy cleanup and a quick fix to your cinnamon sugar cravings! They are also a great activity to get your little kids invested in cooking with you in the kitchen.
I tried this recipe several ways, but it worked best by adding just a little bit of corn syrup to the mixture. I’m going to tell you why this is so important. With these pretzels, we’re adding kind of heavy and clumpy ingredients with the cinnamon sugar. Adding just a touch of corn syrup creates a really yummy and effective adhesive for that cinnamon sugar. It locks it into place so that it doesn’t crumble off as much and so you get more evenly coated pretzels! Win win!
Looking for more comfort food snacks for family get togethers? Try my Spicy Sriracha Ranch Pretzels and Dill Pickle Popcorn!
What do I need to make Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels?
- 8 cups mini twist pretzels
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
To Dust:
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Step by Step Instructions:
- In a large microwaveable bowl, add the butter, sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon. Heat on 50% power just until the butter has melted. Stir to combine.
Add the pretzels to the bowl and stir well making sure that all the pretzels are coated in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
2. Microwave uncovered on High 4 to 5 minutes, thoroughly stirring about every 2 minutes. Meanwhile mix together the remaining ¼ cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
3. Carefully spread the hot pretzels onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and immediately sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the pretzels, while stirring. Again, make sure they are all coated and as much cinnamon sugar adheres to the pretzels as possible.
Note: This recipe was tested using a 1000 watt microwave, depending on the wattage of your microwave, this recipe might take slightly more or less time.
You can store your sweet and salty pretzels in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels
This ridiculously easy cinnamon sugar pretzel recipe yields sweet, cinnamon sugar coated, crunchy pretzels for a sweet and salty snacking combo that you’ll love. Best of all, this recipe just takes a few ingredients and a few minutes in the microwave making it a perfect kid friendly cooking recipe.
Ingredients
- 8 cups mini twist pretzels
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
To Dust:
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large microwaveable bowl, add the butter, sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon. Heat on 50% power just until the butter has melted. Stir to combine.
- Add the pretzels to the bowl and stir well making sure that all the pretzels are coated in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Microwave uncovered on High 4 to 5 minutes, thoroughly stirring about every 2 minutes. Meanwhile mix together the remaining ¼ cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Carefully spread the hot pretzels onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and immediately sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the pretzels, stirring again make sure they are all coated and as much cinnamon sugar adheres to the pretzels as possible.
Notes
This recipe was tested using a 1000 watt microwave, depending on the wattage of your microwave, this recipe might take slightly more or less time.
Store in an airtight container.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 374Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 713mgCarbohydrates: 61gFiber: 2gSugar: 21gProtein: 5g
