Looking for an easy Valentine’s Day sweet treat? How about making these easy and fun Valentine’s Day chocolate-covered pretzels. Plus, this is a great Valentine’s Day kids’ activity!
These Valentine’s Day chocolate covered pretzels are an inexpensive treat to serve at a school Valentine’s Day party. And if you are hosting a kid’s Valentine’s Day party yourself, try these as a party activity.
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Reasons to Love These Valentine’s Day Pretzels
- Easy and quick to make
- You only need a microwave
- Inexpensive
- A great Valentine’s Day activity to try with your kids
- A great activity for a Valentines birthday party
Key Ingredients
- Bag of pretzel rods
- 1 cup white candy melts
- Pink and red sprinkles
- Mini pink sprinkle hearts
- Large red heart sprinkles
- Mini white nonpareils
- 1/4 tsp coconut oil
- Parchment paper
Recipe Steps
Step 1
Melt the white candy melts in a small bowl with ¼ teaspoon coconut oil in 30 second intervals, mixing with each interval.
Step 2
Once you have a smooth consistency and all the candy has melted, you can start dipping your pretzel rods.
Step 3
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip each pretzel rod, one at a time into the white candy melts. Use a spoon to scoop the melted chocolate over the pretzel. Gently tap the pretzel at the bottom of the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
Step 4
Place the pretzels on the parchment lined baking sheet. If adding sprinkles around the entire pretzel, do this before setting it down.
Step 5
To add pink and red chocolate drizzle, melt a small amount of red and pink candy melts. Pour the melts into a Ziploc baggie and cut on the tip. Let the white chocolate chill before adding the pink and red drizzle. Squeeze the tip of Ziploc baggie to make lines across pretzel rods. Immediately add sprinkles.
Step 6
Place pretzel rods in fridge to set.
Step 7
Wrap these pretty chocolate dipped pretzel rods with ribbon in a cellophane bags and give the gift of love, from your kitchen of course!
Or serve them in a mug with a pretty ribbon tied around it.
Tips and Substitutions
- Make sure not to add too much oil to the melts, it gives the candy a waxy texture.
- You will get a smoother texture and better flavor if you use high quality white chocolate instead of candy melts.
- White chocolate can be prone to burning, so be sure to melt it slowly using intervals in the microwave.
- Choose any sprinkles you like to decorate such as nonpareils, jimmies, or sugar crystals, to add different colors and textures to your pretzels.
- Consider using different shaped pretzels in addition to pretzel rods: try traditional twists, but also consider using pretzel nuggets or mini pretzels.
If you don’t have white chocolate, try milk or dark chocolate, or any colored candy melts, like pink or red.
Try using less coconut oil.
Use high quality dark chocolate instead of candy melts or white chocolate.
Make sure to have a plan in place before coating the pretzels in chocolate so you can move even faster.
If you store them in the fridge, they can last up to a week.
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Equipment
- 1 Microwave
- 1 Parchment paper
Ingredients
Key Ingredients
- 20 pretzel rods
- 1 cup white candy melts
- ¼ cup Sprinkles In any variety
- ¼ cup Mini pink sprinkle hearts
- ¼ cup Large red heart sprinkles
- ¼ cup Mini white nonpareils
- ¼ tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Melt the white candy melts in a small bowl with ¼ teaspoon coconut oil in 30 second intervals, mixing with each interval.
- Once you have a smooth consistency and all the candy has melted, you can start dipping your pretzel rods.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip each pretzel rod, one at a time into the white candy melts. Use a spoon to scoop the melted chocolate over the pretzel. Gently tap the pretzel at the bottom of the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
- Place the pretzels on the parchment lined baking sheet. If adding sprinkles around the entire pretzel, do this before setting it down.
- To add pink and red chocolate drizzle, melt a small amount of red and pink candy melts. Pour the melts into a Ziploc baggie and cut on the tip. Let the white chocolate chill before adding the pink and red drizzle. Squeeze the tip of Ziploc baggie to make lines across pretzel rods. Immediately add sprinkles.
- Place pretzel rods in fridge to set.
- Wrap these pretty chocolate dipped pretzel rods with ribbon in a cellophane bags and give the gift of love, from your kitchen of course!
Notes
- Make sure not to add too much oil to the melts, it gives the candy a waxy texture.
- You will get a smoother texture and better flavor if you use high quality white chocolate instead of candy melts.
- White chocolate can be prone to burning, so be sure to melt it slowly using intervals in the microwave.
- Choose any sprinkles you like to decorate such as nonpareils, jimmies, or sugar crystals, to add different colors and textures to your pretzels.
- Consider using different shaped pretzels in addition to pretzel rods: try traditional twists, but also consider using pretzel nuggets or mini pretzels.
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