Valentine's Day Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Valentine's Day chocolate covered pretzels for a fun, quick, and easy treat to make with your kids. Crunchy, sweet, and cheerful!

My middle kid and I have a serious sweet tooth, so we were all over these delicious pretzels. He actually just loved to eat the sprinkles, but hey, who doesn't? Anyways, we all had so much fun making these Valentine's Day treats and giving them away to their friends. They looked amazing!

See also: How to make chocolate-covered Oreos using a mold

Ingredients

What I love about this recipe is that you can pretty much customize everything in it and use whatever you may have on hand.

• Pretzels or pretzel rods (I like Snyder's or Utz's)
• Candy melts (different colors are fun), chocolate chips or baking chocolate (dark, milk or white chocolate)
• Sprinkles (of your choice)
• Vegetable shortening or butter (optional if using chocolate chips or baking chocolate)

Equipment

• Microwave safe bowl(s): 1-3 depending how many colors you're going to use
• Spoon or silicone spatula
• Parchment or wax paper
• Squirt bottle or frosting bag for drizzling (optional)
• Small plastic treat bags or airtight container

How to make pink chocolate covered pretzels

Step 1: Melt the chocolate

The trick to melting candy melts, chocolate chips or baking chocolate is to keep a close eye on them and stir often. You DON'T want to burn them.

If you're using chocolate chips or baking chocolate, add 1-2 teaspoon of vegetable shortening to make the consistency thinner and easier to work with.

You can melt your candy in the microwave or with a double boiler.

(If you don’t have a double boiler or microwave, you can create a water bath by using a heat proof bowl on top of a saucepan with a couple of inches of water in it. This is a little tricky since the bowl has to be bigger than the pot. This ensures no water or steam can get into the candy otherwise the candy will seize up be unusable.)

When melting candy melts or chocolate in the microwave melt for 20-seconds and then remove and stir. Return candy to microwave and repeat, stirring each time in between until the melts are smooth and creamy.

Even if it looks like your candy melts or chocolate chips aren’t melting, they are. Remove the bowl from microwave before they're completely melted and stir.

Step 2: Dip Pretzels

Dip each pretzel in the chocolate about ¾ of the way. You can also use a spoon an completely cover them. Using a spoon is also helpful if using pretzel rods.

Gently shake of or tap on side of the bowl to remove any excess.

Step 3: Decorate pretzels

Place pretzels on wax or parchment paper to dry. Don't use aluminum foil, they will stick to it.

Decorate with your favorite sprinkles (my kids love to do that it's their favorite part). You can also drizzle some chocolate of a different color on top using a spoon or frosting bag.

Step 4: Let pretzels harden

Let pretzels harden at room temperature for about 1 hour. You can also place them in the fridge if you're in a hurry.

Step 5: Packaging and storing

Package these beautiful valentine's treats in little cany bags with a pretty ribbon and handmade tag. Or store them in an airtight container for up to 14 days.

If you're layering them inside a container, make sure to use parchment paper in between each layer to keep them from sticking.

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