Cinnamon Pretzel Bites – Weight Watchers

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Wow. I was hoping these Cinnamon Pretzel Bites would turn out good….they were even better than I thought they would be! 

I love playing around with the 2 ingredient dough.

I’ve made a Mini Strawberry Galette, BBQ Chicken Pizza, Spinach & Artichoke Dip Pizza and Strawberry Rolls.

Before today my favorite was probably the BBQ Chicken Pizza. Now, I don’t know?

I guess the pizza could count as my favorite savory recipe and the Cinnamon Pretzel Bites are my favorite sweet recipe.

The 2 ingredient dough can be a little tricky to work with, or should I say sticky. But there are ways to get around that.

I always make sure to put plenty of flour on my work surface. That is a must!

I also sprinkle flour onto the dough before I roll it out.

You can see from my picture there is no shortage of flour.

When I’m using my hands to work with the dough I spray a little bit of no-stick cooking spray on them. That makes a huge difference!

Once I had the dough rolled out I had to cut it into 1-inch pieces. I used a pizza cutter to do this.

Before I started cutting the dough into 1-inch pieces I sprayed the pizza cutter with a little bit of no-stick cooking spray.

The first roll of pretzels I tried to make I did not spray the pizza cutter and it was a mess!

I think once you have worked with 2 ingredient dough a couple of times you really start to get the hang of it.

Six servings of these pretzels equaled 2 Freestyle points. I made 9 pretzel bites per serving.

That’s a pretty good sized snack for only 2 points!

I made a caramel dip to go with the pretzel bites. 1 tablespoon of the caramel dip was 2 Freestyle points. I did not eat the dip because I did not think it was worth the 2 points. I pretty much made it for my family to gobble up.

If you’re looking for some zero point recipes, check out my post 20 Zero Point Recipes or my post 20 (More) Zero Point Recipes. Both are filled with delicious recipes that won’t cost you a single point! They’re perfect for days when you’re running low on points, or trying to save up points for a night out.

If you’re looking for dessert recipes you can visit 50 Weight Watchers Freestyle Desserts. It’s filled with delicious desserts perfect for Weight Watchers! 

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Cinnamon Pretzel Bites – Weight Watchers Freestyle

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Yield: 6 servings – approximately 9 pretzel bites per serving = 2 points per serving for blue and purple, 3 points per serving for green

Course: Dessert, Snack

Keyword: freestyle, weight watchers, ww

Ingredients

• 1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
• 1 cup self-rising flour (It must be self-rising flour NOT all-purpose)
• 6 cups water
• 1/3 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup granulated Splenda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter SPRAY
• 4 ounces light cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar-free caramel sundae syrup

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Mix the fat-free Greek yogurt and self-rising flour together to form a dough.

3. Bring 6 cups of water and baking soda to a boil.

4. While the water is heating up, roll out the dough to about 1/3″ thickness. Then cut into 1-inch pieces.

5. Add about 10 pieces of dough to the water and cook for 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

6. Repeat with the rest of the pretzels.

7. Bake in the oven 11-13 minutes, until the pretzel bites are slightly brown.

8. Add the Splenda and cinnamon to a small bowl and stir until combined.

9. Once pretzels are out of the oven spray with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter (I did 1 spray for every 5 pretzels) then immediately put them in the cinnamon mixture.

For the Caramel Sauce:

1. Mix cream cheese and sugar-free caramel sundae syrup together in a microwave safe bowl. Put in the microwave for 30 seconds at 50%. Give it a good stir when it comes out of the microwave. **This is optional** it will add 2 Freestyle points for 1 tablespoon.