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Chocolate Covered Peppermint Pretzels

Crunchy, salted pretzels are dipped in rich chocolate, drizzled with white chocolate, and then topped with crushed peppermint in a delicious bite sized snack.

  • Author: Marisa Guerra
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 15-18 pretzels
  • 170 grams (1 cup) chocolate wafers
  • 85 grams (1/2 cup) white chocolate wafers
  • Crushed peppermint (about 2 candy canes)

Instructions

  1. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
  2. Melt chocolate wafers in a double boiler or in the microwave.
  3. Using food tweezers or tongs, carefully dip each pretzel in chocolate, letting the excess drip off before placing them on the wax paper.
  4. Melt the white chocolate wafers in a double boiler or in the microwave.
  5. Use a fork to drizzle the white chocolate over each chocolate covered pretzel.
  6. Immediately top each pretzel with crushed peppermint.
  7. Chill pretzels until ready to eat. Store pretzels in a container by separating each with squares of wax paper.
  8. Enjoy!

Notes

You can use good quality chocolate if you don't have chocolate wafers, but the pretzels will be a little more temperature sensitive. I used dark chocolate wafers, but you can use milk chocolate wafers if you prefer them.

Keywords: chocolate, pretzels, peppermint