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Cinnamon & Sugar Soft Pretzel

If you’re tempted every time you walk by the pretzel stand at the mall, this recipe is for you. I used a pretty small amount of cinnamon in this recipe because I didn’t want it to overpower the flavor of the butter and the sugar. If you’re a big fan of cinnamon, feel free to use a little more. Since it’s virtually calorie-free, it’s consequence-free.

Cooks' Note

These numbers are based on average sugar consumption, not, a full 1/4 cup.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 serving

Ingredients

1 (about 64 g) frozen soft pretzel (1 g of fat or less per pretzel; I used Super Pretzel)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, or more to taste
1/4 cup sugar*
1 teaspoon light butter, melted (stick, not tub; I used Challenge Light)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bake the pretzel according to package directions, omitting any salt, in the oven.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, in a medium shallow bowl, stir the cinnamon and sugar.

    Step 3

    Brush the melted butter evenly over both sides of the cooked pretzel, then dip the pretzel in the bowl with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Flip it and completely coat both sides with the cinnamon-sugar. (Not all of the sugar will be used.) Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 4

    Calories: 210

    Step 5

    Protein: 5g

    Step 6

    Carbohydrates: 43g

    Step 7

    Fat: 3g

    Step 8

    Saturated Fat: 1g

    Step 9

    Cholesterol: 5mg

    Step 10

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 11

    Sodium: 162mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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