Cheesy Stuffed Pretzels

Name: Cheesy Stuffed Pretzels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Ingredients: 1 sheet prepared refrigerated pizza dough, Pillsbury or similar; Shredded cheddar cheese; Shredded mozzarella cheese; Egg wash; Parmesan cheese, fresh grated if possible; Dipping sauce

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Cheesy Stuffed Pretzels start with prepared refrigerated pizza dough, shredded cheddar, shredded mozzarella, egg wash, and Parmesan cheese. The dough is cut into three strips, filled with cheese, rolled into tubes, and folded into pretzel shapes before baking.

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After a short cooling period, serve the pretzels with dipping sauce. The recipe uses baking sheets and an oven set to 375 degrees.

Shredded cheese scattered on a strip of dough placed on a wooden cutting board, ready to be rolled or baked.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

These pretzels use prepared refrigerated pizza dough rather than dough made from scratch. Each strip is filled with shredded cheddar and mozzarella before it is rolled and shaped.

Parmesan cheese is added after the pretzels are brushed with egg wash. They bake at 375 degrees, then cool for about 5 minutes before serving with dipping sauce.

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Ingredients You'll Need

The edible ingredients are one sheet of prepared refrigerated pizza dough, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, egg wash, Parmesan cheese, and dipping sauce. Pillsbury pizza dough or a similar prepared refrigerated dough is used for the base.

Use Parmesan cheese, freshly grated if possible, to cover the egg-washed pretzels. The cheddar and mozzarella are placed on the dough strips before the dough is rolled into cheese-filled tubes.

A person holds a long, twisted piece of dough over a wooden cutting board scattered with grated cheese.

How To Make It

Begin by heating the oven and preparing the refrigerated pizza dough for shaping. The dough is divided into three long strips so each strip can be filled and formed into a pretzel.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lay out the prepared refrigerated pizza dough and cut it lengthwise into 3 equal strips.

Put a handful of shredded cheddar cheese and shredded mozzarella cheese on top of each dough strip. Roll each strip up to make a long tube of cheese-filled dough, then fold the tubes into pretzel shapes.

Two pieces of uncooked dough shaped like hands, topped with shredded cheese and herbs, sit on a metal baking sheet inside an oven.

Place the pretzels on baking sheets. Brush them with egg wash, then cover them liberally with Parmesan cheese.

Golden, cheese-covered pastries baking on a metal tray inside an oven. The pastries are crescent-shaped and sprinkled with shredded cheese, with the oven racks visible in the background.

Bake the pretzels at 375 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove the baking sheets from the oven when the baking time is complete.

Let the pretzels cool for about 5 minutes. Then serve them with dipping sauce.

A hand holds a baking tray with an uncooked pretzel-shaped dough on it. The person is wearing a black shirt with a white cooking-themed graphic on the chest.

Serving & Variations

Serve the cooled cheesy stuffed pretzels with dipping sauce. The dipping sauce is served alongside the pretzels after they have cooled for about 5 minutes.

A useful step to keep in mind is cutting the refrigerated pizza dough into 3 equal strips before adding the cheddar and mozzarella. That gives the recipe’s three cheese-filled dough tubes before they are folded into pretzel shapes.

Two soft pretzels topped with grated cheese, one on a patterned plate in the background and one on a wooden surface in the foreground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of dough should I use for Cheesy Stuffed Pretzels?

Use 1 sheet of prepared refrigerated pizza dough, such as Pillsbury or a similar brand.

What cheeses are used in these stuffed pretzels?

The pretzels are filled with shredded cheddar and shredded mozzarella, then covered with Parmesan cheese.

How do I shape the Cheesy Stuffed Pretzels?

Cut the pizza dough into 3 equal strips lengthwise, add the cheddar and mozzarella, roll each strip into a long cheese-filled tube, and fold it into a pretzel shape.

How long do Cheesy Stuffed Pretzels bake?

Bake them at 375F for 15 to 18 minutes.

Should I let the pretzels cool before serving?

Yes. Let the pretzels cool for about 5 minutes, then serve them with dipping sauce.

Wrapping Up

These cheesy stuffed pretzels are baked with cheddar, mozzarella, egg wash, and Parmesan cheese, then served with dipping sauce after cooling. Recipe created by Cooking in the Yard for Trust Me Try It.

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