Gluten-Free Soft Pretzel Bites

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So excited for you to try these Gluten-Free Soft Pretzel Bites!

Golden, soft & chewy, and irresistibly delicious whether you choose to serve them salted or with cinnamon sugar!

Not only do these Gluten-free Soft Pretzel Bites have a perfect texture and flavor, but they are incredibly quick + easy to make (just 20 minutes prep, 15 minutes bake! and no yeast or rising time!).

They are a fun and shareable gluten-free snack perfect for Game Day or anytime!

How to Make Gluten-Free Soft Pretzel Bites

This recipe is based on our Easy Soft Pretzels but with the addition of a baking soda bath which gives the bites a more golden look and that quintessential pretzel flavor.

The dough is just 4 ingredients:

gluten-free all purpose flour (we used GFJules all purpose flour)

baking powder

kosher salt 

plain Greek yogurt! (Yep the Greek yogurt works like magic!)

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Back to the Gluten-Free Soft Pretzel Bites…

They dough comes together in 2 Easy Steps.

1. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Add in yogurt and mix the flour. I mixed it well in my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, finding that the gluten-free dough benefited from the mixing and doesn’t require much kneading. And when it’s done mixing (2-3 minutes), pulls away from the sides.

Place on a pastry mat and knead the dough about 5-10 times. The dough isn’t sticky but I still find it best to put a bit of flour on my hands before kneading.

You might be tempted to skip the kneading step because they dough seems so pliable already, but it makes a difference and takes just a minute.

After kneading the dough, divide into 4 equal parts.

The dough is a dream to work with! One at a time, roll each part into a ball, then using both hands roll the ball into a worm like strip about 8-10 inches long.

Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough into approximately 1 inch pieces. Don’t worry if they are not perfectly even.

The Baking Soda Bath

Whether you’re opting for the salted or cinnamon sugar topping the next step is a baking soda bath. I used to be intimated by this until I realized it literally took just a few seconds and was 1000% worth it to get the over the top golden pretzel color and taste.

All you do it dip the pretzel bite dough into a mix of boiling water and baking soda for about 10 seconds!

This quick step makes a huge difference and helps give the pretzels their quintessential golden color and flavor.

You can even see how they look visually different in the photo below before being baked.

Pro Tip: Since you don’t want them to stay in the boiling water more than 10 seconds or so, I found it easiest to do in batches of 4-6 using a large slotted spoon so that I could scoop them out quickly.

Salted or Cinnamon Sugar Topping

At this point, if you are topping them with salt, top with coarse salt before baking.

If you’re opting for cinnamon sugar, bake them and add the cinnamon sugar after.

For fun, you can see on the photo below right, that I accidentally skipped the baking soda bath on one of the pretzel bites and it is visually not as golden.

How to Make Cinnamon Sugar Topping

The cinnamon sugar topping is simple and fun to do!

Simply mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl, and add melted butter to another bowl.

Then either brush butter on the baked bites or I find it easy to just do a quick dip into the butter and let any excess drop off. Then roll the pretzel bites in the cinnamon sugar so that all sides are coated.

Whether salted or with cinnamon sugar, the Gluten-free Soft Pretzel Bites have been a huge hit with our family!

The soft and chewy texture is everything you want in a soft pretze! And the flavor is perfect– just like a regular gluten-filled pretzel.

Just take a look inside!

Serving and Storing

Whether you are serving the pretzel bites salted or with cinnamon sugar, they are best served immediately or within a few hours.

If you’re not serving them day of,  you can store the salted pretzels in a sealed container for a day, then reheat in a microwave or oven. The cinnamon sugar pretzels are best enjoyed day of.

The salted pretzels freeze and thaw well and can be reheated in the microwave or oven.

For cinnamon sugar bites, freeze the pretzel bites without the cinnamon sugar and add the cinnamon sugar after thawing and when ready to serve.

Hope you love them as much as we do!

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