It's that time again when it feels like everyone is getting engaged, which means that it's time for showers, luncheons, and a night out on the town. This time I am attending a wedding shower and was recruited to help make the party favors. We decided on chocolate dipped pretzel rods with sprinkles. The great things about these is that they aren't super hard to make (just a little bit time consuming) and they are colorful and cute. I mean most people tend to smile when they see things with sprinkles on it, right?! The hardest part about this recipe is melting the chocolate. Chocolate can be a little fickle as it can burn and harden or melt things. (And yes, I have had personal experience with this.) The best way to do it is to put about 1 cup to 1.5 cups in a glass microwavable container. Microwave it for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat and this time when you stir it may not look like it is all melted, but just keep stirring and you will find that the heat from the chocolate will melt itself. If necessary, you can repeat again for a third time.
After that it's pretty easy. Take the whole pretzel rod and use either a spoon or a knife to cover about 2/3 of the pretzel in chocolate. I found that a spoon worked best. Once you have a thin layer of chocolate on the pretzel, roll in sprinkles and place on a wax paper lined tray. The chocolate doesn't have to be perfect because I ended up covering it all with the sprinkles. If you are going to make some of the chocolate visible, make sure that you don't have any spots where the pretzels shows thru. If you aren't a fan of sprinkles, you can use nuts, coconut, or another kind of drizzle. Freeze for about an hour and then you are all set!
For the favor wrapping, we put two rods in a small cellophane bag and placed a label on the front of the bag and then taped it shut. These are simple favors that have a lot of color and pizazz and aren't really that expensive. It can also be a really fun gift or dessert for a party, so make sure to keep this recipe on hand. Chances are you will probably have the ingredients on hand, so it can also be just a fun snack. Try them out and then come back and let me know how you customized them!
After that it's pretty easy. Take the whole pretzel rod and use either a spoon or a knife to cover about 2/3 of the pretzel in chocolate. I found that a spoon worked best. Once you have a thin layer of chocolate on the pretzel, roll in sprinkles and place on a wax paper lined tray. The chocolate doesn't have to be perfect because I ended up covering it all with the sprinkles. If you are going to make some of the chocolate visible, make sure that you don't have any spots where the pretzels shows thru. If you aren't a fan of sprinkles, you can use nuts, coconut, or another kind of drizzle. Freeze for about an hour and then you are all set!
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