These orange candy covered pretzel pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and make a great children's activity over the Halloween period. The pretzel shape lends naturally to a pumpkin and they make the perfect Halloween snack for movie night or a Halloween party.
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Ingredients
- Mini twist pretzels (the hard type not a soft pretzel)
- orange candy melts
- Mini green M&Ms or chocolate beans
- Broken pretzel pieces
For exact quantities see the recipe card below.
Instructions
Melt the candy melts in a large bowl over a saucepan of hot water and stir with a wooden spoon until completely melted and smooth.
Alternatively you can melt melts in the microwave. Put the candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on a low setting (such as defrost) for short 30-second intervals, stirring in between until fully melted.
Dunk pretzel into the melted candy, making sure that the whole thing is covered. Give it a little shake to remove any excess.
Place the pretzels on a parchment paper or wax paper lined large baking sheet.
Straight away, before the candy sets add a green M&M and small piece of pretzel to the top of the pretzel to act as a broken pretzel stem.
Place pretzels in the fridge so that the candy sets completely before serving at room temperature.
Top tip - use a skewer or chocolate dipping forks to dip pretzels into the melted candy so that they are completely covered.
Orange candy covered pretzel pumpkins
Ingredients
- 12-20 mini twist pretzels
- 85 g orange candy melts
- 1 tablespoon mini green M&Ms
- 1 tablespoon broken pretzel pieces
Instructions
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Melt the candy melts in a large bowl over a saucepan of hot water and stir with a wooden spoon until completely melted and smooth.
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Alternatively you can melt candy melts in the microwave. Put the candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on a low setting (such as defrost) for short 30-second intervals, stirring in between until fully melted.
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Dunk pretzel into the melted candy, making sure that the whole thing is covered. Give it a little shake to remove any excess.
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Place the pretzels on a parchment paper or wax paper lined large baking sheet.
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Straight away, before the candy sets add a green M&M and small piece of pretzel to the top of the pretzel to act as a broken pretzel stem.
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Place pretzels in the fridge so that the candy sets completely before serving at room temperature.
Storage
These store well for a day or so in an airtight container but they are best eaten straight away.
Variations
- You can ramp up the flavour by adding a little pinch of pumpkin pie spice to the melted candy coating.
- If you use salted pretzels this goes really well with the chocolate flavour of the coating and they make a lovely sweet / salty treat.
- If you can't find a green m&m you could also use a green chocolate chip.
Consider using a silicone liner for the cookie sheet you lay your chocolate-covered pretzels on - this saves the waste of baking paper as they are washable and reusable.
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