Spicy Pretzels

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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I make these all the time...my husband loves them. I use 2 10 oz bags of pretzels.... put pretzels in colander and shake off excess salt. Combine in a large bowl 1 package of hidden valley ranch dressing, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or less, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning. Mix in 3/4 cup canola dresing. Stir in pretzels coating them well. Spread out on cookie sheet to dry.

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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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My new favorite flavored pretzels! I don't like flavored pretzels that are too oily or have too much seasoning, so I cut back on the oil and used 1/2 lb. of pretzels with the same amount of seasoning. They turned out great!

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These are awesome! I've made them 3 times! It was too much cayenne for us so we started to cut it in half for our second batch! My DH thinks every bar should serve these to up their beverage sales! My DH and BIL would give more than 5 stars if they could! Very easy and very good!

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These are excellent prezels! A coworker brought me a tin of these at Christmas time, and I have made them several times since!

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These pretzels were great. Just enough flavor, not too overwhelming. I probably used closer to a pound of pretzels, doubled the oil but kept the ranch mix to one package. I also used Cajun seasoning in place of the garlic and cayenne. It already has those flavors in it anyway. These were a nice salty treat in lieu of all the sweet treats offered during the holidays

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Too yummy, Just made a double batch for the second time tonight. I used Snyder's sourdough nibblers. Better than the store bought by far... Be careful w/ the cayenne. Trust me this is an awesome recipe.

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This recipe is awesome. My daughter's teacher has requested pretzels again this year. The only addition I make is adding 1 teaspoon of dill and it makes a great addition.

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Yum yum- thanks for the great mid-day snack. I'd picked up a bag of these treats on vacation and after biting into a spicy, salty pretzel just knew that I had to make some at home for myself. I used a full pound bag of pretzels, doubled the oil and only cooked them for 1.5 hours- delish! I think next time I'll also add some red pepper flakes 'cause I really like the heat, but that's what great about this recipe...it's very flexible. Thanks for posting!

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These are my new addiction! I used 1 lb of mini pretzels and 1/2 cup vegetable oil. I kept the ranch dressing mix and cayenne pepper the same but used granulated garlic instead of garlic salt. We munched on these while watching the Seahawks game (GO HAWKS!) and everyone loved them! Thanks for sharing this great snack recipe, Marlene! **Made for Fall PAC 2008**

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These were really tasty treats. I used a one pound bag and the seasoning was adequate. I used the full tsp of cayenne and it was a just right amount of heat.

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OH MY GOSH these are soo amazing! I only had maybe 2 cups or so worth of mini pretzel twists and they had gone sort of stale, so I didn't want them to go to waste. I had a 0.59oz pouch of Hidden Valley Fat Free Ranch Dip, used approx 1/3 cup of canola oil (don't have vegetable oil), 3/4 tsp of garlic powder instead of using garlic salt, and about 1/8 of a tsp of cayenne pepper. These were done in about 55 mins and I'm glad I didn't have to wait long for them to cool. They are sooo good, with a great flavor. The ranch flavor is dominant because I chose to use very little cayenne, but the heat is there as a background flavor. I don't think there will be enough to share with my bf! Lol! The fat-free ranch dip I used has msg and dairy products which I shouldn't be eating due to IBS, but these are too good! Thank you so much for sharing, Marlene! Next time I might be able to add a bit more cayenne, and not feel so worried about them being too hot. :)

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These are so good! I make them all the time and they disappear quickly!

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I got the same recipe from my cousin Pam. These are excellent and everyone loves them. You can't stop eating them!!

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These were good. Nice and spicy.

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Nice spicy/salty change to plain pretzels. My own personal taste would be to cut back on the dressing mix and increase the oil just a little bit..and instead of the garlic salt -- use garlic powder? In any event...very addicting..and tasty.

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I will be making this for the 3rd time. I add 3/4 c. oil, 1 lb pretzels, use garlic powder instead of salt, chili powder instead of cayenne and also add 1 tsp. of onion powder, and keep the ranch mix the same amt. Flavor Explosion!

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Part of Christmas baskets, everyone loved them ,several have asked for refill and more asked for the recipe. Great recipe!!!Five stars !!!!!!

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My two sisters who were coming for Christmas dinner love pretzels and all things spicy, so I decided to make this little snack for them. They (among others) ate so many of them that they were hardly hungry for dinner! I did change it up a bit by doubling the pretzel amount, leaving the dressing mix the same, using garlic powder (seemed like the pretzels would have enough salt on their own), and adding quite a bit of extra cayenne. I added only the tsp. of cayenne to start, but then tasted it every time I stirred it and found almost every time that it needed more. I have no idea how much I ended up using since I just shaked it over the top each time, but I'm guessing it was a lot! Even so, it never got terribly spicy, it was just right! I served it alongside "#65678" and "#131582", which made a kind of fun pretzel bar. Four people asked for this recipe. Who knew that pretzels would be the hit of my Christmas dinner? Thanks so much for sharing!

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