Smoked Ranch Pretzels
Fire up the smoker! These Smoked Ranch Pretzels are a unique and delicious snack. They go great with friends and cold beers!
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 172kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ oz. ranch dressing mix (dry) Ranch seasoning mix usually comes in 1-oz. packets. Just use ½ of a packet for this recipe.
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 16 oz. thin pretzels
Instructions
- Preheat smoker to 225°F with indirect heat. (See note.)
- Add several chunks of hardwood – I recommend a lighter flavored wood like apple or pecan.
- Place pretzels in a large aluminum pan. (Tip: I used a deep, disposable aluminum pan – it worked great!)
- Using a small mixing bowl, add the vegetable oil, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder and cayenne pepper; stir until well combined.
- Pour oil mixture evenly over pretzels. Using a spatula, gently toss pretzels several times until well-coated.
- Place pan in smoker for 60 minutes, using a spatula to flip pretzels every 20 minutes.
- Allow pretzels to cool before storing in an airtight container.
Notes
Indirect cooking on a grill is the opposite of cooking over direct flame. Most ceramic grill/smokers have inserts for indirect grilling. If you have a gas grill, you can set it up for indirect grilling by turning the two outside burners on medium or medium-low. Then just leave the middle burner(s) off. This method is called “M-O-M,” or medium-off-medium. You will smoke the pretzels over the middle (off) portion of the grill. For charcoal grills, simply pile equal amounts of charcoal on either side of the grill but leave the center portion without any charcoal. You will smoke the pretzels over the middle (no charcoal) portion of the grill.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Sodium: 418mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
