Dipped Pretzel Rods for Halloween

These dipped pretzel rods turned out looking somewhat different than what I had intended when I started to make them, but I think they came out pretty cute anyway. My plan was to make dipped pretzels that looked like candy corn with a white layer, an orange layer, and then tipped with yellow sprinkles, but that didn't happen. Living in a small town has its advantages, but shopping is not one of them. I couldn't find the yellow sprinkles that I needed, so I tried to substitute yellow sanding sugar. It seemed like a good idea, but it didn't work. The yellow sugar didn't show up on the orange candy. That's when I went to plan B, and used the sprinkles that were available.

Instead of candy corn pretzels, mine ended up looking like Indian corn pretzels, so all is well, I think. They're still a yummy, salty/sweet snack no matter what color the sprinkles are.

These dipped pretzels were made with pretzel rods, white and orange candy melts, and candy sprinkles.

Melt the white candy according to package directions and dip about 3/4 of each pretzel rod into the melted candy. Lay the dipped pretzels out on wax paper to dry.

After the white layer has dried, melt the orange candy. Dip the pretzel rods again, this time covering about half of the white layer with the orange. Add the sprinkles at this point while the candy is still wet, then lay on wax paper to dry. My grandson Landon enjoyed helping with this part.

These simple treats look pretty festive all packaged up in pretzel bags and tied with ribbon. After making my Halloween wreath I had plenty of extra spiders, so I added a spider ring to each pretzel package for fun.

This batch of pretzels will be going to school to Landon's class. I'll bet the second graders won't even mind that these pretzels look like Indian corn instead of candy corn.



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