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Pretzel Dipping Sauce

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 12/29/21Updated: 1/20/22

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Dip your soft pretzels into a delicious queso cheese pretzel dipping sauces or mustard sauce. It’s the perfect party appetizer.

bowl of cheesy pretzel dipping sauce

Pretzel Dip

One of our favorite game day or party appetizers are fresh and warm soft pretzels with a fun selection of pretzel dipping sauces.  If you are not in the mood or don’t have time to make homemade pretzels you can pick up a bag of store bought pretzels.  You will find them in the freezer section of the grocery store. Soft pretzel bites work great too for dipping.

bowl of queso cheese

Ingredients Needed

  • Butter. Salted butter
  • Flour. All purpose flour
  • Milk. I used whole milk.
  • Beer. Can also substitute chicken broth but it will alter the flavor.
  • Cheddar Cheese. You can use a combo of white and yellow but I used all yellow. Start with shredded cheese.
  • Grainy Mustard. Can substitute your favorite mustard such as honey mustard.
  • Seasoning. Oregano, pepper, cayenne, salt
pretzel dipping sauces ingredients

How to Make Cheese Sauce for Pretzels

  • In a heavy bottom saucepan, melt butter. Add in flour and whisk together.
adding flour to a pan
  • Cook for 2 minutes to form a roux or thickener forms.
thickened roux in a pan
  • Add in milk and beer and whisk until lumps disappear

Beer Substitute

You can use chicken stock or broth instead of beer in this dip recipe. The flavor will change but it will still be delicious.

adding beer to pretzel dipping sauce
  • Add in grated cheese and stir until cheese melts.
adding cheese to pretzel dipping sauce.
  • Sprinkle in seasoning and in mustard, stir to incorporate. Mixture should be nice and smooth and ready for dipping!
pretzel dipping sauce in pan

Other Pretzel Dipping Sauces

Dulce de Leche

For a sweet pretzel dipping sauces, make up a batch of dulce de leche in your crock pot, it makes a delicious dipping sauce.

Chocolate Dipping Sauce

Hot fudge sauce is another fun sweet pretzel dipping sauce. Use my mom’s hot fudge recipe.

Sweet Mustard Dipping Sauces

Combine mayo, dijon mustard (or another variety), brown sugar, cider vinegar and salt. Mix until combined. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. You can play around with your mustards, a spicy mustard would work well too.

dipping pretzel in cheese sauce.
How do I keep cheese sauce warm?

You can serve it in a bowl and reheat in the microwave as needed. You can also serve it directly out of a small crockpot on the warm setting. A fondue pot also works well for keeping it warm.

Can I use different cheese?

You can totally change up the type of cheese depending on what you have on hand.
The cheeses that melt the smoothest are:
Cheddar
Colby.
Havarti.
Swiss.
Fontina.
Monterey Jack.
Provolone
Smoked Gouda.

Besides, pretzels, what can I dip into cheese pretzel dipping sauce?

Tortilla chips
French Fries
Hot Dogs
Chicken Nuggets
Vegetable such as carrots, celery and broccoli
Hamburger

Can I use this for a cheese fondue?

This pretzel dipping sauce would be perfect used as a cheese fondue too. Just keep it warm in your fondue pot.

What kind of beer should I use?

I am not a beer drinker so I always buy what ever the cheapest beer is!

pretzel dipped in cheese sauce on a bowl

How long will Cheese Sauce last?

Keep it stored in an airtight container in the fridge and it will last for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.

For more delicious treat ideas check out these:

  • Cupcake Fondue Snack Board
  • Caramelized Apples and Dulce de Leche
  • Crock Pot Dulce de Leche
  • Chocolate Fondue Recipe
  • Cinnamon White Chocolate Pretzels

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bowl of cheesy pretzel dipping sauce

Pretzel Dipping Sauce

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Creamy cheese sauce for dipping pretzels.
serves: 48 1 (tbs) servings
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:15 minutes
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Total:15 minutes
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Ingredients

Cheese Dipping Sauce

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup beer
  • 1 tsp grainy mustard
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • cayenne pepper to taste and to garnish on top. Could also use tabasco sauce.

Instructions

Cheese Dipping Sauce

  • Melt butter in a sauce pan. Add in flour and whisk for 2 minutes.
  • Slowly add in milk and beer, stirring until all the lumps are gone.
  • Bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 5-7 minutes.
  • Add in cheese and stir until melted.
  • Add in salt, pepper, oregano and cayenne pepper and mustard.
  • Serve warm.
  • Sprinkle top with some additional cayenne pepper if desired.

Tips & Notes:

Feel free to experiment with your cheese combo. The cheeses that melt the smoothest are:
Cheddar
Colby.
Havarti.
Swiss.
Fontina.
Monterey Jack.
Provolone
Smoked Gouda.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 33kcal (2%) Carbohydrates: 1g Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 3g (5%) Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 7mg (2%) Sodium: 39mg (2%) Potassium: 8mg Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 77IU (2%) Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 35mg (4%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Appetizer
Cuisine:American
bowl of cheesy pretzel dipping sauce
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Originally posted January 10, 2013

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  1. Shanna says

    Posted on 1/13 at 12:43 pm

    I noticed in the recipe that there are no measurements for milk but in the instructions it says to add it. Also you have a measurement for mustard but it does not say when to add it to the recipe. Any help would be great. I am assuming that you add same about of milk as beer or chicken broth. Then add the mustard with the pepper and such. Is that correct?

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    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 1/13 at 1:39 pm

      Sorry about that – I’ve got the recipe updated. Thanks much!

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