Spicy Sriracha Pretzels with Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Get ready to savor the bold flavors of this spicy pretzel recipe! These Sriracha Hot Honey Pretzels and Cheese Sauce are homemade and baked to a beautiful golden brown. They pull apart easily, are soft, and have the perfect pretzel-y texture PLUS they have a spicy-sweet kick thanks to Local Hive Honey’s Sriracha Honey Hot Sauce and Rodelle’s Sriracha Seasoning. These sriracha pretzels are paired with a creamy, tangy cheddar cheese sauce. This WILL become your new fav spicy pretzel recipe. 

Below is the pretzel recipe and if you want to find the cheese sauce – go check out Local Hive Honey’s website – here!

  • Medium
  • 140 mins
  • 12 servings
top photo of three sriracha hot honey pretzels laying on a speckled earth plate. To the side on the plate is a small clear bowl of sriracha cheese sauce. Underneath the plate to the right is a gray and brown towel. To the left are three pinch bowls with Rodelle's Sriracha Seasoning, honey, and pretzel spices.
Close up shot of sriracha honey hot pretzels lined up in a basket with parchment paper. top view of a large circular plate with parchment paper containing seven sriracha hot honey pretzels and in the center is a smaller white bowl containing the sriracha honey hot cheese sauce. Close up of a pan with Sriracha Honey Hot Sharp Cheddar Cheese Dip and a whisk.
Ingredients

For the Pretzels:

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Directions

Pretzels:

  1. In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in the 1 1/4 cups warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the flour and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine honey and oil, adding the oil first to help make pouring the honey easier.
  4. Make a well in the center and add the yeast mixture and honey mixture. Mix and form into a dough.
  5. Knead the dough with a hook attachment until smooth, about 5 minutes, or by hand, about 7-8 minutes.
  6. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, turn to coat the dough with the oil, then cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. (about an hour)
  7. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and grease with pan spray (or you can brush with vegetable oil)
  8. In a large bowl, dissolve the baking soda in 4 cups of hot water, set aside.
  9. Measure out the honey hot sauce and set aside. Measure out Sriracha and salt, mix until combined and set aside
  10. When dough has risen, turn out onto a floured surface.
  11. Divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope, about 12-14 inches and twist into a pretzel shape.
  12. Once all of the dough is shaped, add the honey hot sauce to the baking soda mixture and stir
  13. Dip each pretzel into the solution and place on the baking sheets.
  14. sprinkle each pretzel with a generous amount of the sriracha salt mixture
  15. Bake one pan at a time in the oven until browned, about 8 minutes.
  16. Let cool on baking sheet while you make the cheese sauce and serve

For the cheese dipping sauce, check out Local Hive Honey's website here!

This recipe was made by Shelby Jenkins, and photographed by Kathryn Herndon.