by Jan S.
Member since:
June 22, 2007

Chocolate Covered Pretzels - Great for Holiday Gifts & Treats

November 14, 2008 06:54 PM EST (Updated: November 20, 2008 01:26 AM EST)
views: 564 | rating: 10/10 (30 votes) | comments: 44

These make a delicious holiday treat and are great for gifts, alone or in gift baskets.  They're wonderful stocking stuffers, too!

INGREDIENTS:

3 bags large pretzels - Twists or Rods
2 bags small pretzels
1 bag each Christmas colors of chocolate
Assortment of toppings: Nuts, colored candy sprinkles, Mini m & m's or Reese's Pieces, drizzled colored cocoa.

DIRECTIONS:

Melt chocolate colors individually in saucpans on low.

When chocolate is completely melted, drop pretzels in and coat with a layer of chocolate.

Remove from pot with tongs.

Drain off excess and lay on a sheet of wax paper.  While still wet, sprinkle, dip or roll on toppings until coated. 

When fully dry, wrap in holiday cellophane bags, tied with colorful ribbons.

These look festive on a holiday plate and are a delicious,colorful addition to a collection of holiday cookies.

Here are some ideas for coating pretzels:
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Comments: 44

Leah Christensen Nov 14, 2008, 6:55pm EST
They look and sound absolutely wonderful.
Carol B Nov 14, 2008, 6:58pm EST
They look wonderful. I made these one year for the kids in my class. But, it was for Halloween and all I did was take pretzels and dip them in melted orange chocolate. They loved them.
~♥~ Kim ~♥~ Nov 14, 2008, 7:06pm EST
Now don't those look good! I loved the pictures. I'll have to put this on my list to make for the holidays. :) Thanks :)
Elaine S. Nov 14, 2008, 7:18pm EST
WOW! They will make Great gifts
Ang, inspired by good, G. Nov 14, 2008, 7:18pm EST
My hubby loves it when I make these. :) Its on my list of things to make this holiday season because I already have the stuff to do it.
Misty Reynolds Nov 14, 2008, 7:20pm EST
i am going to try these thanks for sharing
Ginny A. Nov 14, 2008, 7:21pm EST
My sister makes these at Christmas. They are really, really good!
Chris E. Nov 14, 2008, 7:30pm EST
Great ideas!
Fran S. Nov 14, 2008, 7:31pm EST
these look beautiful, too pretty to eat!!
These are great-but I cheat and buy them!! :)
Mary M. Nov 14, 2008, 7:56pm EST
We've prepared chocolate covered pretzels for years, but yours definitely go to the next level. Thanks for the inspiration!
Marge H. Nov 14, 2008, 7:56pm EST
They look wonderful and delicious. So festive.
Donna W. Nov 14, 2008, 8:51pm EST
My daughter and i make these every Christmas together.
~~ Sarina ~~ Nov 14, 2008, 9:08pm EST
Nummy! I will have to give the pretzel twists a try. never thought to add coconut!
Sharon B. Nov 14, 2008, 9:21pm EST
these look great
Whitney A. Nov 14, 2008, 9:22pm EST
They look good, they will definitely make great gifts.
Beth G. Nov 14, 2008, 10:36pm EST
I actually had this at work this week, it is very delicious! Thanks for sharing Jan!
Kathy D. Nov 14, 2008, 10:48pm EST
I love these!
Marsha S. Nov 14, 2008, 11:14pm EST
too fancy for me on most of those, but everyone looks forward to my white chocolate covered pretzels at Christmas
Linda T. Nov 15, 2008, 2:57am EST
Great ideas and your pictures make them look so festive.
mary bryant Nov 15, 2008, 8:15am EST
yum yum
Christine Z. Nov 15, 2008, 8:41am EST
They look great!!! What a neat idea - I may just do the rods this year!!!
Teresa A. Nov 15, 2008, 10:37am EST
Awesome photos.... I like sweet and salty together anytime.
Kelly Kay Nov 15, 2008, 10:42am EST
I send these out to family & friends every year & there is never any left over!
Karen G. Nov 15, 2008, 12:48pm EST
They are really pretty Jan.
Cathy T. Nov 15, 2008, 5:11pm EST
These look great. I may finally be able to try making them with my 3 yr old this year--last year she was a little too young...thanks for the post
rainne chandler Nov 15, 2008, 5:59pm EST
they look easy enough for my grand kids to do thank you
Jan S. Nov 15, 2008, 7:47pm EST
Be careful making these with kids, because the chocolate is hot. It cools fairly quickly and then, of course, you'll have to sample a few...
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Angela A. Nov 15, 2008, 7:55pm EST
Wow!
These are awesome treats.
This is something a person can do for treats for their kids at least once a week.
Thanks for the neat idea.
Angela A. Nov 15, 2008, 7:56pm EST
I forgot to ask, What is Christmas colors of chocolate? What does that mean?
Maria W. Nov 16, 2008, 8:05pm EST
Thanks for posting to the cooks corner.
Andrea (Ms. Conservative) L. Nov 17, 2008, 6:25pm EST
Leaving a 10 as my comment!
Nora Davenport Nov 17, 2008, 6:28pm EST
Fantastic photos! What a neat idea! I've made stuff like that in the past for gifts, and people have loved them......you can also use white chocolate as well!
Now I'm hungry!!!!!
Darin Waugh Nov 19, 2008, 5:07am EST
How fun!
Lisa (I love loons) C. Nov 19, 2008, 11:04pm EST
This is something I can actually do! I'm going to try to do these. Thanks for the reminder about these and reminding me I CAN do something.
Amy H. Nov 22, 2008, 10:50am EST
oh man you are making me hungry
LaRue B. Nov 22, 2008, 10:12pm EST
Had these before! They are delicious!
Kelly M. Nov 27, 2008, 2:54pm EST
yummy
Jan S. Dec 2, 2008, 8:59pm EST
NOTE: It works much better with good quality chocolate, such as Nestle or Hershey.

I thought I had made too many of these, but they all disappeared.
Kimber L. Dec 3, 2008, 9:48am EST
These look GREAT Jan!
Christine G. Dec 4, 2008, 5:48pm EST
Yum. Thanks for sharing.
Lee Y. Feb 9, 2009, 10:47pm EST
mmmmm....

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