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Five-Ingredient Fridays: Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

Oct 10, 2014 13 Comments

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Salty gluten-free pretzels bathed in creamy chocolate and topped with festive Halloween sprinkles. These chocolate-covered pretzels are easy to make and are absolutely addictive!

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels | healthynibblesandbits.comWhat’s the best way to glam up your snacks? SPRINKLES!!! Especially if they’re in the shape of cute pumpkins. How can you say no to these?

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels | healthynibblesandbits.comWhen I first heard about chocolate-covered pretzels, I was utterly confused. What is this nonsense about dipping salty food into chocolate? Little did I know that salt on chocolate would be a thing years later. Little did I know that I would learn to LOVE chocolate-covered pretzels!

The turning point was when I bought one of those 100-calorie snack packs with the chocolate-covered pretzels. One bite was all it took for me to understand that salt and chocolate really do go together.

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels | healthynibblesandbits.comThe thing about store-bought chocolate-covered pretzels is that they tend to get too sweet. You may disagree, but dipping these pretzels in semi-sweet chocolate (and not milk chocolate) is the way to go.

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels | healthynibblesandbits.comI wanted the pretzels to be thinly coated with chocolate, so I melted chocolate chips with a bit of coconut oil. The melted chocolate will be thinner and stay all nice and melty for longer this way. BUT, it also means that you should store the pretzels in the refrigerator so that the chocolate does not melt over again.

Are you ready for this fun weekend cooking project?

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Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

Makes about 6 to 7 cups.

  • Author: Lisa Lin
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: dessert, snack
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Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips*
  • 1 TBS + 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 8-ounce (225g) bag of mini pretzels (I used gluten-free pretzels)
  • sprinkles for topping (optional)

Instructions

  1. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a bowl and microwave for a minute. Check to see if the chips are glossy. If they are, just stir the chips with the oil, and you will get a nice runny chocolate sauce. If the chips aren’t glossy after a minute, microwave it for another 15 seconds.
  3. Dip the pretzels in the chocolate, and tap the pretzels against the bowl to shake out any excess chocolate. Place the dipped pretzels on the lined baking sheets.
  4. Top the pretzels with sprinkles while the chocolate is still melted.
  5. Freeze the pretzels for about 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
  6. Refrigerate leftovers in a container between sheets of parchment paper. I stored them in a gallon-size ziploc bag and separated each layer with parchment paper.

Notes

1. *I dipped many pretzels halfway only, so I used fewer chocolate chips. If you want all the pretzels to be completely dipped in chocolate, I would melt 2 cups of chips with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.[br][br]2. I also melted a bit of white chocolate to create some color contrast but quickly realized it was more work than it was worth.

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Comments

  1. Liz @ Floating Kitchen says

    October 10, 2014 at 6:09 am

    Cute sprinkles make everything better! I love buying all the fun sprinkles this time of year! This looks like the perfect salty and sweet snack.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      October 10, 2014 at 9:21 am

      I can’t wait to get Christmas sprinkles!!

      Reply
  2. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    October 10, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Totally fun cooking project! Love the sweet and salty combo of pretzels and chocolate of course!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      October 10, 2014 at 9:22 am

      Yes! It’s that sweet/salty combo is soo good!

      Reply
  3. Sarah Grace says

    October 10, 2014 at 8:45 am

    So cute and fall festive! Love!
    xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      October 10, 2014 at 9:22 am

      Thanks, Sarah Grace!

      Reply
  4. Emily @ Zen & Spice says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:53 am

    I love the combination of salt + chocolate. I love buying chocolate covered pretzels, raisins, fruit etc but I’ve never made them at home. Totally going to try!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      October 12, 2014 at 9:08 am

      Yes, they’re so easy to make and you can mix and match chocolate on the pretzels, too!

      Reply
  5. Jennifer @nourishedsimply says

    October 10, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    Love chocolate covered pretzels. I made them and gave bags of the as gifts to teachers last year.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      October 12, 2014 at 9:09 am

      That’s such a great gift idea!

      Reply
  6. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    October 11, 2014 at 2:08 am

    hahahahaha it was more work that it was worth. Best ever.

    I think the idea of DIY is genius- the ones are so sweet, even the ‘special dark’ hershey ones! I would not tee these with a golf stick in the sea.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      October 12, 2014 at 9:10 am

      OMG, I would feel soo bad if my pretzels obstructed a whale’s breathing patterns!

      Reply

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