Description
These Soft Pretzel Bites with Vegan Cheese Sauce are the perfect savory snack or appetizer. The warm, fluffy pretzel bites paired with the rich and creamy vegan cheese sauce create a delicious flavor combination that will have everyone coming back for more.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Pretzel Bites:
- 1 ½ cups warm water (about 110°F)
- 1 packet active dry yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons vegan butter, melted (plus more for brushing)
- 10 cups water
- ⅔ cup baking soda
- coarse sea salt for sprinkling
For the Vegan Cheese Sauce:
- 1 cup raw cashews (soaked in hot water for 30 minutes and drained)
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Pretzel Bites: In a large mixing bowl, combine warm water, yeast, and brown sugar. Let sit until foamy. Stir in salt, flour, and melted vegan butter to form a dough. Knead until smooth. Let rise until doubled.
- Bake the Pretzel Bites: Preheat oven. Boil water and baking soda. Divide dough, shape into bites, boil, then bake until golden.
- Make the Vegan Cheese Sauce: Blend soaked cashews, almond milk, nutritional yeast, starch, lemon juice, spices, and salt until smooth. Cook in a saucepan until thickened.
- Serve: Enjoy the warm pretzel bites with the vegan cheese sauce for dipping.
Notes
- You can freeze baked pretzel bites and reheat in the oven at 350°F for 8–10 minutes.
- The cheese sauce thickens as it cools—whisk in a splash of almond milk to loosen before reheating.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking, Boiling, Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 6 pretzel bites with sauce
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
