Looking for an easy-to-make snack that looks great for the Fourth of July? Try out these Patriotic Pretzels! Sweet, salty, crunchy, and delicious.
I tried out every combination of sparkles and colored chocolates…but my favorites were definitely the blue sparkles on the blue chocolate, red sparkles on red chocolate, and clear sparkles on the white chocolate. Which do you like best?
If you stick with just red, white, and blue, then you can also arrange them to make an American flag. That would be cute too!
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If you’re not sure what sanding sugar (or sparkling sugar) is, here are links for it: Blue Sanding Sugar, Red Sanding Sugar, and White Sparkling Sanding Sugar.
I used Wilton candy melts, like these Royal Blue ones. But you can use any brand candy melts you want. I just like how the Wilton ones melt and coat. (I’ve tested out a bunch of brands!)
Patriotic Pretzels
Ingredients
- Pretzels
- 1 bag candy melts Royal Blue
- 1 bag candy melts Red
- 1 bag candy melts white
- 1 container blue sanding sugar
- 1 container red sanding sugar
- 1 container white sanding sugar
Instructions
- Mise en place. Lay out parchment paper on the counter.
- Melt the blue candy melts in the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir, even if nothing is melted. Continue to heat for 30 second (50% power) intervals, stirring between each heating cycle, until candy melts are melted.
- Dip pretzel in blue candy melts. Shake well to discard excess chocolate. Set pretzel on parchment paper. Generously sprinkle with sanding sugar. Repeat with more pretzels.
- Melt the red candy melts in the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir, even if nothing is melted. Continue to heat for 30 second (50% power) intervals, stirring between each heating cycle, until candy melts are melted.
- Dip pretzel in red candy melts. Shake well to discard excess chocolate. Set pretzel on parchment paper. Generously sprinkle with sanding sugar. Repeat with more pretzels.
- Melt the white candy melts in the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir, even if nothing is melted. Continue to heat for 30 second (50% power) intervals, stirring between each heating cycle, until candy melts are melted.
- Dip pretzel in white candy melts. Shake well to discard excess chocolate. Set pretzel on parchment paper. Generously sprinkle with sanding sugar. Repeat with more pretzels.
- Allow candy melts to harden completely before moving pretzels.
Notes
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