Christmas Pretzel Bites
These festive and tasty treats are the perfect combination of sweet and salty! Whip up a batch of these Christmas pretzel bites for your holiday gatherings!
There are so many treats to make during the holidays! I love baking but I also love treats that are quick and easy! These pretzel bites come together quickly and easily and they keep well too so they are perfect for making ahead of your holiday gatherings! They also make a simple homemade gift perfect for teachers, friends and neighbors!
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I like to drizzle these chocolates with red green and white and then sprinkle them with festive sprinkles. You can also dip them in one of the colors of chocolate and then drizzle the others if you want your pretzels to be fully coated.
Any Christmas sprinkles work well for these, if you don’t have sprinkles even a sprinkle of sugar gives them a fun and festive shimmer.
Ingredients for these Christmas Pretzel Bites
48 Mini Pretzels
12 Soft Caramels
1 Cup Each Red, Green and White Candy Melts
1-2 Tbsp Shortening
Christmas Sprinkles
Preheat the oven to 375 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unwrap the caramels and cut them in half with a sharp knife.
Lay 24 of the pretzels in a single layer on your prepared baking sheet (you may need 2 baking sheets or to work in batches depending on the size)
Lay ½ of a caramel on each pretzel.
Place in the oven for about 5 minutes or until caramels are softened.
Remove from the oven and quickly press the remaining pretzels into the caramel.
Allow the pretzels to cool completely. Leave them on the baking sheet.
Place red candy melts in a microwave safe bowl with about a tsp of shortening. Microwave in 30 second increments stirring between each until the candy is completely melted and smooth.
Alternately you can place them in the bowl of a double boiler or in a heat safe bowl over a pan of water. Heat over med/high heat stirring frequently until completely melted. If necessary to achieve a smooth consistency add in shortening a tsp at a time until the melts are perfectly smooth.
Place the melted chocolate in a piping bag and clip of the point to create a small opening.
Drizzle the red chocolate over each pretzel until they are all covered.
Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the green candy melts.
Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the white candy melts. Immediately after drizzling on the white chocolate sprinkle on Christmas sprinkles.
Allow to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.
Christmas Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- 48 Mini Pretzels
- 12 Soft Caramels
- 1 Cup Each Red Green and White Candy Melts
- 1-2 Tbsp Shortening
- Christmas Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 and line a baking sheet with
parchment paper. - Unwrap the caramels and cut them in half with a sharp knife.
- Lay 24 of the pretzels in a single layer on your prepared
baking sheet (you may need 2 baking sheets or to work in batches depending on
the size) - Lay ½ of a caramel on each pretzel.
- Place in the oven for about 5 minutes or until caramels are
softened. - Remove from the oven and quickly press the remaining
pretzels into the caramel. - Allow the pretzels to cool completely. Leave them on the
baking sheet. - Place red candy melts in a microwave safe bowl with about a
tsp of shortening. Microwave in 30 second increments stirring between each
until the candy is completely melted and smooth. - Alternately you can place them in the bowl of a double
boiler or in a heat safe bowl over a pan of water. Heat over med/high heat
stirring frequently until completely melted. If necessary to achieve a smooth
consistency add in shortening a tsp at a time until the melts are perfectly
smooth. - Place the melted chocolate in a piping bag and clip of the
point to create a small opening. - Drizzle the red chocolate over each pretzel until they are
all covered. - Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the green
candy melts. - Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the white
candy melts. Immediately after drizzling on the white chocolate sprinkle on
Christmas sprinkles. - Allow to cool completely.
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