![]() That’s a sure fire way to break a pretzel rod. I even found some other thick sourdough pretzels and bought some party bags to fit these pretzels which are perfect for dipping.ĭon’t put the melted chocolate on a plate and try to roll the pretzel rods in the chocolate. I used unsweetened coconut flakes like snow, crushed candy canes, red and green sprinkles, and M & Ms.ħ/16 update: Here are my patriotic inspired white chocolate-covered pretzel rods. Update**12/15 here is my Christmas influenced pretzel rods. I rest a bit easier when I know my kids are eating these… I JUST found out that there’s Newman’s Own Organics Pretzels, Salted Rods, 8-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) available and gluten-free pretzel sticks by Glutino if needed. Some people have an 80/20 rule with whole foods. So I caved a bit and even used some artificially-colored sprinkles. Then when I made them using the crock-pot, the edges didn’t turn white as fast, so I this is definitely the way for me to go.Īll of our recipes on this blog are healthier in some way. So what did I do to make these healthier? I used organic chocolate chips, GMO-free white chocolate chips, chopped almonds, and we use these Sprinkelz for some of the sprinkles which have no artificial food coloring and are organic! The only problem with Sprinkelz is that the colors don’t really pop, which I have to admit are fun and beautiful to admire. No one complained (to my face at least:) they still tasted great. ![]() ![]() I think the mixture of working with quickly hardening chocolate and having made them that far in advance gave that kind of whitish look to some of the edges of the chocolate. I actually made the pretzel rods a week before the big day. Go check out her ideas of how to drizzle chocolate, too if you get a chance. The jars make dipping the pretzels in the chocolate incredibly easy. Pure genius! Like I said I’ve made candies in the crock-pot, but not using glass jars in the crock. Then I read The Yummy Life, and saw how Monica used the crock-pot to melt her chocolate. The problem when you are work with melted chocolate is that you only have a short window of time before the chocolate becomes rock hard and impossible to work with. Actually I made these using the toaster oven the first couple of times. We’ll see if another microwave makes it’s appearance in our house, but maybe its new home will be in the garage :).Īnyway, I love my toaster oven and the first time I made these pretzel rods, I use the toaster oven to melt the chocolate. I do miss the convenience, but that’s it. You know there is just something so convenient about the microwave. Honestly, I was excited to finally replace the microwave with a Convection Toaster Oven since I am kind of wary about microwave use anyway, but to be honest, Jonathan has not felt my excitement. At the end of its life, the microwave started making some explosive sounds, so we knew it was time to retire it. But we’ve been without a microwave for about 9 months now. Just put the chocolate in a taller glass container for 30 seconds. ![]() I’ve done it before especially in a pinch. I mentioned in one of my last menus that I thought chocolate-covered pretzel rods would be the perfect treat especially since my Ellie-girl LOVES salty and sweet, and at the same time, it’s even better! I have brought whole-food homemade “Slurpees” a few times for birthdays and crazy cake in ice cream cones, but this time I also wanted a treat that I could make in advance since we had such a busy few weeks surrounding her birthday. ![]() So my daughter just celebrated another birthday, and I was brainstorming, trying to think of a birthday treat that wouldn’t send all the students at school into sugar shock but would still be a sweet treat. I was looking for an alternative to the common classroom cupcakes. I don’t know why it took so long to figure out that using the crock-pot makes putting together chocolate covered pretzel rods WAY easier. I mean, I’ve made candies in the crock-pot before.
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