Elevate your hot dog game with this Vegan Beer Cheese Sauce, made with Better Balance Cheese Sauce. Pair it with bite-sized hot dog pieces for a crowd-pleasing appetizer or party snack.

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine Better Balance Cheese Sauce, vegan beer, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
2. Stir continuously until the mixture is smooth and heated through.
3. Prepare the hot dog links according to your preference (grilling, boiling, or microwaving).
4. Preheat your oven according to the puff pastry package instructions.
5. Roll out the vegan puff pastry sheets and cut into strips.
6. Wrap each hot dog link with a strip of puff pastry, creating a spiral pattern. Secure the ends with a bit of water to seal.
7. In a pot, bring water to a boil and add baking soda. Boil each wrapped hot dog for about 30 seconds, then place them on a baking sheet.
8. Sprinkle the boiled pretzel dogs with coarse salt.
9. Bake the pretzel dogs in the preheated oven according to the puff pastry package instructions, until they are golden brown.
10. Serve the pretzel dogs alongside the warm beer cheese sauce for dipping.

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• 1 cup Better Balance Cheese Sauce
• 1/2 cup vegan beer (or vegetable broth)
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 vegan Better Balance hot dog links
• Vegan puff pastry sheets
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• Coarse salt, for sprinkling
• Pretzel sticks or toothpicks, for serving.

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