You’ll love these delicious Cheese Stuffed Pretzel Bites made with pizza dough and sharp white cheese. Serve with Cheese Ale Pretzel Dip!

cheese filled pretzel bites

Everyone has different food they consider their comfort food. In general, it is hearty and warm food. My favorite is cheese! Cheesy casseroles, cheese and crackers, cheese sandwiches, all the cheese!!

My favorite cheese is a SHARP cheddar. I just love the tang, and bite you get when you eat it. These pretzel bites are stuffed with cheesy goodness and then dipped in the best cheese sauce!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE CHEESE STUFFED PRETZEL BITES:

pretzel bites

• 1- 14 oz container, ready-made pizza dough
• 8 oz Sharp White Cheese, cut into 12 small cubes
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 egg, beaten with a splash of water
• 1 teaspoon of salt

cooper® cheese ale pretzel dip

• 2 cups, Sharp White Cheese, shredded
• ⅓ cup, Pilsner beer

HOW TO MAKE CHEESE STUFFED PRETZEL BITES:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Roll out pizza dough (if necessary) and use 3″ round biscuit cutter to make dough circles.
3. Tuck a cube of cheese into each dough circle and roll up into a ball, pinching the edges closed.
4. Lay out a sheet of parchment or wax paper on countertop.
5. Bring 2 cups of water (or enough to cover the dough balls) to a boil in a saucepan.
6. Sprinkle the baking soda into the water.
7. Using a slotted spoon add the dough balls to the water and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until they puff up (if left in too long, they will lose their shape)
8. Transfer dough balls to parchment paper (allows water to drain a bit), and then again to a prepared cookie sheet.
9. Brush tops of dough balls with egg wash using pastry brush or spatula and sprinkle on salt.
10. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown on top.
11. Meanwhile, add cheese and beer to saucepan on stovetop. Heat on med/low and stir until smooth.
12. Serve pretzel bites with dip and enjoy!

Once you cut your dough and wrap up the cheese cubes this is as easy as can be. Boil those pretzel balls up for a minute or two and then bake. Honestly, it really is so easy!

While the pretzel bites are baking, you can mix up your cheese sauce by melting shredded cheese and beer together! Don’t worry about beer for the kids, alcohol burns off when cooked. However, you are welcome to substitute your favorite stock if you would prefer.

Your family is going to eat these as fast as you can make them. You will realize that perhaps a double (or triple) batch will best suit your family. This will easily become one of those recipes your kids will remember you making and will make for their kids too! Some of my favorite recipes from my mom are the simplest, no fuss recipes. They are the best!

This recipe is quite simple and easy to make. The results are so delicious that once you make it you will fall in love with these like I did! You will not believe the tasty results you get with just a handful of ingredients.

handy tools to easily make these cheese filled pretzel bites:

• sauce pan – good quality, heats evenly, heavy duty
• sheet pan – best non-stick

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I dip my pretzels in? Pretzels are delicious dipped in cheese sauce, honey mustard, cream cheese or marinara sauce.

How do you revive a soft pretzel? Take your soft pretzels, place them in foil with a tbsp. of water, wrap tightly in the foil, and then bake at 250 for about 20 minutes.

How do you fix sticky dough? If your dough is sticky, you can add a tablespoon of flour at at time and completely knead it in.

I will bet these Cheese Stuffed Pretzel Bites were a hit, right? You must try my Turkey Roll Ups! With just a few ingredients, your whole family will love this quick and easy snack!

Be sure you bookmark my Snack Recipes page for plenty other easy, delicious options for the whole family!