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These adorable Halloween monster eye pretzels make a perfect spooky treat for any Halloween party or school event. They’re quick to prepare and require just a few simple ingredients like pretzels, candy melts and candy eyes. Kids love helping decorate these fun monster faces, making it a great festive activity. They’re sweet, salty and just spooky enough to delight guests of all ages. You can whip them up last-minute and instantly have a party-ready snack that’s sure to impress.
Make your Halloween party extra fun with these easy Halloween monster eye pretzels. Sweet, salty and perfectly spooky for kids and adults alike.
If you like this fun recipe, you might like panna cotta eyeballs, black crust spider pizza, apple cider mojitos, or chicken jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers.
Why You’ll Love It
Quick and easy: Ready in minutes with simple ingredients.
Kid-friendly: Children love helping decorate these fun treats.
No-bake recipe: Just melt, dip and decorate without turning on the oven.
Perfectly festive: Ideal for parties and Halloween-themed events.
Sweet and salty: The classic combo makes these pretzels addictive.
Monster Eye Pretzel Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Candy melts: Black candy melts give a spooky color and sweet taste.
Candy eyes: Adds whimsical monster faces, perfect for Halloween.
Coconut oil: Optional ingredient helps thin candy melts if needed.
Pretzels: Provides a salty, crunchy base that contrasts perfectly with candy coating.
How to Make Monster Eye Pretzels
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Melt candy melts: Heat black candy melts until smooth. Add coconut oil if too thick.
Dip pretzels: Fully dip pretzels in melted candy, letting excess drip off.
Decorate: Place pretzels on parchment-lined baking sheet and immediately attach candy eyes.
Chill: Refrigerate pretzels until candy coating is fully set.
Substitutions and Variations
Color variety: Use green, orange or purple candy melts for different monster themes.
Gluten free: Substitute regular pretzels with gluten-free pretzels.
Flavor addition: Sprinkle crushed nuts or Halloween sprinkles before candy sets.
Candy coating: Try dark or white chocolate instead of candy melts.
Serving Suggestions
With Halloween snacks: Enjoy mini charcuterie boards, leftover candy brownies, Halloween bark, Halloween Rice Krispie treats and boozy dirt cups.
With drinks or shots: Try vampire kiss jello shots, eyeball jello shots or glow in the dark coconut rum shots.
How to Store Halloween Monster Eye Pretzels
Store: You can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Keeping them covered helps prevent moisture from softening the candy coating or the pretzel base.
Freeze: I don’t recommend freezing, as the pretzels will go soggy.
Top Tips
Thin chocolate easily: Add coconut oil if your candy melts seem too thick.
Prevent eyes from sinking: Place candy eyes directly in the middle of pretzel holes.
Toothpick method: Use toothpicks to dip pretzels and clear excess candy melts easily.
Break off excess candy: Remove dried excess candy gently for neater looking treats.
Prevent melting: If the weather (or your kitchen) is warm, keep them refrigerated until serving so they don’t melt and get too messy.
Halloween Monster Eye FAQs
Yes, but candy melts set better and stay firm at room temperature.
Yes, these can be made a few days ahead and stored properly.
Yes, any Halloween-themed color works great.
Halloween Monster Eye Pretzels Recipe
Halloween Monster Eye Pretzels
Ingredients
- 1 Cup candy melts, black
- 50 candy eyes
- 1 Teaspoon coconut oil, optional
- 25 pretzel twists
Instructions
- Place the black candy melts in a deep, but small (not wide) dish. Microwave on high in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until the chocolate is smooth. This took about 2 minutes.
- If the chocolate is pretty thick and hard to dip for whatever reason, try adding the coconut oil and stirring vigorously until fully combined. This isn’t a consistent issue, but is a possibility.
- Lay the pretzels gently on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and immediately apply two eyes, one in each of the smaller top holes of the pretzel.
- Once finished with all the pretzels, place them in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Notes
Prevent eyes from sinking: Place candy eyes directly in the middle of pretzel holes.
Toothpick method: Use toothpicks to dip pretzels and clear excess candy melts easily.
Break off excess candy: Remove dried excess candy gently for neater looking treats.
Prevent melting: If the weather (or your kitchen) is warm, keep them refrigerated until serving so they don’t melt and get too messy.
Nutrition
Whip up a batch of Halloween monster eye pretzels to add some festive fun to your Halloween celebrations. They’re quick, easy and perfectly themed to impress kids and adults alike. Crunchy, sweet and salty with an irresistibly spooky look, these pretzels are a must-have treat for your Halloween festivities. Enjoy making these adorable monsters and watch them quickly become everyone’s favorite spooky snack this Halloween season.
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
This recipe is the bomb! So flavorful and easy to prepare! Absolutely my new fave. 🙂
These are just so cute, I love them! I whipped up a test batch this morning to see whether to make these again at Halloween and YES I am definitely going to! They’re really nice if you’re a pretzel fanatic like me!
These are so cute!