St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Covered Pretzels
St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Covered Pretzels are an easy, sweet, and salty St. Patrick's Day snack to enjoy this March. Share these green chocolate covered pretzel sticks at a St. Patrick's Day pot luck or enjoy them just because. This post includes 4 different chocolate pretzel ideas but feel free to get creative with your own chocolate and toppings.See recipe notes below!
Equipment
- Microwave-safe mixing bowls (3)
- Parchment paper
- Ziplock bags (2)
- Spoons (3 large)
- Scissors
Ingredients
- 4 cups dark chocolate candy melts
- 4 cups white chocolate candy melts
- 2 cups green chocolate candy melts
- 12 pretzel rods
- St. Patrick's Day sprinkles
Instructions
Melt The Chocolate
- Melt the dark chocolate, white chocolate, and then green chocolate candy melts in a separate microwave-safe bowl according to the package instructions, or follow these guidelines:-- Microwave on high for 30 seconds, then stir thoroughly.-- Microwave on high for 30 seconds, then stir thoroughly.-- Continue microwaving in 15 to 30-second intervals, stirring thoroughly, until all the chocolate has just about melted.
- The remaining few pieces should melt on their own (this is a good way to ensure you don’t burn the chocolate).
Pretzel Idea #1: White Chocolate With Sprinkles
- Dip 3 pretzel rods in the melted white chocolate and place them on parchment paper.
- Immediately add sprinkles.
Pretzel Idea #2: White Chocolate With Green Chocolate Drizzle
- Dip 3 pretzel rods in the melted white chocolate and place them on parchment paper.
- Pour the melted green chocolate to one side of a ziplock bag. Cut the other corner of the bag using scissors.
- Drizzle the melted green chocolate over the pretzels.
Pretzel Idea #3: Dark Chocolate With White & Green Chocolate Drizzle
- Dip 3 pretzel rods in the melted dark chocolate and place them on parchment paper.
- Pour the melted white chocolate to one side of a ziplock bag. Cut the other corner of the bag using scissors.
- Drizzle the white chocolate over the pretzels. Repeat with green chocolate.
Pretzel Idea #4: Dark Chocolate With Sprinkles
- Dip 3 pretzel rods in the melted dark chocolate and place them on parchment paper.
- Immediately add sprinkles.
Notes
- Store chocolate-covered pretzels in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to three weeks.
- St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Bark is a perfect way to use your leftover chocolate because it doesn't require exact measurements or ingredients.
- You can easily double or triple this recipe depending on how many pretzels you want to make.
- The order for melting and decorating the pretzels is not arbitrary. White and green chocolate harden much more quickly than dark chocolate, so it's best to melt it right before you plan to dip the pretzels.
- As you are decorating the pretzels, it helps give the white and green chocolate a good swirl in between pretzels. This will help delay how fast the chocolate melts.
- If you aren't making all four variations, a good rule of thumb is:
- Dark chocolate is the easiest to melt and takes the longest to harden.
- Colored chocolate is the easiest to burn and is the quickest to harden.
- White chocolate is easier to work with than colored chocolate, but harder to work with than dark chocolate.