Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

Total Time

Prep: 1 hour + chilling

Makes

20 pretzels

Updated: Dec. 19, 2023
These chocolate-covered pretzels came from my grandma, who loves to make candy and treats for my students. I have followed in her footsteps and make these for people at work and for other family members. —Aimee Worth, Fair Oaks, California
Chocolate-Covered Pretzels Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 20 medium pretzel twists (about 5 ounces)
  • 12 ounces milk chocolate candy coating disks, melted
  • Colored sprinkles
  • 12 ounces white candy coating disks, melted

Directions

  1. Dip 10 pretzels in milk chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Decorate half of the dipped pretzels with sprinkles. Chill for 10 minutes or until set.
  2. Dip the remaining 10 pretzels in white candy coating, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Decorate half of the white-dipped pretzels with sprinkles. Chill for 10 minutes or until set.
  3. Drizzle the plain white-dipped pretzels with milk chocolate. Drizzle the plain milk chocolate-dipped pretzels with white candy coating. Chill for 10 minutes or until set. Store in an airtight container.
Chocolate-Covered Sandwich Cookies: Use an 18-oz. package of cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies in place of the pretzels. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts

1 pretzel: 207 calories, 10g fat (9g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 143mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.