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This homemade recipe for Honey Mustard and Onion Pretzels is a copycat version of the Snyder’s seasoned pretzels snack. Crunchy sourdough pretzels are coated in the very best honey mustard mixture that’s delightfully sweet and tangy. And yes… it’s even better than the original!
You know when the craving strikes and those snacks that are so addictive that you start with one piece and find yourself eating it by the handful? This is one of those! If you’ve ever had Snyder’s honey mustard pretzels, you already know what’s up. Crunchy, thick pieces of sourdough pretzels are coated in a honey mustard flavoring that’s sweet, tangy, and worth licking your fingers for. This is the homemade version of that crowd-pleasing snack!
Why You’ll Love These Honey Mustard Pretzels
Everything you love about a pretzel combined with the wonders of honey mustard – what’s not to love?! Here’s why I’ve been making these honey mustard hard pretzels more often than I care to admit lately:
- Better than store-bought. Maybe it’s the combination of real mustard with honey instead of a long list of ingredients I can’t understand! Whatever it is, this homemade snack always turns out so much better than what you can buy in a bag.
- SO easy. Smash your pretzels (the fun part), coat them in the honey mustard sauce, bake and enjoy. It’s pretty impossible to mess up this easy recipe.
- Copycat. I always have a great time recreating recipes! For more copycat versions of your favorite foods, check out my easy recipes for Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls and Copycat Diet Cherry Limeade.
Ingredients for Honey Mustard and Onion Pretzels
You only need 5 ingredients to make this budget friendly snack recipe! For exact ingredient measurements, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
- Pretzels – For this copycat recipe, you’ll want to use big sourdough hard pretzels. Don’t worry about them being too big – we’re going to smash them!
- Vegetable oil – This helps the honey mustard mixture stay together.
- Honey – I recommend using a good quality honey (local is always great if you can find it)! With your leftover honey, consider making these adorable Honey Lavender Cupcakes.
- Yellow mustard – Just plain yellow mustard works great!
- Onion powder – This is the not-so-secret ingredient that really sends the whole recipe over the top.
How to Make Honey Mustard and Onion Pretzels Step by Step
Here’s a sneak peek at how to make your new favorite snack recipe! For more information about the whole process, scroll down to the recipe card towards the bottom of the page.
- Make the honey mustard mixture. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, honey, yellow mustard, and onion powder until combined.
- Smash the pretzels. Get that rage out! Smash the pretzels against your countertop until small pieces are formed. Don’t smash them too much!
- Toss. Add the pretzel pieces to the honey mustard mixture and toss to coat.
- Bake. Spread the pretzels onto a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake at 275°F for 30 minutes. Stirring the pieces halfway through baking.
- Cool. Let the pretzels cool to room temperature before serving or storing for later.
Honey Mustard Pretzels Variations
Here are a couple of ways you can change this recipe up and still keep it tasty!
- Use different pretzels. You can definitely use another type of pretzel! This recipe really works well with any kind of crunchy pretzel. However, you should note that the consistency of the honey mustard works best with thick, sturdy pretzels.
- Add a garlicky note. The onion powder really compliments the honey mustard flavors perfectly. If you’d like to experiment with a little bit of garlic as well, add a teaspoon or so of garlic powder.
- Try different mustards. The flavor will be slightly different but it’s fun to change it up! You can use spicy mustard, grainy mustard, Dijon mustard, or even deli mustard. These varieties are sure to be just as tasty!
FAQs
Garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dried herbs and a different kind of mustard are all add-ins/substitutes you can experiment with. If you tried something new and it worked for you, please comment below! I’d love to hear all about it.
It helps to use these big sourdough pretzels and not the thin pretzels that you’re used to eating. You also have to make sure they’re in an even layer on the baking sheet otherwise they’re just kind of steaming each other. You also have to let it sit before you eat them straight from the oven. They harden up a bit more after coming out of the oven.
