Monster Halloween Pretzel Rods
These easy Halloween pretzel rods are a fun treat and activity in one! Kids can use colorful candy melts, sprinkles and candy eyes to create silly monsters, mummies and their own spooky designs.
Servings 34 halloween pretzel rods
Calories 58kcal
Equipment
- 1-4 small bowls
- 1-4 spoons or small spatulas
- baking sheet or tray
- wax paper or parchment paper
- 1-4 small Ziploc bag optional, to make a DIY piping bag
Ingredients
- 12 oz pretzel rods or 34 pretzel rods
- 10-20 oz melting wafers
- 1-2 drops food coloring or gel
- 2-3 tsp Halloween-themed sprinkles
- edible eyeballs
Instructions
- Set up. Line your work surface and a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper
- Melt. Microwave candy melts according to package directions and add food coloring if desired.
- Dip. Coat about ⅔ of each pretzel rod and tap off excess coating.
- Decorate. Add sprinkles and candy eyes while the coating is wet. Let harden.
- Drizzle. Add additional melted candy with a spoon or piping bag to create monsters, mummies and other designs.
Notes
- If the wafers still haven't fully melted after microwaving for 2 rounds of 45 seconds, heat the bowl in 10 second increments and stir, until all wafers have melted.
- You don't have to refrigerate your dipped pretzels to harden the coating, but it does speed up the process. Just leaving them out on the counter to air-dry is fine.
- For a finer drizzle on the pretzels, make a DIY piping bag using a small Ziploc bag. Just cut a tiny hole in the bottom corner of the bag, add some melted candy wafers to the bag, and squeeze to drizzle.
- Remember that the candy melt acts like a glue. So, you can attach any fun, edible decorations to a wet pretzel.
- Start with 2 pieces of wax paper, but know you may need more, as this craft can get messy.
- OTHER DECORATION IDEAS: You can make monsters by adding several different-color drizzles, lots of sprinkles, and/or candy eyeballs in funny places. Or make a mummy by coating a pretzel with white candy melt, let dry, do a white candy melt drizzle on top, and then attach 2 eyeballs 👀 near the top of the pretzel. OR make whatever spooky designs you like!
Nutrition
Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1.3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 127.8mg | Potassium: 22.3mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 2.7g | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 2.7mg | Iron: 0.5mg