We love chocolate covered pretzels so much that we make them for almost every holiday. I have a 4th of July version and Christmas pretzels as well because they are so simple, easy, and fun to make and decorate! Colorful candy melts are one of my favorite things to use when I’m making a holiday-themed treat. They melt like a dream in the microwave, in a double boiler, or in a glass bowl set over the instant pot. Pull out some candy eyes, candy corn, and sprinkles, and you’ve got yourself a kid-friendly, mom-approved activity that the whole family will enjoy! If you love Halloween, you’ll also love our Graveyard Dirt Cake, Hocus Pocus Marshmallow Pops, and Halloween Chex Mix Muddy Buddies!
Why this Recipe Works
Easy, minimal prep work that just involves gathering ingredients and melting chocolate candy melts. Kids love the dipping and decorating part! Sprinkles and candy corn do all the work so no intricate decorating skills are involved.
How to Dip Pretzels in Chocolate
Method 1: Using the Microwave
Start by melting the colored candy melts. I prefer to do this in the microwave using short 20 second bursts of heat. Stop and stir between each burst and in about a minute and a half or so you will have perfectly melted colorful white chocolate that can be used for dipping. I like this method because it’s quick and easy and you can move on to do multiple colors at once, which you can’t do using other methods. I like to do at least 2 colors for contrast, but in this case used orange, black, and white candy melts.
Method 2: Double Boiler or Instant Pot
But you can also melt your chocolate in a double boiler or a heat-safe glass bowl set over a simmering pan of water on the stove or over the instant pot. The glass bowl just needs to be slightly larger than the instant pot opening. To do this, fill the pot with an inch or so of water so it doesn’t touch the bottom of the glass bowl and bring it to a simmer over medium-low heat or using the NORMAL function on the instant pot. Then place your bowl on top filled with your candy melts. Let them sit for 5-10 minutes, then stir until melted and smooth. That’s it! Once your chocolate is melted, then it’s just a matter of covering the pretzel rods most of the way up and decorating them with sprinkles while the candy coating is still melted before it has a chance to set. Use white dipped pretzel rods and drizzle more squiqqles of melted white chocolate on top, then decorate with two candy eyes to make mummy pretzels. Or keep things simple and simply use your favorite Halloween sprinkles from the store to decorate.
Expert Tips
Transfer melted chocolate to a tall, narrow cup. It’s much easier to melt the chocolate in a wide bowl for stirring, but when it comes to dipping long skinny pretzel rids a tall, narrow container will help you get better coverage. Or you could just the wide bowl and just spoon the melted chocolate over the pretzels if you prefer not to switch containers. Shake off excess chocolate. If you dip and then immediately transfer your pretzels to a baking sheet, you will end up with puddles of melted chocolate on the bottom of each stick. Instead, let the excess chocolate dribble off by shaking it back into the bowl or even gently scraping one side of the pretzel against the glass to avoid puddling. Decorate before the chocolate has a chance to set. You’ll be surprised at how quickly the candy melts can set up once the pretzels have been dipped. I recommend dipping no more than 5 pretzel rods before stopping to decorate with sprinkles or candy corn, then continuing on until you are done.
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