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Dipped and Decorated Pretzels for Valentine’s Day

January 22, 2021 by Janice

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Are you looking for a fun Valentine’s Day treat for kids that’s easy to make? Dipped and Decorated Valentine Pretzels are perfect for kids to help make and give as sweet Valentine’s Day gifts to their friends and family.

Valentine Pretzel

These Valentine pretzels have been one of our reader favorites since we first shared this post in 2012. One of our contributors Cat Davis made these dipped pretzels with candy melts with her kids and they’ve been such a hit that we have updated this post with new photos and an updated recipe.

Valentine Pretzels

Valentine’s Day is one of those wonderful holidays where the only gift you need to give is a little love to the people you care about most. As a mom, I spend all year doing the things I have to do with my kids, so I like taking the extra time during the holidays to do the things I want to do with them. That usually means baking something extra special or surprising the kids with a breakfast made with love in the form of heart shaped pancakes.

This year, spend some time with your kids in the kitchen making tasty treats like these Dipped and Decorated Valentine Pretzels.

 

How To Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels With Candy Melts

An easy dessert for kids, pretzel twists and rods dipped in pink candy melts then decorated with Valentine’s Day hearts and candy sprinkles.

Valentine Pretzels – Step 1

Gather your favorite pretzel snacks.

The large pretzel rods and twists work well for this sweet project but you can also dip the small sticks and mini twists too. In our original post, Cat used large pretzel twists and rods, but here in Canada, I couldn’t find large pretzels.

how to make dipped pretzels

So I used regular pretzel twists and pretzel sticks, as well as mini-pretzel twists and rods.
 

Valentine Pretzels – Step 2

Do you use candy melts or chocolate chips for candy dipped pretzels?

how to make chocolate covered pretzel rods with candy melts

Candy melts are the perfect product to use to make dipped Valentine pretzels. They melt easily and come ready in fun holiday colors like red, white, and pink. (Our local stores only had white candy melts, so I used red food coloring to make some of our candy pink.)

how to make chocolate covered pretzel rods with candy melts

You can melt chocolate chips or bars of chocolate if you don’t have any candy melts or if you prefer the taste of real chocolate.

Since chocolate chips (or white chocolate chips) don’t melt as easily or as smoothly as candy melts, add some vegetable shortening to the chocolate chips when you melt them. The shortening will help thin out the chocolate and make it easier to work with.

how to melt chocolate chips

Our original recipe called for 2 tablespoons of vegetable shortening for a cup of candy melts. But, I don’t find that you need that much shortening, especially if you are using candy melts and not chocolate chips.

In fact, since candy melts are made for melting and coating, you may even be able to skip the vegetable shortening if you don’t have any on hand.

If your melted candy or chocolate is still too thick and doesn’t flow smoothly from a spoon, increase the amount of shortening.

How do you melt the “candy melts” for your dipped pretzels?

how to melt candy melts in microwave

The key to melting candy melts or chocolate chips is to proceed carefully and stir OFTEN.

You can melt your candy in the microwave or with a double boiler.

(If you don’t have a double boiler, you can use a metal or glass bowl on top of a saucepan with a couple of inches of water in it. But make sure that the bowl is larger than the pot so no water or steam can get into the candy bowl. Water will make your candy seize and ruin it.)

Using a microwave is a simpler method because you don’t have to worry about water/steam getting into the candy and seizing it. But heat slowly and cautiously.

When melting the candy, use a microwave-safe bowl, ideally glass or ceramic, and add a teaspoon or two of vegetable shortening to about a cup of candy melts.

Microwave the melts for 30-seconds and then remove and stir. Return candy to microwave and heat in 15-30 second intervals, stirring each time in between until the melts are smooth and creamy.

It will look like your candy melts or chocolate chips aren’t melting, but they are. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir well.

The heat from the bowl as well as from the heated candy will continue to melt the rest of the candy.
 

Valentine Pretzels – Step 3

Place a large sheet of wax paper over a hard surface. Dip and cover each pretzel covering about a third of the surface. Tap the pretzel on the side of the bowl to remove excess candy.

valentine chocolate covered pretzels

If your bowl is too small, use a spoon to pour the candy melts over the pretzels… pouring the melted candy with a spoon works really well for the decorated pretzel rods.

You can use a coffee warmer to keep your candy warm, melted, and smooth. But make sure to stir regularly and don’t leave it on too high of a heat or it may scorch and burn.

