Healthy Copycat Auntie Annes Pretzel Bites
Your sweet tooth is calling and it needs some Auntie Anne’s pretzel bites! These little pretzel bites are seriously so good that you’ll have to stop yourself from eating them all. I made cinnamon sugar and salted ones. Which is your favorite??? Pair it with some cheese dip or icing dip!
Be sure to use self-rising flour for this recipe, it is the key. If you do not have self-rising flour, or are gluten free, try out my recipe below to make your own!
I use Swerve, typically, for my sugar replacement, but feel free to use whichever brand you like. Monk fruit sweetener works really well here too.
I make my bites a little small so they are truly bite sized. Plus, when they are smaller, they get a little more crisp. You can make them a little bigger, just adjust the cooking time and serving size.
Make sure you grease the baking sheet very well and most importantly, add the baking soda slowly!! It will bubble over if you do not go slow.
The whole recipe, for the pretzels, serves 6. Each dip recipe serves 3. So either double it, or make both.
If you prefer the cheese dip, don’t forget to order the secret ingredient, cheese powder!
Healthy Copycat Auntie Annes Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
Pretzels
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1 cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons granular sugar replacement Swerve
- 5 cups water
- 1/4 cup baking soda
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- 2 tablespoons granular sugar replacement Swerve
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Salted Topping
- 1 teaspoon salt coarse
Icing Dip
- 1/4 cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar replacement
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cheese Dip
- 1/4 cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese powder
Instructions
Pretzels
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and yogurt. Mix with a spoon until dough is sticking together.
- Set out on a clean surface and knead dough for about 3-4 minutes, until completely sticking together and dough like. Divide into 4 pieces.
- Roll each piece out into worm shapes, about 1 inch thick and 15 inches long. Then cut each worm into 15 pieces.
- Boil water in a medium sized pot.
- Grease a baking tray with cooking spray, thoroughly
- Meanwhile, gather the toppings in a small bowl. If doing the cinnamon sugar then mix together.
- Once water is boiling, add baking soda, 1 tablespoon at a time. Be very slow so it does not boil over.
- Add pretzel bites, about 10 at a time, to the water and cook, while stirring, for 20 seconds. Once the bites float to the surface, remove them with a slotted spoon and set out on the greased baking tray. Be careful not to let them touch.
- Once all pretzel bites are on the tray, spray with cooking spray then sprinkle with your topping choice, the salt or the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Bake for about 17-20 minutes, until desired wellness, flipping halfway.
Dipping Sauce
- While the pretzels cook, combine the ingredients for your dip of choice in a small bowl. Store in the fridge while the pretzels cook to allow the flavors to form together.
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