Today I am going to show you how to make Valentine's chocolate-covered pretzels. The recipe is simple and you can totally personalize it to lots of holidays and occasions just by changing up the color of the candy.
When you are done making them, try our easy Valentine's Dessert Cheese Ball recipe or these Valentine's Day Cookies with M&Ms.
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⭐Why This Recipe Works
- Just 2 ingredients in these valentine's day chocolate covered pretzels!
- 10 minutes of prep time
- A great Valentine's snack for people who love easy desserts
- This makes a thoughtful gift to bag up and give to others
🥣Ingredient Notes
- Mini pretzels
- Red, pink and cocoa candy melts
📋Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Pour some chocolate flavored candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute at 40% power. Then, stir the candy melts and microwave them for another 30 seconds. Repeat the stirring and microwaving until the candy melts are completely melted.
STEP 2: When the candy melts are melted, drop some pretzels into the chocolate and turn them over until they are completely covered in chocolate.
STEP 3: Pick the chocolate-covered pretzels up out of the melted candy using a thin wooden skewer. Allow the excess chocolate coating to drip off the pretzels. You will need to reheat the melted chocolate in the bowl as you go about this process since the candy will start to get thicker as time goes on.
STEP 4: Place the chocolate covered pretzels on a sheet of Parchment paper or wax paper and allow the chocolate to harden.
STEP 5: The candy coating will harden in 10-15 minutes.
STEP 6: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt some red candy melts using the same process described above. You will need less than half the amount of the chocolate candy melts that you used.
STEP 7: Cut a tiny triangle off the bottom corner of a zip-top bag and transfer the melted red candy to the bag. Pipe the melted red candy onto the chocolate covered pretzels.
STEP 8: Repeat this process with the pink candy melts.
STEP 9: Drizzle the pink melted candy over the pretzels. Do not wait until the red candy hardens before you do this step.
STEP 11: Once you have drizzled on the pink candy, use your skewer to separate the melted candy so that none of the hearts will be connected.
These chocolate covered pretzels make a great Valentine's Day treat They would be adorable bagged up and tied with a ribbon and given to friends and family. They are a yummy treat especially if you love a sweet and salty combo as much as I do.
👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: If you can find cocoa candy melts, you can use an equal amount of chocolate chips and melt according to package directions.
Tip 2: Make sure the chocolate is completely hardened before drizzling with red and pink candy melts.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
You can store these in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
You can add valentine sprinkles, colored sugar or crushed candy such as M&Ms,
While you could, it would be much harder to get the sticks out of the chocolate. For this reason, I prefer the pretzel twists.
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Valentine Chocolate Covered Pretzels
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Ingredients
- 50 mini pretzels
- 8 oz Chocolate flavored candy melts
- 4 oz Red candy melts
- 4 oz Pink candy melts
Instructions
- Pour some cocoa candy melts into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute at 40% power. Then, stir the candy melts and microwave them for another 30 seconds. Repeat the stirring and microwaving until the candy melts are completely melted.
- When the candy melts are melted, drop some pretzels into the chocolate and turn it over into until it is completely covered.
- Pick the chocolate covered pretzel up out of the melted candy using a skewer. Allow the excess candy to drip off the pretzel. You will need to reheat the melted candy in the bowl as you go about this process since the candy will start to get thicker as time goes on.
- Place the chocolate covered pretzels on a sheet of parchment paper and allow the candy to harden.
- The candy coating will harden in 10-15 minutes.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt some red candy melts using the same process described above. You will need less than half the amount of the chocolate candy melts that you used. Cut a tiny triangle off the bottom corner of a zip top bag and transfer the melted red candy to the bag. Pipe the melted red candy onto the chocolate covered pretzels.
- Repeat this process with the pink candy melts.
- Drizzle the pink melted candy over the pretzels. Do not wait until the red candy hardens before you do this step.
- Once you have drizzled on the pink candy, use your skewer to separate the melted candy so that none of the hearts will be connected.
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