Make frozen pretzels in your air fryer and they’ll come out browned, warm, soft, and delicious. They’re a perfect snack or appetizer ready in less than 5 minutes!
Preheat your air fryer to 325°F (or the closest setting your air fryer has) and remove frozen pretzels from all packaging
2 Frozen soft pretzels
Brush the frozen pretzels with water and sprinkle sea salt to taste over top of them (optional)
½ Tsp sea salt
Place the pretzels into the preheated air fryer basket in a single layer, being careful not to overlap them (cook in batches if needed)
Cook frozen pretzels on the air fry setting for 3-5 minutes at 325°F, or until they are warmed through and golden brown
If you would like to add cheese, pepperoni, or jalapenos, add them to the top of the pretzel and heat for another 1 minute, just to warm them or melt the cheese (optional)
Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauces
2 Tbsp dipping sauce
Notes
Any brand of frozen full-sized soft pretzels works great! I have Appetitos (Aldi) brand here, but I’ve used SuperPretzel, Auntie Anne’s, and PretzelHaus frozen pretzels as well
Most frozen pretzels come with sea salt for topping. However, if yours doesn’t you’ll likely want some salt. Alternatively, skip the salt and opt for a brush of butter and some cinnamon sugar, or go savory with shredded cheese, pepperoni, or jalapenos
You do not need to flip the pretzels during cooking. This would only result in knocking off the salt or other toppings (but this is why a single layer is extra important)
If you don’t have a pastry brush for the water, you can also use a mister, or just run your hands under water and then pat the top of the pretzels with your wet hands
I can fit two pretzels in each basket of my Ninja Dual Zone air fryer for a total of 4 at a time. Other sizes of air fryer may vary
As pictured, the slightly lighter pretzels were cooked for 3 minutes, and the darker ones were 4 minutes. Adjust the cooking time based on your personal pretzel preference. I wouldn’t go beyond 5 minutes total, or your soft pretzel won’t be so soft anymore!
You can cook more or less quantity of pretzels with no change to the cooking time, as long as you maintain the single layer placement
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand of ingredients, amount of salt added, and any dipping sauces or toppings, so please consider this a guideline only
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