Best 12 Pretzel Crust Recipes

PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together margarine, sugar and pretzels. Press the mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake in oven for 10 minutes; fill with desired pie filling.

PRETZEL CRUST PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly coat 3 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Place warm water into a measuring cup and stir in sugar to dissolve. Stir in yeast and set aside until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Place flour, olive oil, and salt into a large bowl and stir to combine. Mix in yeast mixture and beat with an electric mixer until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 3 equal portions. Roll each portion into an 8-inch disc and place on the prepared baking sheets. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat at least 3 inches of water in a wide, deep pot over high heat; bring to a boil. Add baking soda slowly and carefully into the water, as this will foam and rise. Reduce heat to medium, and add 1 dough disc to the pot; cook for 30 to 40 seconds. Remove disc using 2 spatulas or slotted spoons and transfer back to the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining discs. Gently blot discs with paper towels to remove any excess water. Brush lightly with butter and sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Bake crusts in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; add pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese to each crust.
• Return pizzas to the oven and bake until cheese has melted and is golden, 10 to 15 minutes.

FLUFFY PINK LEMONADE DESSERT WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In food processor bowl with metal blade, place pretzels and sugar. Cover; process 15 to 20 seconds or until finely crushed. With food processor running, drizzle melted butter through feed tube, pulsing to mix well.
• Press crust mixture in bottom of ungreased 11x7-inch pan or glass baking dish. Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set and golden brown. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• Remove foil wrapper from cream cheese package, place cream cheese in large microwavable bowl; microwave uncovered on Medium (50%) 45 seconds to 1 minute or until well softened. Stir until smooth. Beat dry pudding mix into cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until well incorporated. Add lemonade concentrate and food color. Beat on low speed until mixed. Beat on medium speed, about 2 minutes until fluffy. Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping until smooth. Spread over crust. Spread remaining whipped topping over lemonade mixture. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until set.
• Cut dessert into squares. Garnish each serving with lemon.

CHOCOLATE PRETZEL CRUST PIE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Combine pretzels, butter, and brown sugar. Press mixture into pie pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Let cool to room temperature.
• Whisk cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan.
• Mix in egg yolks and milk, and heat mixture on medium heat. Gently mix for about 6 minutes or until the mixture thickens like a pudding.
• Once thick, take the mixture off the heat and immediately add your chocolate, vanilla, butter, and lemon juice.
• Mix until ingredients are incorporated into a smooth pudding texture.
• Pour filling into the cooled crust and smooth with a spatula as desired. (Any extra filling can be saved in cups and eaten immediately, or chilled for pudding cups.)
• Let the pie chill in the fridge uncovered for at least 4 hours.
• Enjoy!

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE DESSERT WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Using a zip-loc bag and a rolling pin, crush pretzels. Add to a mixing bowl.
• Add sugar and melted butter, Mix. Set aside 1/2 C mixture for topping.
• Press the remaining pretzel mixture into a 13' x 9" dish.
• Using a stand mixer, beat whipped topping and cream cheese about 3 minutes.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Spread one half of cream cheese mixture over pretzels in the dish.
• Top with the can of blueberry pie filling. Use the back of a spoon to gently spread it out.
• Top bluebarry mixture with the rest of the cream cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 C pretzel mixture.
• Refrigerate overnight.

CHOCOLATE PIE WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Mix the crust ingredients together.
• Press half of the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
• For the filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch, milk and cornstarch in the top of a double boiler.
• Cook over boiling water until the mixture has thickened, stirring constantly.
• Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Stir a bit of the hot chocolate mixture into the egg yolks in order to temper (raise the temperature of) the eggs and keep them from scrambling.
• Add the tempered yolks to the chocolate mixture, stirring constantly and thoroughly.
• Cool the mixture.
• Add the vanilla extract to the chocolate and mix thoroughly.
• Pour the chocolate filling into the pretzel crust.
• Top with the remaining pretzel mixture.
• Chill before serving.

