Reindeer Rolo Pretzels
Salty pretzels pair with creamy Rolo chocolate caramel candy and a couple of other ingredients to make these adorably festive little sweet treats.
Servings: 24 reindeer pretzels
Ingredients
- 48 mini pretzel twists
- 48 candy eyes
- 24 dark chocolate salted caramel Rolos
- 24 M&M's red and brown
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°F and use parchment paper to line a baking sheet.
- Cut half of the pretzel twists down the middle with a sharp knife and one swift movement, to make the antlers. Some may break unevenly and that’s ok. You can match them up with ones similar in size or cut some extra ones.
- Now put the whole pretzels on the prepared baking tray and add an unwrapped Rolo candy on top, towards the bottom half. It’s best to leave some room at the top to help hold the antlers up while the chocolate is setting.
- Put the tray in the oven and bake for 2 or 3 minutes, until the outer chocolate softens a bit but doesn’t melt completely and flatten out. The Rolo should still hold its shape. If it does get too melty, the nose and eyeballs might droop.
- Take them out of the oven and begin to add the antlers onto each one. Put 2 antlers on the top side of the Rolos by gently pressing into the chocolate, letting the antlers rest it on the bottom pretzel.
- Once you’ve added the antlers you can add the facial features. Carefully add 2 eyeballs to the top half of the Rolo and add an M&M candy on the bottom half to be the nose, pressing down a little so it sticks into the chocolate.
- Let the chocolates harden back up before serving these treats.
Notes
Melting the Rolos: They will take about 2 minutes to soften in the oven if they're at room temperature or closer to 3 minutes if they've been refrigerated.
Make a batch: Halve, double or triple this recipe depending how many of these Rolo pretzel reindeer you want to make. It's easier to work on each batch separately, otherwise your Rolos will have set before you've had time to add the antlers, eyes and noses.
Letting them set: The reindeer pretzels will take about 20 minutes to set at room temperature or 10 minutes to set in the refrigerator.
Make a batch: Halve, double or triple this recipe depending how many of these Rolo pretzel reindeer you want to make. It's easier to work on each batch separately, otherwise your Rolos will have set before you've had time to add the antlers, eyes and noses.
Letting them set: The reindeer pretzels will take about 20 minutes to set at room temperature or 10 minutes to set in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 18mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g
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