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Easy, Festive Chocolate Holiday Pretzels

5.0(124)

This came from Family Fun magazine, it's SUPER easy, next to NO MESS. Great activity to do with kids. Excellent alternative to messing around with melting chocolate and dipping pretzels.

by Parrot Head Mama·published 2004-11-29

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Servings

3 plates, 30 serving(s)

Total time

25 min

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

388 kcal

Ingredients (4)

serves

3 (10 ounce) bags checkerboard or windowpane shaped pretzels
1 (17 5/8 ounce) bag holiday M&M's plain chocolate candy (red & green)
3 (13 ounce) bags Hershey's Hugs chocolates
3 (13 ounce) bags Hershey chocolate kisses

Instructions (9 steps)

01Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
02Open the bags of pretzels and remove all the unbroken pretzels.
03Place them on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets in a single layer.
04Unwrap Hugs, place one on each pretzel, repeat for an entire cookie sheet.
05DO ONLY ONE TYPE OF CANDY PER SHEET, as the Hugs melt much quicker than the Kisses.
06Repeat using the Hershey Kisses.
07

Place cookie sheet/s in the preheated oven, bake for 4 MINUTES FOR THE SHEET OF pretzels and HUGS, 5-6 minutes for the pretzels and Kisses.

08Immediately upon removing from the oven, place one M-n-M on top of each pretzel/chocolate.

09Place cookie sheet in freezer for 8-10 minutes, to allow chocolate to re-set.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 388 kcal
Protein: 7 g
Fat: 15 g
Saturated fat: 9 g
Carbs: 57 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 30 g
Sodium: 428 mg
Cholesterol: 11 mg

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