STRAWBERRY JELLO CHEESECAKE WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the pretzels, 4 tablespoons sugar and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 10 inch spriingform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
• 2. Beat together the cream cheese and sugar until no lumps are left. Fold in the Cool Whip. Spread over the COMPLETELY COOLED crust. Make sure you spread completely to the sides of the pan, to keep the jello layer from seeping into the crust. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
• 3. Meanwhile, make the strawberry layer. Stir together the gelatin mix and boiling water in a medium sized bowl. Add the frozen frozen strawberries, and stir until they thaw and the mixture is partially set. Put the bowl in the fridge for another 15-20 minutes until thickened but not completely set.
• 4. NOTE: If your frozen strawberries are whole, this recipe works better if you slice them before adding to the jello. They should be easy to slice, even when frozen.
• 5. Spoon the Jello layer over the cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until completely chilled and the jello is fully set. This will take at least 1 hour.
• 6. Right before serving, remove the sides from the pan. If desired, you can decorate the top with whipped cream and a sprig of mint.

2 WAYS 4 PRETZEL DESSERT CRUST

Steps:

• 1. For Non-Baked Desserts or 9-inch Pies: Spray baking dish or pie pan with non stick butter. Combine pretzels and sugar in a food processor; pulse to medium fine crumbs. Add the melted and slightly cooled butter and pulse until crumbs are evenly moist. Press mixture in the bottom of baking dish or pie pan and up the sides as high as you can. Fill with your favorite dessert recipe.
• 2. For Baked Desserts or 9-inch Pies: In a food processor mix flour,and sugar.Pulse in pretzels until they are hardly noticeable in the mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water one tablespoon at a time and pulse until dough forms.
• 3. For Baked Pies and Dessert (cont.) Empty processor bowl onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times. Divide into 2 discs,one a little larger than the other. Wrap the smaller in plastic wrap and chill while rolling out the larger disc and then gently place in a 9-inch pie pan. Chill. Make filling.Homemade Apple Pie is especially good baked in this crust.. If making something baked in a 9x13 dish use and roll out both pieces of dough and place in bottom of a sprayed baking dish.

PRETZEL GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together.
• 3. Press into a 9" pie plate. Bake 6-7 minutes or until set. Cool and use with your favorite no-bake filling.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE WITH PRETZEL CRUST BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pretzels, egg and butter. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs and corn syrup until blended. Fold in coconut, chips and pecans; pour over crust. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until edges are brown and center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

SWEET AND SALTY PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Crush pretzels in a food processor until they are finely crushed. (I actually like them when they are a little bigger as shown in my picture as the crunch is better).
• 2. Mix together crushed pretzels, brown sugar and butter until well combined.
• 3. Form into a 9-inch pie plate and all up the sides as well
• 4. Bake at 350* for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 5. ***Let crust cool for and hour or until COMPLETELY cool before you fill it*** Fill with your favorite dessert recipe! I have also included Candy Bar Pie as a recipe I make with this crust often.

OH MY! PEANUT BUTTER PIE W/A PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Toss pretzel crumbs with melted butter, then press into a 10-inch pie pan. Bake at 350° for apx. 10 mins. Allow to cool
• 2. Bring 1/3 cup of heavy cream just to a simmer, then remove from heat and add chocolate chips; stir until smooth and set aside.
• 3. Using the paddle attachement on your mixer, beat peanut butter and cream cheese until combined. Add 1/2 sugar and beat until thoroughly incorporated (no graininess.)
• 4. Using a clean bowl, whip cream until it just begins to thicken; continue to whip as you slowly add in the 1/3 cup of sugar. Whip until the cream is fluffy... then stop! You want to be careful not to overbeat.
• 5. Using a gentle touch, slowly fold half of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Repeat with second half of the whipped cream.
• 6. Add the caramel to your cooled pretzel crust; chill until set (apx 10 minutes). Repeat this step, this time adding the chocolate. Finally, top with the peanut butter mixture and a sprinkling of the reserved chocolate and pretzels.