Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels
Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels layer green chocolate, pretzels, and candy decorations for a festive holiday treat that’s simple, colorful, and kid-friendly.
Servings 6
Equipment
- Piping Bags
- Microwave Safe Bowl
- parchment paper
- Baking Sheet
- Knife
Ingredients
- 10 ounces Green Melting Chocolate
- 2 ounces Black Melting Chocolate
- 1 ounce Yellow Melting Chocolate
- Pretzel Rods
- Pretzel twist
- Mini M&Ms
Instructions
- Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or tray.
- Melt the Green melting chocolate in 30 second intervals, in a bowl that’s safe to use in the microwave.
- Using a fork, dip the pretzel twist in the green chocolate. When lifting the pretzel, don’t scrape off too much excess chocolate; put it on the sheet of parchment paper. The excess chocolate will help the pretzels stay connected.
- Dip the next pretzel in the chocolate and place it directly below the 1st pretzel. They should touch each other. Dip another pretzel in the chocolate and place it next to the previous pretzel.
- Repeat this dipping and placing process for the next row of 3 pretzels. The rows should be as follows: First row 1 pretzel, second row 2 pretzels, and third row 3 pretzels.
- Let the chocolate covered pretzels sit for 10 minutes to dry.
- Once the pretzel twists are dry. Turn them over on the parchment paper.
- Cut or break the pretzel rods about 3/4 of the way. Dip the larger pretzel rod pieces into the melted green chocolate, scrape off the excess, and place them on the back of the chocolate covered pretzel twist.
- Let some of the brown stick out the bottom to represent a tree stump. Let the trees sit for 8 minutes to dry.
- Melt the yellow chocolate following the melting instructions above, and place it in a piping bag, and cut a tiny hole on the tip.
- On a clean sheet of parchment paper, pipe some medium size stars. These should take 2-3 minutes to dry.
- Next, melt and bag the black chocolate the same way you did the yellow chocolate.
- Turn the pretzel trees over and pipe lines diagonally across them. While the chocolate is wet place the candy coated chocolate randomly on the lines.
- Pipe a yellow circle at the top of the pretzel Christmas trees, carefully remove the stars from the parchment paper, and place them on the yellow circle.
- Let the trees sit for 5–10 minutes, or until the chocolate is fully set, before serving or packaging.
Notes
When placing the pretzel rod on top of the other pretzels, try to leave the side with the least amount of chocolate facing up. This will help the trees lie flat once they are right side up.