Making Chocolate Covered Pretzels

plate of homemade chocolate covered pretzels

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Making Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Learn how to make your own chocolate covered pretzels at home to stick in cookie trays or simply snack on!

Prep Time15

Drying Time1

Total Time1 15

Recipe Author Lynn April

Servings: 24 pretzels

Ingredients

▢ 4 ounces (113g) quality chocolate¹ coarsely chopped
▢ 12 large classic pretzels² approximately 2 and ½" in diameter
▢ sprinkles nuts, additional melted chocolate, or assorted decorations, if using

Instructions

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Place the chopped chocolate³ into a small heat proof bowl. Heat in the microwave on MEDIUM for 20-30 seconds, remove, and stir very well. Heat in 10-15 second increments, on MEDIUM, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is completely smooth. You may also place the chocolate in a double boiler or in a small saucepan and melt over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.
4 ounces (113g) quality chocolate1
Place a pretzel into the chocolate and, using a fork, cover the pretzel completely in chocolate. Lift pretzel out of the bowl and gently tap the fork on the lip of the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
12 large classic pretzels2
Place the pretzel on the prepared baking sheet and cover with sprinkles⁴ (or other decoration, if using). If you'd like to decorate the pretzel with drizzled chocolate, wait until pretzels are completely set before melting new chocolate and decorating.
sprinkles
When you are finished dipping your pretzels or you have filled a baking sheet, allow pretzels to sit at room temperature until completely set. Once chocolate is completely set, cover pretzels tightly and store at room temperature.

Notes

Chocolate: do not use chocolate chips for these pretzels. They contain stabilizers that prevent them from melting down smoothly. You may use milk, dark, semi-sweet, or white chocolate for these pretzels. You can tint your white chocolate with food coloring if you want it a specific color (my favorite is gel coloring). If you prefer to use candy melts/melting wafers, do not mix these with any kind of chocolate. The ingredients in the melts/wafers will prevent it from bonding to chocolate.
Pretzels: you can also use small pretzels (1 inch) or pretzel rods (any length). Four ounces of chocolate will cover approximately 12 large pretzels, 24 small pretzels, and 12 rods.
Heating chocolate: it is important to do the melting process slowly in order to keep the finish of the cooled chocolate coating smooth and uniform in color. Take care to heat slowly and stir a lot to distribute heat evenly and often.
Decorating pretzels: please read the post above for important, relevant information about timing, size of sprinkles, and working in stations.

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Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.