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Who doesn’t love chocolate covered pretzels, sweet and salt for every bite?! For this recipe, finding pretzel rods was a bit of a challenge and I came across it only by accident. I was window shopping at my local cake supply store and there they were, all in one piece so I purchased some. Also for those of you who don’t have a local cake shop around the corner, try Smart & Final, however the bag has a lot of broken pieces.

I kept this recipe simple and I used a five different kinds of sprinkles and some of the sprinkles tasted like peppermint and gingerbread men which I found really neat! Do all sprinkles have a unique taste?

I don’t know what I was thinking, but I accidently burned the candy melts! Who does that?! Well, that would be me ladies and gentlemen. I microwaved the chocolate for three minutes and was a big mistake, normally you only warm it for about a minute (if it is a small batch of candy melts). Well, I discovered that the candy melts were ready after 30 seconds, it’s just I didn’t mix it thoroughly for the chocolates to melt.

Tips and Tricks for Making This Chocolate Pretzel Rods Recipe:

Are you having a party? Make this dessert you dessert table centerpiece! make it during weddings, birthdays, Christmas, or even on the 4th of July!
When melting the chocolate, do not set the stove at a very high temperature. The chocolate could easily burn.
If using a microwave in melting the chocolate, do it in short increments to avoid burning the chocolate.
You can also use a double boiler in melting the chocolate. Just make sure that the bowl of chocolates does not touch the boiling water. It will cause the chocolate not to melt properly.
If you do not like too sweet desserts, use semi-sweet chocolates to coat your pretzel rods.

How to Make this Chocolate Pretzel Rods Recipe:

Before starting, don’t forget to prepare the ingredients ahead. It saves you a lot of time to lay them all out, plus, you know you are not missing an ingredient.

Are you all set? Let’s begin!

Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl according to directions or microwave every 30 seconds and mix in between. Add 1 tablespoon of shortening and mix well. The final consistency should be like this, smooth and glossy:

Dip pretzel rods, add sprinkles:

Allow the pretzels to sit on wax paper for 10 seconds before handling:

They looked so pretty, Simply Bakers! I am sure your holiday parties would be more fun with all these colorful and delicious pretzel rods!

These pretzels tasted amazing, I hope you enjoy them too!

Chocolate Pretzel Rods step by step guide

Frequently Asked Questions for Chocolate Pretzel Rods Recipe:

Q: Can I do this a few days ahead?

A: Yes, sure you can. You can decorate it ahead and keep in an airtight container.

Q: How many servings would this recipe have?

A: This recipe gives you a lot! Depending on how much chocolate you will be melting and also how many pretzel rods you want to coat.