Learn how to make Soft Baked Keto Pretzels that are gluten-free and low-carb. They are the perfect snack for keto followers with a crunchy exterior and a soft texture.

These aren’t your ordinary homemade pretzels loaded with carbs, nope they are a delicious Soft Baked Keto Pretzels that are a must-try.

Please don’t get discouraged by the rolling and twisting of a pretzel because, let me tell you a little secret: it’s straightforward to do.

I will show you in the photos step by step how easy it is to twist a pretzel into shape.

Seasoned Keto Pretzels

Not only are these Keto pretzels soft with a crunchy exterior with bits of sea salt, but they are gluten-free pretzels.

If plain-tasting pretzels aren’t your thing, don’t think twice about adding spices to your keto pretzels, either.

Seasoned keto pretzels taste delicious dipped in your favorite soup or chili.

Some of the best-flavored keto pretzels we’ve made have added onion powder and garlic powder, and we’ve even made keto cinnamon pretzels.

I know, right? So Good!

All you add is a sugar-free glaze over top of the keto pretzels and, voila, cinnamon pretzels.

Pretzels are the perfect homemade handi snacks for work or school and are easy to transport in a bag.

Keto Snacks To Go

Are pretzels healthy?

Snacks are one of the most essential parts of a keto diet, especially if you are on the go and need something to fill your belly until you get home.

I like hot pretzels the best, but every so often, we sit in the toaster for a minute to warm it up and add a bit of crunch to the outside, which you will notice fades the next day.

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I have yet to enjoy a keto recipe that comes out crispy and stays crispy only because almond flour and coconut flour tend to soak up the moisture and keep it in.

No big deal at all, especially when you crave a keto snack that you just can’t buy at the grocery store.

How To Make Keto Pretzels

For this easy recipe, I used a fat-head pretzel dough similar to the fat-head keto bagels we make.

This is because the dough is one of the best-kept secrets in the keto world and works for many gluten-free recipe creations.

You can read about the history of fat-head dough in the bagel post, so I won’t bore you with it again here, even though it is exciting news for any keto-newbie.

Quick Soft Pretzel Recipe

You might think that keto bagels and pretzels will taste the same, and for the most part, they do. However, it’s the texture that differs.

The pretzel dough is left to rise and coated with melted butter and sea salt before the keto pretzels go into the oven.

Why use butter?

Slathering melted butter on the outside helps to give the pretzels that golden crunch, which mainly hangs around for the first day after baking.

The inside will be soft and chewy, like a pretzel should be.

We like to make one batch at a time, which gives us anywhere from 6-8 keto pretzels, depending on how big we make them.

Keto Pretzel Sizes and Shapes

Keto Pretzels come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, too.

If you love jumbo pretzels, long pretzels, or mini pretzels, you can easily create them with this keto pretzel recipe, but consider the calorie and net carb difference.

We don’t get into macros as much as we should, but we certainly keep an eye on the foods we eat every day.

I’m more of a keto wanna-be, and my wife has incorporated the keto lifestyle for life.

This is NOT a diet to her.

It’s a lifestyle that she embraced three years ago after having our son.

She has gone on to lose all the baby weight, over 50lbs by adding good fats, killing sugar and getting rid of the carbs.

Keto Pretzel Dips

If you are adventurous and want to dip your keto pretzels into something creamy, try a simple mustard or ranch dressing.

I’ve caught Mrs CBB dipping her pretzels in Franks Red Hot Sauce because she enjoys a bit of a spicy kick to them once in a while.

As long as the carb-count on your dip fits your macros and it’s sugar-free, you should be fine with using it.

Related: Homemade Keto Garlic Avocado Mayonnaise

Easy Keto Pretzel Recipe

One more tip: Don’t be shy; make a Keto Pretzel sandwich or grilled cheese with these pretzels once they’ve had time to rest.

They turn out perfect and double up as bread.

Soft Baked Low Carb Keto Pretzels To Go (Step By Step)

• Recipe Type: Snack
• Cuisine: Low Carb, Keto, Gluten-Free
• Author: Mr.CBB
• Prep time: 25 mins
• Cook time: 10 mins
• Total time: 35 mins

Serves: 8

We’ve tweaked the original fat head pizza dough to create many varieties of bagels, pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, and these soft-baked keto pretzels.

Ingredients

• 2½ cups of shredded pizza mozzarella (we use Salerno)
• Three tablespoons melted butter.
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 tablespoon double-action gluten-free baking powder
• 3 ounces cubed softened cream cheese (3/8 cup)
• 1¼ cup of Almond Flour (not Almond meal)
• Optional toppings: cinnamon glaze, sugar-free

Instructions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or prep your pizza stone for the oven.
3. In a large bowl add your dry ingredients, then mix.
4. In a medium bowl, crack your eggs and beat them.
5. Add the shredded mozzarella cheese and softened cream cheese cubes in a microwave-safe medium-sized bowl.
6. Microwave the cheese mixture on high until melted entirely, about 2 minutes.
7. Mix the cheese while it’s hot and pour it into the dry mixture bowl.
8. Slowly add the eggs and mix quickly until you form a dough ball.
9. Mix this dough thoroughly so you don’t see any cream cheese blotches throughout.
10. Let rest in the bowl for 5 minutes, covered with a tea towel, and sit on your stovetop or countertop where it’s warm.
11. Cut the pretzel dough into 6-8 triangles while inside the bowl.
12. Take one ball of dough at a time, roll on your cutting board into a rope for each triangle and make sure each rope is even. It’s up to you how big or small you make pretzels.
13. See the photos in the post for the directions on twisting the rope.
14. Make a U-shape with the rope, cross the ends over, and then up.
15. Before baking, brush each pretzel liberally with melted butter and top with coarse sea salt.
16. Set each pretzel on your baking sheet or stone, bake for 5 minutes to rise a bit, then bake for 10-12 mins at 400 degrees or until golden brown. You have to watch depending on your oven settings.
17. Remove from the oven and enjoy them hot, cold, or toasted.

Don’t let living a healthy lifestyle suck all the fun out of eating those naughty treats that you have come to love.

You can now make keto pretzels yourself but without all the carb guilt.

Discussion: What do you like to dip your pretzels in?

Soft Keto Pretzels Nutrition

Per 1 Keto Pretzel = 1.5 net carbs. Used Atkins Carb Counter. Note: Net carb count will change depending on the size of the pretzel you make. Use this as a guideline.

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