Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods combine salty and sweet flavors with a crunchy texture. Perfect for snacking or gifting, these pretzels are dipped in melted chocolate and decorated with your favorite toppings such as sprinkles, mini M&M’s, or chopped nuts.
Ingredients
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: Fill clean, tall heat-safe jars with chopped chocolate or candy melts. Place them into a crock pot and carefully fill the crock pot with hot water about halfway up the sides of the jars, making sure no water gets inside the jars.
- Heat the chocolate: Set the crock pot to high and allow the chocolate to melt for approximately 30 minutes without covering. Stir the chocolate occasionally with a long-handled spoon to ensure even melting.
- Maintain chocolate temperature: Once fully melted, reduce the crock pot temperature to low or warm to keep the chocolate melted and ready for dipping.
- Dip pretzels: Dip each pretzel rod into the melted chocolate, shaking off excess chocolate. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Add toppings: Immediately sprinkle your chosen toppings such as sprinkles, mini M&M’s, or chopped nuts over the dipped pretzels before the chocolate sets.
- Set and store: Allow the chocolate to fully harden at room temperature. Once set, store the pretzels in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
Notes
- Use a variety of chocolates such as milk, semisweet, dark, or white according to your preference or for visual variety.
- Ensure the water in the crock pot does not enter the jars to prevent chocolate from seizing.
- You can use candy melts as an alternative to chocolate for easier melting and bright colors.
- Let the pretzels harden fully at room temperature for the best texture; refrigerating may cause condensation.
- Store the finished pretzels in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
