Easy Chocolate-Covered Halloween Pretzels

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There are two snacks that I can’t get enough of: chocolate and pretzels. So when I started craving chocolate-covered pretzels, I took to Pinterest to see how I could make it happen. I was so excited when I stumbled upon a pumpkin-pretzel recipe that looked amazing! That’s where my inspiration came from for these pumpkin + ghost snacks I ended up creating.

Easy Halloween Pretzel Treats for Kids - These pumpkin and ghost pretzel snacks are a such a fun and easy recipe to share at a Halloween party!

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First let me just say, the original idea I had in mind didn’t quite work out due to a missing ingredient…so I decided to alter it a bit. Because sometimes you just have to keep going and make due with what you got. I’m so glad I kept going, because these treats turned out delicious!

Ingredients

1/4 a bag of mini pretzels
1 TBSP of shortening
White chocolate chips
Green and brown mini m&m’s
Food coloring (orange)

Directions:

I used half of a bag of white chocolate chips and shortening, placed them in a microwave-safe dish and melted for a couple of minutes, stirring in between.

ingredients

Once the mixture was smooth enough I started dipping my pretzels in by hand. I placed them aside to dry on wax paper and added brown m&m eyeballs to complete the ghost.

chocolate covered pretzels

While this “ghost pretzels” set, I got my next mixture together (this time with orange gel dye).

white chocolate pretzels

After the chocolate had melted I added the food coloring. However, this combo was much thinner than the first and so the coloring on the pretzel was very faint. (Note: Next time I will use only a dab of shortening, because I think it contributed to the look I got.)

pumpkin pretzels

I topped the pretzels with a green m&m for the “stem” to complete my version of chocolate-covered pumpkin pretzels :)!

There you have it. A simple, yet delicious way to dress up your pretzels for a spook-tacular Halloween!

Ana @ Mommy's Bundle

Ana, a mom to three rambunctious little boys, has supported thousands of women throughout their pregnancy and motherhood journey since 2012 as a prenatal and postpartum educator at MommysBundle.com.

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Brandi @ penguinsinpink.com says

October 1, 2014 at 7:33 pm

Too cute! My little ones would love making these and eating them of course!
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Valerie says

October 1, 2014 at 7:49 pm

These are so adorable and look delicious!! 😀
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Tricia the Good Mama says

October 2, 2014 at 1:11 am

I’m obsessed with chocolate-covered pretzels lately. They are definitely a guilty pleasure for me. These are just too cute. I may have to make them!
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Gloria Doty says

October 2, 2014 at 1:47 pm

These are too cute and look delicious, too.

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Elizabeth says

October 2, 2014 at 5:01 pm

Love the addition of M&Ms. Looks so scrumptious. Wish I had some now!! Thanks for sharing!
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Pam@over50feeling40 says

October 3, 2014 at 12:21 pm

I love pretzels covered with anything!! Thanks so much for sharing with the Thursday Blog hop. Hope you will join us at http://www.over50feeling40.com. Have a great weekend!
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Lauren says

October 3, 2014 at 2:37 pm

These looks so good, and super cute too!
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Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

October 4, 2014 at 12:38 pm

Yummy and cute!

I love the combination of chocolate and pretzels!

Thanks for sharing and linking up to the #SHINEbloghop.

Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
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Joanna @ Motherhood and Merlot says

October 6, 2014 at 4:11 pm

Love these!!! They are so cute for kids and would be such a fun activity.:)
Thanks for sharing this on the Mommy Needs A Time Out Thursday Link up!
Joanna

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Chrystal @ YUM eating says

October 7, 2014 at 1:47 am

My mom used to make something similar when I was a kid. Loved them. Still do. Yours are super cute. Thanks for sharing with us at The Yuck Stops Here. Hope to see you again this week.
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Tammy @ creativekkids says

October 7, 2014 at 3:25 pm

These are so cute! The kids will love them! Thanks for linking up to the Tasty Tuesday’s Linky Party. I’ve pinned this post to Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays’ Pinterest Board.
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