31 days, 31 ways to enjoy your favorite snack!
It’s our favorite month of the year – October! Why do we love it so much? Because it’s National Pretzel Month. To help you celebrate with us, we have 31 suggestions for how to enjoy our flavored, gourmet sourdough pretzel nuggets every day of the month. Enjoy!
- Grab a bag and go! Whether you’re sitting on the couch, a park bench, or on the beach, your favorite flavor of OMG! Pretzels is the perfect standalone snack. COMING SOON we’ll have smaller snack bags that are just the right size for a quick afternoon pick-me-up.
- Dip them! Paired with hummus, guacamole or salsa, our gourmet sourdough pretzel nuggets bring the mouthwatering flavor and crave-worthy crunch.
- Top your soup or chili. The weather is getting cooler so take advantage and cozy up with your favorite soup and add some texture to the top with OMG! Pretzels. They are perfectly spoon-sized. We love Cheddar Jalapeño Pretzels with chili and Lemon Pepper Pretzels with broccoli-cheese soup. Learn how to set up a Savory Toppings Bar for elegant, yet easy fall entertaining.
- Swap them for croutons. We like to call them “proutons™”! You know you hunt for the croutons in Caesar salad. Boost the flavor with OMG! Garlic Pretzels instead of traditional croutons. Proutons™ are also great on top of soups like this cauliflower soup.
- Hit the trail… well, trail mix! For a taste of home, use our Salty Butterscotch Pretzels in a DIY trail mix and include shredded coconut, slivered almonds, and a few white chocolate chips. Check out other trail mix ideas using OMG! Pretzels. Be sure to store the leftover trail mix in an airtight container and eat it within a few days to maintain the freshness of the crunch on the pretzel nuggets.
- Make a sundae bar. Ice cream sundaes are a super versatile dessert and people can create personalized versions specific to their tastes. We recommend having two or three flavors of ice cream and a bunch of toppings – chocolate chips, candies, chopped nuts, fresh berries; don’t forget our favorite: OMG! Sweet & Salty Pretzels! For more ice cream fun, try making pretzel-coated ice cream bars. We did it this summer and enjoyed them thoroughly!
- Dip them in chocolate. Any of our sweet gourmet pretzel nuggets work well for this. Simply melt your favorite chocolate – dark, milk, or white – and dip the pretzels while the chocolate is still warm. (We won’t tell anyone if you sneak a few before the chocolate sets.) If you want to make sure the chocolate sets firmly, add a touch of coconut oil to the chocolate as you melt it. You can’t taste it, but it does enhance the texture of the finished sweet pretzel snack.
- Entertain with elegance. Add OMG! Pretzels to your charcuterie and cheese board next time you have friends over. With so many flavors to choose from, you can always find the right fit for the cheese and meat combos you select. Make it Tex-Mex with chorizo, crumbled cotija cheese, little bowls of different salsas and OMG! Cheddar Jalapeño Pretzels. Or, go Italian with OMG! Garlic Pretzels, peppered salami, chunks of parmesan cheese, olives, and little bowls of pesto and marinara for dipping.
- Happy hour is always better with a snack! Grab a glass of wine or your favorite beer, some friends and a few bags of OMG! Pretzels for a quick, easy, and ridiculously delicious happy hour hang out. Check out our favorite wine and beer pairings for inspiration.
- Have them for breakfast! Yes, we said it. Salty Butterscotch Pretzels and Sweet & Salty Pretzels amp up the flavor in your yogurt parfait. Add some fresh berries and you’re in business! Our latest twist on this idea is the banana boat breakfast parfait. It’s simple and elegant, a great idea for a simple boozy brunch recipe.
- Make them a baking buddy. This is for the sweet pretzel lovers. Crush up some Sweet & Salty Pretzels, add some melted butter and press the mixture into a pie plate and bake until firm. Then, you can add your favorite cream pie filling and top with whipped cream. We love pie almost as much as we love pretzels; here’s five fun ideas for combining the two!
- Pack them for lunch. Whether you’re headed to the office or it’s your child’s lunchbox you need to fill, our savory flavors make a great addition to lunch and with wholesome ingredients and being baked, not fried, are healthier than potato chips.
- Do a taste test. Whoever said don’t play with your food? Grab a blindfold and see who in your family can guess all eight flavors without looking!
- Make pretzel nachos. Instead of using tortilla chips, make our gourmet pretzel nuggets the base and add shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, olives, and a drizzle of sour cream. Go really crazy and make dessert pretzel nachos! Use OMG! Sweet & Salty or Sweet & Spicy Pretzels as the base, drizzle on chocolate sauce, fresh berries and whipped cream.
