Spicy Pretzels

After reading a few reviews wanting more spice, less salt, less oil....I decided to try something new. I doubled the lemon pepper seasoning, substituted ranch seasoning with Cajun seasoning, and added another half bag of pretzels. I couldn’t wait 2 hours before diving in.

3.23.18 I’m about middle of the road to upper middle when it comes to spiciness, but I think that’s the one thing this recipe is missing. To live up to its name, it needs more cayenne. These pretzels are O.K. but not sure I like them well enough to make again. ****UPDATE 3.24.18**** After sitting overnight, these pretzels have much more flavor and zing, so I'm updating my review from 3 to 4 stars.

These are great! I took the suggestion made by others and reduced the oil to 1/2 cup. I shook the pretzels several times over the course of the first hour or so and then left them in the marinating zip lock bag for the night. When I poured them out they were delicious. I didn't see any need to bake them. They were plenty hot- I think the spiciness of these will depend a lot on the freshness of the cayenne pepper you use and also whether you bake them or not. Baking them will take out some of the heat. Personally, I don't see the need to bake them.

So tasty and just enough spicey!

Family really liked these. The next batch I will up the cayenne pepper for a little more zip. Just a personal preference.Thank Valarie for another way to enjoy pretzels.

We used 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder as suggested due to the saltiness. Used 1/2 package dry ranch dressing. Instead of just pretzels, we tried it with dry roasted peanuts and cheez its. We also baked for 15 minutes on 250 degrees so we could eat them right away. We added more ground red pepper because we like it hot! Next time will also try adding liquid hot sauce. Will make again and again.