Can you use chocolate chips for chocolate covered pretzels

These holiday chocolate dipped pretzels are a delicious chocolaty treat! So easy and fun to make and a perfect task for kids to help!

Serve on a holiday dessert table or add to a cookie tray!

Why make chocolate covered pretzels

These chocolate dipped pretzels are perfect for the holidays! They are decorated with fun colored sprinkles and other candy decorations.

Kids love to help decorate these pretzels and the finished pretzels make great little gifts. Simply place the pretzels in a holiday cellophane bag and tie with a colorful ribbon.

Chocolate covered pretzels have a perfect sweet and salty taste! I like to include these pretzels at all our holiday gatherings.

Another fun pretzel recipe are these Valentine's Day Pretzels and these Patriotic Pretzels!

Key ingredients

• Pretzel rods
• Small pretzel twists
• Melting chocolate - milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate. Milk chocolate chips can also be used.
• Sprinkles

Step by step directions

• Melt chocolate in the microwave
• Dip pretzel rod into chocolate. Use a spoon to help cover the pretzel.
• Remove excess chocolate with spoon
• Sprinkle on colored sprinkles and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
• Allow pretzel to fully harden before removing

• For small pretzel twists, use a fork to lower the pretzel into the melted chocolate
• Gently tap the fork against the top of the glass to help remove the excess chocolate
• Add sprinkles

• To add white chocolate drizzle, allow milk chocolate to setup or harden first. Then dip a spoon into the melted white chocolate. Allow chocolate to drip from spoon while moving spoon back and forth over the pretzel

Tips for making chocolate covered pretzels

• Chocolate melting pieces work best for this recipe
• Chocolate chips can also be used. Add 1 tablespoon of shortening to the chocolate chips while melting.
• White chocolate chips do not melt and should not be used
• For easier clean up, use an extra cookie sheet as your work surface. This helps catch all the little sprinkles that like to go everywhere!
• Place finished pretzels on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper until chocolate has hardened

Recipe Faqs

How long will the chocolate covered pretzels last?

The chocolate covered pretzels will last up to two weeks when stored in an airtight container. Store at room temperature.

More delicious holiday treats

• Spiced Pecans
• Cranberry Swirl Cookies
• Chocolate Cherry Cookies
• Homemade Caramels
• Caramel Popcorn

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

Check out all my Holiday Recipes!

• Brunch Egg Dishes

• Valentine Pretzels

• Pecan Snowball Cookies

• Spiced Pecans

Fun holiday treat made with pretzels and chocolate

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24 Pretzels

Calories 50 kcal

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• ▢ 2 Cups semisweet melting wafers
• ▢ 24 whole pretzel rods
• ▢ 2 tablespoons sprinkles

• Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each time.

  2 Cups semisweet melting wafers

• Continue heating for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted.

• Spread chocolate on ⅔ of each pretzel rod.

  24 whole pretzel rods

• Sprinkle with colored sprinkles.

  2 tablespoons sprinkles

• Place on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper until cooled and chocolate is set.

• Chocolate melting pieces work best for this recipe
• Chocolate chips can also be used. Add 1 tablespoon of shortening to the chocolate chips while melting.
• White chocolate chips do not melt and should not be used
• May also use dark chocolate and white chocolate melting wafers
• Small pretzel twists can be used. Dip each pretzel into chocolate with a fork. Lightly tap fork to remove excess chocolate.
• For easier clean up, use an extra cookie sheet as your work surface. This helps catch all the little sprinkles that like to go everywhere!
• Place finished pretzels on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper until chocolate has hardened

Serving: 1pretzel rodCalories: 50kcalCarbohydrates: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 42mgSugar: 3gVitamin A: 5IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.5mg

Keyword dipped pretzels, festive pretzels