- Add crunch to stir fry. For a little sweet heat, crushed OMG! Sweet Chili Pretzels will add texture and a boost of flavor to your dish. We especially like this with chicken or shrimp. You can turn this idea into lettuce wraps for an easy handheld appetizer at your next fall party.
- Bump up your batter. Crush up some OMG! Sweet & Spicy Pretzels and mix them in with your favorite brownie batter. Your tastebuds will thank us!
- Get creative! We love making chocolate bark because it has so much flexibility. You choose the type of chocolate and all the toppings. In honor of National Pretzel Month, we think you should try this out!
- Make movie night yummier. Pop some popcorn then add it along with a few flavors of OMG! Pretzels and your favorite candy to a big bowl. This movie night mix will be savory, sweet, salty, crunchy, and delicious!
- Get your party on! Party mixes are fun and easy ways to feed a crowd. You can make them salty or sweet. We like a little spice – try OMG! Chesapeake Spice Pretzels with nuts and wasabi peas. Or, make a more kid-friendly version with OMG! Garlic Pretzels, cheese crackers and toasted oat cereal.
- Comfort food for the win. There’s nothing like a warm and cheesy casserole to warm your body and heart. Try adding some of our gourmet pretzels to the top of your favorite casserole for some extra crunch and flavor. This simple slow-cooker tortellini recipe fits the bill for a fall favorite weeknight dinner.
- Make them the star. Next time you have people over, let OMG! Pretzels do the work for you. All you need to do is buy a few pre-made dips (we love Brala’s Best) from the store to go with your favorite OMG! flavors and set everything out on nice platters. Your guests will love the variety of appetizers and amazing crunch of our sourdough pretzel nuggets. If you want to make your own dips, try out these we made with seasonings from Eat Happy Kitchen.
- Make an Italian-inspired feast. We love using Garlic Pretzels for the breading on eggplant or chicken parmesan. You can even stuff them inside a pork tenderloin and simmer the whole thing in a spicy marinara sauce for an old-school style Sunday Supper. We did it with a super flavorful offering from Jar Goods.
- Embrace fall. Make an apple crumble for a warm, seasonal dessert. Our Salty Butterscotch Pretzels make the BEST crumble topping. This fall dessert idea is fun because you can mini ones in ramekins for an elegant entertaining twist that isn’t really that difficult!
- Dip them again! This time try French onion dip, a nut butter, or mustard. Peanut butter with OMG! Sweet & Salty Pretzels will make you feel like a kid again! Or, be sophisticated with dijon mustard and OMG! Lemon Pepper Pretzels.
- Have a midnight snack. Every now and then we all deserve to indulge in a late-night snack. Just don’t let the kids catch you eating their favorite flavor!
- Make brunch pretzel-tastic. Our co-founder Lynn likes to add OMG! Chesapeake Spice Pretzels to an egg casserole for a fun and crunchy topping. She also enhances overnight baked french toast with OMG! Sweet & Salty Pretzels.
- Layer on the flavor. Add Sweet Chili Pretzels between layers of chocolate cake for a surprise crunch and a little heat. You could also use Sweet & Spicy Pretzels with vanilla cake and lime curd for a refreshing combination.
- Mix up your marshmallow treats. Crush up some Sweet & Salty pretzels and mix them into your melted marshmallows and butter for a twist on this classic treat. You can make them festive with chocolate candies. We recently did this – check out our Kitchen Sink Treats – and we can tell you, they were a hit!
- Have a ball! Literally. Make your favorite cheese ball recipe and coat the outside with crushed OMG! Pretzels. We love keeping it simple with cream cheese, fresh parsley and basil, and then using Garlic Pretzels on the outside.
- Snack with style. Sometimes you need a crunchy snack to get through the day. We say that’s okay, especially when you are enjoying our gourmet sourdough pretzel nuggets to curb that craving. Our gorgeous new packaging that we’ll be unveiling soon will boost your snack style quotient quite a bit!
- Share with friends. We know our crunchy sourdough pretzels are so mouth-wateringly delicious and positively poppable that you want to keep them for yourself but share the love and the flavor during National Pretzel Month. We love it when new people join the OMG! family!
October is also National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. OMG! Cares about this important issue. All month long, 5% of our profits will be donated to Laurel House – a comprehensive domestic violence agency – in our hometown.