Unfortunately, these would work best with big sourdough pretzels.
Storage Instructions
Once the pretzels have totally cooled to room temperature, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for about 5-7 days. The perfect make-ahead game day snack! Enjoy!
More Snack Recipes You’ll Love
Check out just a few more easy recipes you’ll love snacking on!
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
- Air Fryer Pita Chips
- No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Snack Bites
- Ranch Oyster Crackers
- Homemade Chex Mix
- Chocolate and Peanut Granola Bars
Honey Mustard Pretzels
Equipment
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (79 ml) vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 3 teaspoons onion powder
- 12 ounce (340 g) sourdough hard pretzels, the pounder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 °F (135 °C) and line a large baking sheet with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, honey, yellow mustard, and onion powder.1/3 cup (79 ml) vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons honey, 3 tablespoons yellow mustard, 3 teaspoons onion powder
- Smash the sourdough hard pretzels against your countertop into bite-size pieces.12 ounce (340 g) sourdough hard pretzels
- Pour the pretzels into the mixture and toss well to coat every piece.
- Pour the pretzels onto the baking sheet and spread them out in an even layer.
- Bake for 30 minutes, tossing/turning the pieces halfway through baking.
- Remove from oven, let cool, then store in an airtight container.
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These sound delicious.
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Thanks for the recipe. I usually make very spicy hot pretzels using dried hot pepper from the garden. I tried these because my neice asked me to make pretzels for her wedding weekend. So these will be the mild ones. Turned out very good. Lucky for me I live near Hanover PA so I have access to really fresh really inexpensive pretzels.
Sorry. I followed this recipe exactly, except I had the 9 oz.bag of Hanover’s sourdough pretzel bites. So I expected an even more intense flavor. They taste NOTHING like the store-bought ones. They’re a very watered-down version, even using the full sauce recipe with a smaller bag of pretzels. Sorry, but you definitely did not hit it on this one.
Well that sucks. Sorry it didn’t work out for you! It worked out for others and myself so not quite sure what to tell ya. You can just stick to the store-bought ones I guess :)
I’m sorry for the bad review. It just occurred to me that maybe your recipe meant 2T of dry mustard powder? I used 2T of regular yellow mustard, from a bottle. Maybe that was where I went wrong. I will definitely try again. Thank you.
Hi Jimmy – no worries. Not everything on this blog is going to appeal to everyone the way I intend and I know that! Different taste preferences and I don’t fault you for the review. I appreciate it. I’m truly sorry this didn’t work out for you. I definitely did mean 2T regular yellow mustard so I’m not sure what happened with your batch :( maybe use more yellow mustard next time? Sorry!
omg i made these last night because they are my husbands favorite! I was so skeptical when I pulled them out but they are amazing and delicious and VERY VERY close to the real ones. Maybe even better because it’s not full of crap :) Thank you!!!! <3
Yay! So happy you think they’re really close to the real ones. I thought the same and they’ve become a new favorite in the house!! I need to make them again this weekend :)
Made these today, family LOVED them. Hubby even said they were way better than the store bought ones. Thanks!!!
Great to hear, Karrin! I love these!
I Love the Hanover Pretzels and wanted to love this recipe. I added more mustard and less oil. In my opinion there was still too much oil and not enough mustard flavor. Next time I will use way more mustard.
I know exactly what pretzels you are talking about, and love them! I want to make these but 1 question. When you say mustard in the ingredient list do you mean mustard from the bottle or mustard powder? Please get back to me I’m eager to know
Mustard from the bottle :)
Love this!
And far cheaper to make your own too.
Sharing this on my next friday links!
There is a company called The Nut Man that comes to my workplace every second week and taunts me with bags of sweet and savory treats. They sell pretzels just like these that are incredibly addictive. I’d love to make them on my own!
I cannot wait to make these! They are my favorite flavor of pretzel snack! Thanks for posting the recipe.