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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (44g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

hidden valley ranch dressing mix

Calories 153
Calories from Fat 86 (56%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 9.6g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.3g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 256mg 10%
Potassium 33mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 15.2g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 2%
Sugars 0.6g
Protein 2.0g 3%

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Spicy Pretzels

Recipe #86933 | 2¼ hours | 5 min prep | add private note

By: Marlene.
Mar 18, 2004

My daughter got this recipe from her friends mom . The small pretzels work the best. And for some reason , the oil definitely makes a difference! We've made them with Crisco, and we've made them with other brands, and they don't taste the same! *** seems to be too hot for a few people , PLEASE ADJUST the cayenne pepper if you don't like HOT***

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 lb small pretzels
  • 1/4 cup crisco vegetable oil

  • 1 (1 ounce) package hidden valley ranch dressing mix
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Put pretzels in a roaster pan.
  2. 2
    (or 13x9 pan will work) Mix together the Crisco oil, dressing mix, salt and cayenne pepper.
  3. 3
    Pour over pretzels.
  4. 4
    Toss thoroughly!
  5. 5
    Bake at 200* for 1 1/2- 2 hours.
  6. 6
    Stir about every 20 minutes.

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From: Mitra <3

On Jun 12, 2009

I made this tonight for the Magic/Lakers playoff game and I keep re-reading over the ingredients to figure out what I did wrong...I found these to be WAY too salty! I even subbed garlic powder for the garlic salt. Maybe I am supposed to be using non-salted pretzels? I find it odd that only 1/4 pound pretzels be used when a similar, no-bake pretzel recipe indicates a whole pound be used with one package of the ranch dressing mix. I am upset I wasted the last of my pretzels on this salty mess :[ :::UPDATE:::So I made these again because I thought they had potential. They taste SO much better when you use at least 1/2 pound of pretzels, LESS THAN 1/4 cup oil, and ONE HALF package of ranch dressing mix. I would also recommend using UNSALTED PRETZELS since the ranch mix is so darn salty! We enjoyed these when I made them with altered amounts.

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    From: Faeanne

    On Feb 2, 2009

    I made these for our Super Bowl party & they turned out great! I had to send some home with 2 of our guy friends because they loved them so much! Changes I made: I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt, since I figured the pretzels would be salty enough on their own. I also used about 2 tsp of chili powder instead of cayenne pepper (didn't have any.)

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    From: Susie D

    On Nov 20, 2004

    These are really good!! I used a 1 1/4 pound bag of the small pretzels and increased the oil to 1/2 cup. It made plenty of dressing for this recipe. I also used garlic powder instead of the garlic salt as I thought they would be salty enough & only 1/2 t of cayenne pepper. Overall I was very satisfied with this recipe. I will make this again. Thanks Marlene!

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    From: mickie49

    On Dec 17, 2004

    Intead of Cayenne pepper, I used Frank's Hot Pepper Sauce and 1 1/4 pound of pretzels. I'm not a fan of really hot stuff, but these were just right!!!! Nice bite, but not too much. I made them to go into a snack mix. I'm gonna mix up another batch with a little more hot sauce to serve on their own. These are eally great-I think they're gonna become a regular staple around this house, thank you marlene

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