I have a confession: I am shamefully obsessed with Auntie Anne?s pretzels. At least I used to be. I haven?t fact-checked this, but I?m pretty sure they?re dripping in butter. Though I don?t indulge my Auntie Anne?s cravings anymore, the sweet scent of freshly baked dough never fails to transport me back to my days of working at the mall (I was a devoted cashier at American Eagle in college).
While I still love to indulge in a soft, fluffy pretzel once in a while, now I make them at home so I know exactly what?s in them. I stumbled upon a recipe I would eventually adapt to the vegan version below on a blog called La Cerise. The blogger, Astrid, translated and adapted her recipe from another pretzel recipe written entirely in German. If that?s not authentic, I don?t know what is.
To take my mind off the fact that summer is officially over, and to celebrate Oktoberfest, I decided to make a batch of vegan Bavarian pretzels. Held annually in Munich, Oktoberfest always kicks off the third Saturday of September and includes two weeks of folk music, beer, sausages, and of course ? pretzels. German food isn?t the most veggie-friendly cuisine, so attending an authentic celebration could leave a vegan pretty hungry.

Not to worry!
You can have your own vegan Oktoberfest from the comfort of your backyard. Bake up a batch or two of these vegan Bavarian pretzels, grill up some vegan sausages (we love Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausages) and don?t forget the sauerkraut. If you?re no...