Chocolate Pretzel Sticks

Pretzel sticks with chocolate shapes are a simple treat to make and family, friends or loved ones can enjoy this treat year round.  I started making this treat about two years ago and have received many compliments on this treat I thought I’d share my little secret. They aren’t difficult to make at all and one batch should take less than 20 minutes to make. 

An article on The Huffington Post called “10 Health Benefits of Chocolate” posted online on March 28, 2012 states, “Keep in mind that all chocolate was not created equal: Dark chocolate packs more a health punch overall, but even the bittersweet varieties can be high in calories, fat and sugar.” So although, some chocolate can be beneficial this should be a treat you should enjoy occasionally. 

The main ingredients are:

·         semi-sweet chocolate (milk, dark, white)

·          pretzel rods

·          mold of your choice

·          a sauce pan

·         spoon or fork

·         sandwich plastic bags  and ties for the bags

The first step is to wash your hands, the mold, pan and area you are going to use to keep everything sanitary. 

After you have done that quickly dry your mold and pan with a napkin and turn on your stove to low heat.

You can break the chocolate by leaving the chocolate inside its bag and hitting it against the kitchen counter top. Once you have broken the chocolate place the pan on the stove where it is on low heat and add your chocolate in the pan. Stir slowly and make sure your chocolate does not burn. It should take about three minutes for the chocolate to melt.

After the chocolate has melted begin pouring the chocolate onto the mold make sure to do this slowly so you don’t spill. 

Once the mold is filled begin placing the pretzel rods on top and make a slow turn to cover the back side of the pretzel with chocolate. After completing this place a plastic sealing wrap on top and make sure it is long enough to cover all the chocolates. Keep the chocolate out for five minutes to cool before you place the chocolate in the freezer.

After the chocolate is hard from the freezer take out the chocolate from the molds. There is the option to eat the pretzel chocolate treat right away or and individually wrap each treat and tie it. Once that is complete you can place them in your fridge for whenever you want one you can enjoy the treat!

It is as simple as that and if you want to be fancy with making them different colors that will only work with white chocolate by adding food coloring.