Wow oh wow have I had quite a weekend. The Foodbuzz Festival was amazing, San Francisco was beautiful and I really just had the best time. Thank you so much to all who voted for me for Best New Blog. I am so honored and excited to have won! Blogging and baking have changed my life and I can’t wait to see what the future brings. I’m back in New York so inspired and excited with tons of new knowledge and ideas I have for my blog in the next. So you just wait for it. :) I also promise to give full details of the festival and the weekend later this week. Stay tuned.
Today is my first time posting with the Secret Recipe Club. Have you heard of it? It’s a really wonderful way to meet some new bloggers, discover new sites and recipes and keep a secret. I love secrets but I am absolutely horrible at them. I never surprise anyone. I always give people their gifts early because I am just too excited to wait. I remember I made my Mom a quilt one year for Christmas and just couldn’t wait so she got it on the 22nd. Oops. Anyway- I did a good job with this one. See- we get better at things in time!!!!
This recipe was inspired by one I found on my blog assignment- Itzy’s Kitchen. Erika has lots of recipes to choose from, but when I saw this I just knew it was I wanted to make. I loved the idea of “loaded” pretzel rods and it left so much room for creativity on my part. She topped hers with chocolate chips and nuts, but I thought it would be fun to take it a step further with chopped up candy bits. Plus- I was looking for another treat that I could bring to San Fran to give our lovely hosts. These wrapped up well and were a huge hit. Plus- it’s a GREAT way to use up any leftover Halloween candy right?
I chose to use chopped up Snickers, Mini M&Ms, and chopped Mini Peanut Butter Cups (I found these at CVS and they are just the cutest things ever.) I drizzled some with white chocolate, and then made some without candy just so there were options. Cause you know- people like options! I found these to be easy, fun (sister Nadia helped,) and a really beautiful end result that has a wow factor. I’m thinking Holday M&Ms and festive sprinkles could make these a great gift in a box yes? (I bought celephane bags at the party store for these. If I’d had more time I would have surpassed the lovely twist tie for some festive ribbon!)
Feel free to check out the links below to the other Secret keepers at the bottom of the post! (Ooh that sounds magical and Harry Potter-esque!) Happy Monday!
Ingredients Instructions
http://www.the-baker-chick.com/2011/11/07/candy-covered-chocolate-dipped-pretzels/
Adapted from Itzy’s Kitchen via RhodeyGirlTests
You’re so awesome! I dont suppose Ive read anything like this before. So nice to find a person with some unique thoughts on this subject. really thank you for starting this up. this website is one thing that’s wanted online, somebody with a bit of originality. useful job for bringing new things to the internet!
I made these on 3/22/13 for a celebration for our leaders at church. I made 28 of them. I melted chocolate chips with a little coconut oil (instead of the shortening), melted white chocolate candy discs, and melted some peanut butter chips. I first dipped them in chocolate, then either used the vanilla or peanut butter to make swirls. Then I sprinkled either chocolate or rainbow sprinkles on some of them. The putting of the rods in the freezer was genius! It really helped to set the chocolate. I will definitely make these again and try different toppings. Thanks for the recipe.
Way cool! Some extremely valid points! I appreciate you penning this write-up and
the rest of the site is also really good.
Thank you! I’m making these this saturday! Hope they come out as delightful as yours look! :D Gonna use the candy melts
Not really! I prefer regular chocolate, but candy melts are fine too! I did use white chocolate candy melts for the drizzle :)
Was there a specific reason you didnt use chocolate candy melts to dip the pretzels in? :)
I’m going to make these this weekend for some gifts! Thanks for the idea.
Looks really festive! Wish I had seen this earlier… would have used it as a party favor for my son’s birthday party!
Ruchi
http://ruchisimplyfood.blogspot.com
I love these pretzels and what you chose for toppings…I’m thinking I’m going to make some fancy ones for office gifts this year!
I love chocolate pretzels–and yours are so beautiful! Great variety on the toppings :)
Congratulations on your award – well earned! And those are some beautiful pretzels :-)
These look so fun and cute! They’re perfect for a little gift or treat for yourself, I love it! :)
These look like great treats. Dipping pretzels!! Fun!!
Congratulations! These pretzels are the perfect way to use up some Halloween candy (or simply a good excuse to go buy more) :)
yum!
These look great, Audra. Easy, simple, but such a fun treat.
Mmm these are so fun! Congrats on the award!
Congratulations for winning best new blog! How exciting and totally deserved. These look amazing.
congrats again on winning best new blog! that really is awesome & soooo super exciting! i’ve always loved chocolate covered pretzels & yours look gorgeous! :)
Yea, congratulations on your win. That’s SOOOOOO exciting!!!! Stoked you’re in the SRC now!
These look like so much fun! Such pretty photos too. :)
wow, I will follow your blog.
Already bookmark!
These sound so easy, and look so much fun. I’ve never tried them, but I sure want to now. COngratulations on winning btw. Off to check the rest of your blog out!
I am so glad you won-very deserving! I have had these pretzels before but you have introduced a few different ones here which I surely want to try-especially the Reese cup ones-yum! Have a great day
So beautifully decorated! I think my favorite would be the one covered in PB cups.
Oh. My. Gosh. I’m in heaven! These look delicious…yum!
Congrats on the award!
And I love the chopped up Reese’s cups as a topping!
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I’m super-excited for you!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! and thanks again for another wonderful and delicious recipe!
Congrats on the win! Your blog is more than deserving!! These chocolate covered pretzels look delicious, I love how many start popping up this time of year! :)
I was thinking of making some of these for Christmas hostess gifts; thanks for giving me even more “topping” ideas! They are so cute!
Congratulations! Your pretzels look awesome!
I’m so happy for you! :) Congrats!!!
You know I’m totally drooling over these since they’re covered in candy. :) They look sooooo sooo good. I’ll gladly eat every single one for you.
Great SRC post! Your pretzels turned out so pretty. Congrats on best new blog, I am looking forward to hearing more about the festival!
Welcome to the SRC and my daughter is sitting next to me and begging to make these pretzels. They do look gorgeous.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC recipe this month: Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
Okay, I will probably get boo-ed for this, but i don’t see the appeal of this apparently very-popular-in-the-States phenomenon of chocolate on pretzels. Somehow it just doesn’t work for me!
Other than that, though these are pretty little treats! Very creative use of candy :)
Yours turned out so pretty!!!
Congrats on the award! Most impressive! And aren’t these pretzels adorable? I like that you used chocolate chips vs. the weird chocolately stuff at the hobby store that tastes like, well, not like chocolate! I just bought the organic shortening but haven’t used it yet…
I’m also your newest follower! :)
Congratulations on the award! Very exciting! These pretzels look great. Welcome to SRC!