 

Valentine Pretzels – Step 4

This is the part the kids love the most!

sprinkles for valentine pretzels

Place the dipped pretzels on a sheet of wax paper and decorate with your favorite candy sprinkles.

pretzel sticks decorated
 

Valentine Pretzels – Step 5

Let the dipped pretzels harden for about an hour. You can also place them in the fridge for a quick chill.

Valentine Pretzels
 

Valentine Pretzels – Step 6

Wrap your treats with candy wrappers, which you can find at your local craft store or dollar store, and then tie with a ribbon.

valentine chocolate covered pretzels

These sweet treats make wonderful Valentine’s Day gifts for teacher gifts, friends, or family.

Valentine Pretzels

These Valentine pretzels made with candy melts are so easy to make and kids love them.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Valentine Pretzels
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Ingredients

  • 1 bag Pretzel Rods
  • 1 bag Pretzel Twists
  • 1 bag Pink Candy Melts (or use red food coloring with white candy melts)
  • 1 bag White Candy Melts
  • 4 tsp Vegetable Shortening
  • Candy Sprinkles (various colors)

Instructions

  1. Add 1 cup of each color of candy melts into separate microwave-safe bowls.

  2. Add 1 or 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening to each bowl of candy melts. (You may want to use more depending on how thin you want the melted candy.)

  3. Microwave the melts in 30 second intervals, stirring each time in between until the melts are smooth and creamy.

  4. Place a large sheet of wax paper over a hard surface.

  5. Dip and cover each pretzel covering about a third of the surface or use  a spoon to pour the candy melts over the pretzels.

  6. Tap the pretzel on the side of the bowl to remove excess candy. 

  7. Place the dipped pretzels on the wax paper and decorate with candy sprinkles.

Keyword: candy, treat, Valentine's Day

These Valentine Pretzels are perfect for some special time in the kitchen with kids and even an affordable treat to make and take to school parties. Do you have a special treat you like to make for Valentine’s Day?
 

Our Original Valentine Pretzels

As I mentioned, we first shared this Valentine’s Day treat that was made by one of our writers, Cat Davis, in 2012. Below are those photos where she used large pretzel twists and large pretzel rods.

The larger pretzels work really well for making dipped pretzels, so I highly recommend using large ones if you can find them in your local store. She used both pink and white candy melts, whereas in our updated photos we used only white candy melts and added red food coloring to make our pink pretzels.

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Valentines Day Dipped and Decorated Pretzels

Valentine Pretzels - Dipped and Decorated Valentine Pretzels

 

Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
We published the first version of this post on Feb 2, 2012.
Talk with me: @5minutesformom and Facebook.com/5minutesformom
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37 Comments

  1. Bobi says

    February 7, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    Valentine Pretzels love this. next valentines day making for my kids. Thanks

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  2. Jeniffer says

    February 8, 2015 at 10:15 am

    Too cute! We will be making these for the kids’ church classes on Wednesday. Thanks for sharing and the great instructions!

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  3. Susan says

    February 15, 2012 at 1:05 am

    I made these with my girls on the weekend and they had so much fun. (But I couldn’t find candy melts at the store… and as I had all three little girls with me, I just grabbed white chocolate chips which didn’t work as well.)

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  4. @PamelaMKramer - A Renaissance Woman says

    February 13, 2012 at 1:26 am

    Candy melts! I had no idea.

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  5. Melissa says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    YUM! These look so good and easy too!

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  6. Zsa Zsa says

    February 3, 2012 at 3:20 am

    Hmmm… I think my kids can make these for their teachers this Valentine’s Day.

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    • Cat Davis says

      February 3, 2012 at 10:09 pm

      That’s a great idea. I was thinking since I can’t bring homemade treats for the kids, at least the teacher could enjoy a special goody basket.

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  7. Margaret says

    February 2, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    Love this! Thank you!

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    • Cat Davis says

      February 2, 2012 at 7:25 pm

      You’re welcome Margret, please do let me know if you try them out.

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  8. Nichol says

    February 2, 2012 at 11:45 am

    I love how you made them for our next holiday. So pretty!

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    • Cat Davis says

      February 2, 2012 at 7:26 pm

      Thanks Nichol, they’re almost too pretty to eat. 🙂

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  9. Tiff says

    February 2, 2012 at 10:42 am

    These look yummy and cute. And definitely an affordable way to give VAlentine’s treats!

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    • Cat Davis says

      February 2, 2012 at 8:55 pm

      Oh absolutely. You could make a ton of these for under $10.

      Reply

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