With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to have some sweet treats on hand for the kiddos. Our four year old son is allergic to chocolate {gasp, I know} so it’s always a challenge to come up with new and fun ideas for treats that do not involve any chocolate. I thought candy dipped pretzels would be not only cute, but pretty quick to whip up as well. I am a huge fan of the sweet and savory combination so these do the trick.
The Supplies
I pick up my candy melts from either Hobby Lobby or Michael’s depending on where I am. The only other supply I ended up using at the last minute were some pearl candy sprinkles {that my children LOVE for some reason}. I melted the candy using the microwave.
Creating the pink pretzels: To completely cover the pretzels in pink candy, I dunked about three at a time and used a spoon to move them around in the bowl until covered. Then I fished one out with the spoon and held it with two fingers to shake off the excess. Then I placed them on wax paper. Once I had them all coated, I put them in the fridge to set for a few minutes. Just remember: Dunk, Fish, Shake {Dunk the pretzel, fish it out with a spoon, and shake off the extra candy}.
Adding the white detail: After the pink candy coating was set, I melted the white candy melts. For half of the pretzels I dunked them in the white candy and added candy pearls. To create the plaid drizzled effect, I poured the melted white candy into a snack size bag and cut a tiny tiny hole in the bottom. That allowed me to drizzle the candy over the pretzel with a really fine line of candy. MAJOR HINT: After you drizzle the white candy, be sure to poke your finger or a knife through the pretzel holes. If you do not and the candy stretches across the holes, it looks a lot like spider webs. Not cute, nor appetizing!
I had a willing taster who was dying to try these after church. With milk in hand, she was a happy little camper. This little one melts my heart.
Details: I only used half a bag of the pink candy melts to make a really nice size batch. I am keeping them in a bowl in the fridge. When it’s time to serve them up for dessert or a treat, I take out how many I need and let them sit out for just a couple of minutes. Yummy!!! Oh, and for the curious types . . . the gray and white striped straws are from Home Goods.
Sweet & simple treats! Love that toothless taster.
Thank you! She was so thrilled to lose those teeth!
These look almost too pretty eat!
But they taste too good not to!
Such a darling and simple idea. Thanks for sharing. I believe we will be making a batch this week, for sure.
Love your blog, you always have the sweetest posts!
Thank you, Bryn. Such a kind compliment. Enjoy the day.
Shut up! These are adorable! 🙂 Love your other Valentines ideas too!
Thank you, Megan! I like that they are so easy.
Those are adorable and so simple! What a great Valentine's treat!
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Yummmmmm! Now I'm hungry. And I feel the need to squeeze a sweet little 6-year old!!!
Ha! She is my scrumptious little one!
We have a toothless wonder on our hands! How cute is she 🙂 Oh, back to the pretzels….YUM! Can I come over and steal some?! 🙂
Oo I love chocolate covered pretzels but these look even more delicious! And they're pink! Definitely going to have to try this for valentine's day!
elle [wonderfelle world]
Oh my goodness…your daughter is a doll! Cute!! I remember losing my front teeth many years ago. Those pretzels look yummy and so pretty in pink.
These look so cute (and tasty too)! I also love your Valentine's Day mason jars!
Those look so yummy – love your photos!!
Yes please, a little salty with my sweet – love that adorable photo of your cutie with her missing teeth!
I'm thinking baby girl shower favor. Love them. So cute. Pinning for later!
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First off, yummy! I want some! And secondly, when did R lose both teeth?? She looks so adorable…and Emma is going to be so jealous. 🙂
These look amazing! You're more than welcome to ship some to me. 😉
Your photos are absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Wow – these are so pretty! I wouldn't want to eat them – lol. I shared them on my G+ page: gplus.to/SeasonalFamilyFun
Love these Courtney – congrats – you are one of our Featured Guests at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy!
These pretzels makes for a very stylish Valentines! They look great 🙂
Thank you for bringing them to Fiesta Friday!
What a great idea and a precious helper! Happy Valentine Day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome talent with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
So pretty. These would be perfect for a tea party too! Thanks for sharing at the Monday Funday Party. – Emily