Pretzel Orange Crunch

"Pretzel Orange Crunch," from Make It Like a Man!

Pretzel crunch is one of my favorite make-at-home snacks. It’s sweet and salty, mostly crunchy but a little bit chewy. Adding dried orange amps it up, making it more of a crunchy/chewy toss-up, balancing the pretzel-malt, sweet/savory flavor with pops of bright, bittersweet, citrus. It’s so totally different – which is always a plus to my way of thinking – and hard to put down.

What you need to make 3 cups:

4.75 oz. (2 generous cups) mini pretzels
2 oz. (¼ cup tightly packed) light brown sugar
0.5 oz. (3 slightly generous Tbs) powdered milk
1.25 oz. (¼ cup) Nestle Carnation Malted Milk powder
3.5 oz. (7 Tbs) butter, melted
4 dried orange slices

How to do it:

  1. Preheat the oven to 275°F. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat.
  2. Use your hands in a mixing bowl to break the pretzels down into one-quarter of their size. Add brown sugar, powdered milk, malted milk powder, and butter and toss thoroughly. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  3. Cut the orange slices into 8 wedges each. Toss with the pretzel mix.
"Pretzel Orange Crunch," from Make It Like a Man!

Notes:

Pretzel crunch, minus the orange, makes a fantastic dessert crust. Although, depending on the context, you could finely dice or mince the orange and include in the crust.

I get dried orange slices at Trader Joe’s. I’m not in cahoots with TJ’s. I just want to help you out in case you want to make this, because dried oranges can be hard to find. They’re so good; I regularly eat them as-is, or use them in the same way that you’d any dried fruit … I toss them into my oatmeal, for instance.

"Pretzel Orange Crunch," from Make It Like a Man!
Pretzel Orange Crunch

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23 thoughts on “Pretzel Orange Crunch

  1. The dried oranges in this are a unique addition. I love it! Also, the malted milk powder. I’m totally intrigued with this snack idea, Jeff. Also, do you think candied bacon would go well in this?
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  2. What an unusual snack! I really mean it! even the name “pretzel crunch” sound exotic to me, not to mention the “orange” addition! It also looks and sounds delicious, so I must try it.
    it reminds me of the fact that some foreign visitors who come and see our pretzel shops (in many train stations) assume their are crunchy snacks and not soft freshly baked breads (I love soft pretzels, especially with pumpkin seeds).
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  3. I’m with Greg, it’s a bowl full of trouble. In the most delicious possible way! Love the idea of this in a bowl for my next get together. Lovely with cocktails. 🙂 ~Valentina

  4. Ok, I am DYING!!!! This looks amazing, what a fantastic idea! I love dried orange slices. And I can totally see how without the orange this would be an addicting dessert crust. Sooo yummy, definitely making this!

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