Description
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods are a delightful combination of sweet and salty flavors, perfect for any occasion. These pretzel rods are dipped in melted chocolate and decorated with a variety of toppings like sprinkles, mini M&M’s, coconut, toffee bits, or chopped nuts, making them fun to customize and great for festive celebrations or as a tasty snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 16 ounces pretzel rods
- 16 ounces chopped milk, semisweet, dark or white chocolate (or candy melts)
- Sprinkles, mini M&M’s, coconut, toffee bits, chopped nuts, or other desired toppings
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate: Place chopped chocolate or candy melts into clean, tall heat-safe jars. Set the jars into a crock pot filled with hot water until it reaches about halfway up the jars’ sides, making sure no water gets inside the jars. Set the crock pot to high and allow the chocolate to melt for approximately 30 minutes, stirring occasionally with a long-handled spoon to ensure smooth melting.
- Maintain melted chocolate: Once melted, reduce the crock pot temperature to low or warm to keep the chocolate at a workable consistency without overheating it.
- Dip pretzels: Holding each pretzel rod, dip it into the melted chocolate, covering it as much as desired. Shake off any excess chocolate gently before placing the pretzel on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Add toppings: Immediately sprinkle your chosen toppings such as sprinkles, mini M&M’s, coconut, toffee bits, or chopped nuts onto the chocolate-covered pretzel rods before the chocolate hardens.
- Set chocolate: Allow the chocolate to fully harden at room temperature before transferring the pretzels to an airtight container for storage.
Notes
- Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods are a perfect sweet and salty treat, easily customized for any holiday or event.
- Making these treats is a fun activity for kids and adults alike.
- Great for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, the 4th of July, Halloween, or nearly any celebration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pretzel rod
- Calories: 79 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 162 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 2 mg
