Soft pretzels are just the best snack. You can enjoy them as soft, salty bites, or dunk them in mustard, cheese, and more. But who has time to make dough, boil, and bake them anymore? So, now I make frozen pretzel bites in the air fryer to satisfy my pretzel bite craving.
Starting with frozen pretzel bites takes the hard work of actually making the pretzels out of the equation. Instead, they’re already formed and all you need to do is add salt and bake, or in this case, air fry.
Your air fryer delivers a nice crunch to the outside (but not too much) while keeping the inside hot and soft, just the way you want your pretzel bites to be.
Choose to roll them in cinnamon sugar for a sweet treat. Dunk them in cheese sauce or mustard. Or, get the stuffed frozen pretzel bites with cheddar cheese, pizza, mozzarella, or even jalapeno cheddar! Pretzel bites come in a ton of great flavor options to please your whole crew.
Any brand of frozen soft pretzel bites work just fine! I have SuperPretzel pizza stuffed here, but plain and cheese filled frozen soft pretzels are great too. I’ve also used Appetito’s (Aldi), Auntie Anne’s, Pretzilla, and Craft House Creations brands with equal success
Dipping sauce is optional (especially if you’ve gotten stuffed pretzel bites). If you want to add a sauce though, mustard, nacho cheese, or beer cheese are my favorites. You can go a little spicy with queso, or go sweet with frosting as a dip as well!
Most frozen soft pretzel bites come with sea salt for topping them, though the pizza stuffed SuperPretzel bites have cheese on them instead of salt! You could also swap salt out for cinnamon and sugar, or top with shredded cheese, pepperoni, or jalapenos instead!
How to Cook Frozen Pretzel Bites in Air Fryer
Preheat your air fryer to 350°F
While the air fryer is preheating, wet the tops of the pretzel bites with water or melted butter (you can use a pastry brush or just your finger). Then, sprinkle the sea salt on. You can skip this step if you don’t want to salt your pretzels
Place the frozen pretzel bites in the preheated air fryer basket in a single layer, allowing air space between each one for even heating
Cook on the air fry setting for 5-6 minutes at 350°F until pretzels are warmed through
If additional time is needed, add in 1-2 minute increments to prevent overbrowning
Serve with your favorite dipping sauces (or plain is delicious as well)!
Dips For Pretzel Bites
Honey mustard
Spicy mustard
Ranch dressing
Marinara sauce
Garlic sauce (or garlic butter)
Horseradish sauce
Cream cheese
Pub cheese (or other soft cheeses)
Nacho cheese or queso
Beer cheese
Jalapeno popper dip
Crab dip
Sausage dip
Spinach artichoke dip
Buffalo chicken dip
Bacon dip
Peanut butter
Caramel sauce
Frosting
Nutella
As you can see, there are a lot of great options for dips for pretzel bites. Choose your favorite, or try a bunch out and see what you like best. Whether you go sweet or savory, it’s sure to be delicious.
Also you can never go wrong by learning how to make creamy Air Fryer Queso Dip!
Recipe FAQs
Can You Cook Frozen Pretzel Bites in an Air Fryer?
Yes, you can cook frozen pretzel bites in an air fryer. No defrosting is required, they cook from a frozen state.
The air fryer produces a soft, warm interior and a slightly crunchy exterior on a soft pretzel.
How Long to Air Fry Super Pretzel Bites?
You should air fry most Super Pretzel bites for 5-6 minutes at 350°F. The extra long cheese filled pretzel bites may take an additional 1-2 minutes to heat through.
They are done when the middle is warmed through, and will give easily under pressure to indicate the center is not frozen.
How Do You Reheat Pretzel Bites in an Air Fryer?
To reheat pretzel bites in an air fryer, heat for 3 minutes at 350°F, or until warm to the touch.
Since you don’t need to defrost or cook them, it requires less time to reheat a pretzel bite.
Recipe Pro Tips
There’s no need to apply any oil for cooking with frozen pretzel bites
If you are using stuffed pretzels without salt, then you can shake the basket once during cooking to promote even heating. If you’ve applied salt, don’t flip or shake the pretzel bites or you’ll lose your salt
You can also apply butter and the salt after cooking if you prefer
My Super Pretzel frozen pretzel bites were perfect after 6 minutes in a Ninja Dual Zone air fryer. They are about 1-1.5” in size. Other sizes of pretzels and other air fryers may take slightly different amounts of time
This frozen pretzel bites in air fryer preparation method turns out perfectly cooked soft pretzel bites in less than 10 minutes! They’re great for an appetizer, snack, or even a side dish. Pair these poppable bites with your favorite dips and sauces for even more flavor.
Regardless of what brand and flavor you have, they all work great. Feel free to try a few out and see what you like best! These pizza stuffed SuperPretzel bites are definitely going to be a part of our game day snack table!
Frozen pretzel bites in the air fryer come out warm and soft inside with a slightly crisp outside. They’re a perfect snack or appetizer and ready in under 10 minutes!
13Ouncebox frozen soft pretzels(any brand or flavor)
Dipping sauceoptional
Additional toppingsoptional
Instructions
Preheat your air fryer to 350°F
While the air fryer is preheating, wet the tops of the pretzel bites with water or melted butter (you can use a pastry brush or just your finger). Then, sprinkle the sea salt on. You can skip this step if you don’t want to salt your pretzels or if they have a topping already
Place the frozen pretzel bites in the preheated air fryer basket in a single layer, allowing air space between each one for even heating
Cook on the air fry setting for 5-6 minutes at 350°F until pretzels are warmed through
If additional time is needed, add in 1-2 minute increments to prevent overbrowning
Serve with your favorite dipping sauces (or plain is delicious as well)!
Dipping sauce
Notes
Any brand of frozen soft pretzel bites work just fine! I have SuperPretzel pizza stuffed here, but plain and cheese filled frozen soft pretzel bites are great too. I’ve also used Appetito’s (Aldi), Auntie Anne’s, Pretzilla, and Craft House Creations brands with equal success
Dipping sauce is optional (especially if you’ve gotten stuffed pretzel bites). If you want to add a sauce though, mustard, nacho cheese, or beer cheese are my favorites!
Most frozen soft pretzel bites come with sea salt for topping them, though the pizza stuffed SuperPretzel bites have cheese on them instead of salt! You could also swap salt out for cinnamon and sugar, or top with shredded cheese, pepperoni, or jalapenos instead
There’s no need to apply any oil for cooking with frozen pretzel bites
If you are using stuffed pretzels without salt, then you can shake the basket once during cooking to promote even heating. If you’ve applied salt, don’t flip or shake the pretzel bites or you’ll lose your salt
You can also apply butter and the salt after cooking if you prefer
My Super Pretzel frozen pretzel bites were perfect after 6 minutes in a Ninja Dual Zone air fryer. They are about 1-1.5” in size. Other sizes of pretzels and other air fryers may take slightly different amounts of time
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand of ingredients, any toppings or sauces, and quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only
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