Are you looking for a quick and easy gift idea? If you love handmade, inexpensive, but thoughtful gifts that you can make with the whole family, you’ll want to check out this tutorial on how to make chocolate covered pretzels. Chocolate covered pretzels are a hit with so many because of their salty and sweet flavor combo. Plus, you can tailor the flavors to whoever you are gifting them to, or give them a variety! Wrap them up in a little cellophane or a reusable box and you have the perfect gift for anyone on your list!
When I first mentioned on the blog that I used to work in a chocolate factory, I got a lot of questions about the tricks to making chocolate covered treats. I think you’ll be surprised how very easy it is to cover anything in chocolate. While we used to use our fingers in the chocolate factory, you can use a fork which is a little less messy!
For the sake of giving you a variety of flavor options, we tested out five different flavors which were all a big hit! You can experiment with your own flavors too. The possibilities are endless!
Here are the flavors we tried this time around:
Milk Chocolate with Sprinkles – dip your pretzel in melted milk chocolate and sprinkle any color or shaped sprinkles on top.
Dark Chocolate with White Chocolate Drizzle – dip your pretzel in melted dark chocolate and drizzle melted white chocolate on top.
Semi Sweet Chocolate with Crushed Peppermints – dip your pretzel in melted semi-sweet chocolate. Crush soft peppermint candy by putting it in a sealable bag and leaving it open just a bit (so it doesn’t pop) and use a hammer or similar kitchen tool to crush them into small pieces. Make sure to get the soft peppermint candy – those are so much easier to chew!
Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter with Crushed Peanuts – dip your pretzel into melted milk chocolate and peanut butter morsels and top with crushed peanuts.
Espresso Chocolate with Caramel Drizzle – dip your pretzel into melted espresso chips and drizzle caramel on top. You may have to put this one in the freezer for the caramel to harden, depending on the type of caramel you use.
While you can make this with just about any sized pretzels, we like to use the big, old tyme pretzels. They are bigger and will require less work than making a bunch of little chocolate covered pretzels. If you can’t find those, you can also use sour dough pretzels which are also larger!
While there are many ways to melt chocolate, putting it in a microwave safe dish and microwaving for 20-30 seconds at a time works best. Just take out in between each 20-30 second interval, stir and put back in until the chocolate is completely smooth and melted. If you don’t have a microwave, you can also use a blow dryer. Point the blow dryer into the dish (make sure it’s heat resistant) and stir until completely smooth and melted.
I’ve tried to show the steps in photos above for you, to make it a bit easier.
Step 1: Melt Chocolate
Step 2: Drop your pretzel into the chocolate and push down until it’s fully covered.
Step 3: Using a fork, take the pretzel out and allow the excess to drip.
Step 4: Place pretzel on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Step 5: Add your toppings and place in the refrigerator or freezer until dry.
Now that you know a little bit about our chocolate covered pretzels, I’m excited to share our recipe.
How to Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels
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How to Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Description
Chocolate covered pretzels make a great treat and an even better gift idea. They are very easy to make and there are an unlimited number of flavor combinations!
Ingredients
- Chocolate chips (choose your flavor)
- Large Pretzels (sour dough or old tyme)
- Toppings (sprinkles, crushed peppermint, crushed peanuts, melted chocolate or caramel etc.)
Instructions
- Choose the chocolate and melt it either in a microwave in 20-30 second intervals or by pointing a blow dryer at your chocolate in a heat resistant bowl and stirring until smooth and melted.
- Drop a pretzel into your melted chocolate and push down with a fork until it’s completely covered.
- Using a fork, slide it under the pretzel and lift out of the chocolate, allowing all excess to drip back into the bowl.
- Place the chocolate covered pretzel on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. This baking sheet should be small enough to fit in your freezer/refrigerator.
- Sprinkle with toppings of your choice.
- Put them into the refrigerator or freezer until the chocolate is dry and solid.
Notes
Equipment Needed:
- Heat resistant bowl
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
For flavor ideas, make sure to check out our blog post!
If you make these chocolate covered pretzels, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Don’t forget to check out all of our family friendly recipes!
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katrina m kroeplin
November 27, 2020this looks so good! i love pretzels, i’ll have to save this.
Veronika Sykorova
November 27, 2020Yum I can’t believe I’ve never made chocolate covered pretzels! Cant wait to try!
