Red Velvet Cheesecake Pretzels Recipe

Name: Red Velvet Cheesecake Pretzels
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 50
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz softened cream cheese; 3 cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons Red Velvet cake mix powder *See note; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 100 waffle pretzels; 1 12 oz package Ghirardelli melting wafers

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This Red Velvet Cheesecake Pretzels Recipe is a fun recipe filled with salty and sweet.

No bake cheesecake filled pretzels recipe is festive, fun, simple, and loved by all!

These red velvet cheesecake stuffed pretzels are a perfect treat when you want something salty and sweet. Made to taste rich in every chocolate dipped bite, these crunchy pretzel squares are truly unique. The chocolate flavor is so pronounced and every bite is rich and indulgent. Perfect for any chocolate lover out there and also perfect for serving up for Valentine’s Day!

Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Bites

Besides using a box of red velvet cake mix in the center of each of these treats we take it one step further by dipping them in chcoaolte this not only helps to get a smooth creamy chocolate taste in every bite the moment it hits your tongue but it also helps to hold the pretzels together, just a tad. This is a much better Valentines Day gift than some box of storebought chocolates, and every batch makes about 50 so there’s plenty to share!

Ingredients

Cream cheese
Powdered sugar
Red Velvet cake mix powder
Vanilla extract
Waffle pretzels
Ghirardelli melting wafers

For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

How to Make Red Velvet Cheesecake Pretzels Recipe

Combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, cake mix, and vanilla in a bowl and mix until well blended and creamy.
Use a small cookie scoop or a spoon to scoop up the filling into generous teaspoon-sized portions. Roll into a ball.
Press the filling between two square pretzels and set them aside.
Repeat with the remaining cream cheese mixture and pretzels.
Freeze the pretzels for about 10 minutes or until they are set.
Heat up the chocolate wafers according to the package instructions.
Partially dip the pretzels into the chocolate and then place them onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Continue until all of the pretzels have been dipped.
Allow the chocolate to set completely before serving.
Store in an airtight container until ready to serve.

Recipe Tips

Cake Mix

Make sure that you heat the cake mix on a baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F before using it. Consuming raw flour can make you sick and by toasting the cake mix in the oven first, you can safely enjoy it in this recipe without worries. Feel free to adjust how much cake mix you add. The more you add, the more the color changes. But the flavor will change as well.

Pretzel Tips

I was able to get about 50 pretzel sandwiches. This will depend on the pretzel size you use and of course how many are broken!
I found the pretzels were easier to dip into the chocolate if I allowed them to chill first.

FAQs

How to store cheesecake stuffed pretzels

Keep these pretzels in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. For best-tasting results enjoy within 3 days as the pretzels may become stale the longer that they age.

What kind of melting chocolate should I use?

I used Ghirardelli chocolate melting wafers, that I found right in my Kroger store. They melt quickly and are incredibly smooth. You can use anything from melting wafers to chocolate chips for this recipe.

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Yield: 50