Wanda Lopez
November 27, 2020How easy are these chocolate pretzels to make! I can’t believe I haven’t made them at home before.
Mahnoor
November 27, 2020Oh god, they look heavenly.
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Stefani Tolson
November 27, 2020You can get creative with these! I wanted to make some for Thanksgiving but didn’t have the time to make them.
may palacpac
November 26, 2020Love the idea! I’ve been thinking of what to give out other than cookies, which is more common around here. Sourdough pretzels seem like something my friends would enjoy.
Amy Smith
November 26, 2020Those pretzels look amazing! I am looking for ideas to make something for our new neighbors. I think these would work great!
Bolupe
November 26, 2020This will be perfect for the kids during this holiday season.
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Yeah Lifestyle
November 26, 2020What a fabulous idea! I will definitely be making these come Christmas with my kids
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Mallory
November 26, 2020What a fun idea to make for gift baskets! Thank you for the instructions on how to make these!
Catherine
November 26, 2020Chocolate covered pretzels are one of my favorite snack treats and I love having them especially during the holiday season! So easy and so yummy!
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Julie Cao
November 26, 2020I love all food with a mixture of sweet and salty f;avor and the chocolate covered pretzels are the way to go. I am good at making sweets but your recipe makes the whole process so easy.
Yudith
November 26, 2020Yummy. Kids will love this. I want to make chocolate covered pretzels with rainbow sprinkles for Christmas. Thx for your recipe.
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Ryan Escat
November 26, 2020This looks so yummy 😋 kids and even adults like me will surely love this sweet treats, so festive!
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Nikki Wayne
November 26, 2020I haven’t tried making pretzels at all. This is so cute!
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Chloë
November 26, 2020These look absolutely delicious 😍 I’m definitely going to try these!
Sherry
November 26, 2020I want to try them all! I love the salty-sweet combination. My husband would love the Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter and the Semi Sweet Chocolate with Crush Peppermints will be a hit for the holidays.
Anna Elle Liz
November 25, 2020This is every chocolate lover’s dream! I’m not a chocolate fan but I’d so make this for family and friends.
Ghana
November 25, 2020Wow these look amazing. I love the different flavour combinations along with the sprinkles and chocolate that you’ve mentioned.
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Mae
November 25, 2020These are delicious looking chocolate pretzels! Great holiday treats!
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Bri
November 25, 2020These look amazing! Totally making these this year!
Knashz
November 25, 2020Tasty and sweet, chocolatey treats! <3
Celebrate Woman Today
November 25, 2020I would like to make a bunch for the gifts boxes. So colorful!
Kate
November 25, 2020Yum! We used to make chocolate covered pretzels all the time when I was younger. I think I need to bring that tradition back!
Kathy
November 25, 2020My daughters and I love making these each holiday season. It’s one of our traditions. It’s fun to make them with different things like sprinkles and other candies.
Chad
November 25, 2020These pretzels look so so good!!! I can’t wait to make me some, the recipe is very easy to follow.
Cinny
November 25, 2020That looks like a fun and easy recipe to do with the kids. Not to mention a very yummy one that we’d have troubles keeping our hands off of!
Stephanie Stebbins
November 25, 2020YUM! Thanks so much for this recipe!
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Kileen
November 25, 2020These pretzels look so amazing and so yummy! I would love to dip these into my cocoa!
True
November 25, 2020Thank you so much for sharing this!!! My family loves chocolate covered pretzels, especially my mom, so I know she will LOVE these, definitely saving!
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Robyn H
November 25, 2020oh my goodness, these look so yummy! I’m definitely printing this out and plan to make these with my daughter for the holidays!
Jessica Collazo
November 25, 2020This is simple and delicious. Perfect for the holidays. I love chocolate and I love pretzels so this is so great for me.
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Pam Wattenbarger
November 25, 2020We love chocolate covered pretzels at our house. Sometimes I add caramel too!
Ben
November 25, 2020This is fully awesome. Chocolate covered pretzels are my favorite treat ever. I’ve never tried making them for myself before. I can’t wait to try thi.
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melissa chapman
November 25, 2020The kids will really love these on Thanksgiving and I love all the varieties. I am partial to chocolate and peanut butter so that one is the first for me to try and make.
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Anne Marie
November 25, 2020This looks so easy! And I love all the different embellishments you used to make them unique.