Spooky Monster Pretzel Rods

Monster Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods are a fun and easy way to make some spooky Halloween Treats.

Dipped in colored chocolate and decorated with festive sprinkles and candies, these Halloween Pretzels are perfect for kids, neighbors, coworkers, friends, or family!

This post is sponsored by Dixie Crystals as part of #HalloweenTreatsWeek. This recipe and all opinions expressed here are my own.

Halloween is my favorite holiday! I love all things scary movies, costume parties, and all of course, all the sweets and treats!

Not only do I have a sweet tooth like nobody’s business, every year I look forward to buying all the fun candies and sprinkles to decorate all the treats!

I clean the craft stores out of all the candy eyes, gummy spiders, and skeleton bones I can get my hands on.

It’s so fun coming up with ways to decorate cakes, cupcakes, make snack mixes, and my favorite, dipped pretzel rods!

I’m going to show you how to make spooky pretzel rods and I will share with you a tip on how to keep your chocolate melted for easier dipping.

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What do you dip pretzels in?

For these dipped pretzel rods, you need to start with white chocolate or candy melts so that you can color them as you want.

I prefer the candy melts because white chocolate has a yellowish tint which might affect the final color you want.

Also, when coloring your chocolate or candy, make sure that you use food coloring that is not water based. This will cause it to “seize” up or become stiff and crumbly.

• Pretzel Rods or Pretzel Sticks
• Candy Melts/White Chocolate
• Food coloring (safe for chocolate)
• Sprinkles and Decorations

What is the best chocolate for dipping?

When making homemade dipped pretzels, go for the good stuff. If you can get solid chocolate made for baking and cooking, that’s the best best.

Chocolate chips are made so they maintain their shape when baked in cookies and other treats so they won’t melt the best.

How do you melt chocolate for pretzel sticks?

Because you are dipping and decorating you need to keep the chocolate warm. The best way I have found is the crock pot.

I melt my coatings in tall jars (because the pretzels are long) and keep them warm and smooth by standing the jars in a crock pot with water.

This allows me to dip a few pretzels and add the decorations while the chocolate coating is still wet so they stick to the pretzels.

How to Dip Pretzel Rods

ONE: Add your chocolate or colorful candy melts, to a jar or tall glass, and place in a crockpot with a few inches of water. Stir occasionally with a rubber spatula, to keep the chocolate smooth.

TWO: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip your pretzel rod into the chocolate and shake to remove the excess.

THREE: Place the pretzel rod on the parchment paper and add the decorations. Let set up. Store in an air tight container for up to 1 week or wrap in festive cellophane bags and give away as edible gifts at your Fun Halloween Party.

For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

How far in advance can I make these?

Once dipped, the white chocolate covered pretzel rods will last in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks!

Do not store in the refrigerator or the freezer. This will affect the chocolate coating and cause the colors to run.

How do you package them?

I like to store mine in clear treat bags and wrap with festive colored ribbon to match the occasion. These are great for gift-giving along with my Monster Rice Krispie Treats, Wicked Witch Fudge, and Halloween Popcorn Balls.

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Tapas Tips & Tricks

• set up a decorating station or assembly line ahead of time so you are ready to have fun.
• you can line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.
• keep the chocolate melted and soft by keeping the jars of candy coating in a crock pot or slow cooker.
• If you want to make specific monsters or ghouls, sketch out how you want them to look. This was you won’t be draw a blank when you start decorating.
• gather all your decorations in separate bowls and jars right by you baking sheet so you won’t be scrambling once the pretzels are dipped.
• shake off the excess chocolate once you dip the pretzels so when you place them on the parchment paper the chocolate won’t “pool” on the bottom.
• draw faces and small marks with edible food markers.
• Check out these fun Christmas Pretzels Treats for the next holiday!

Check out all my Festive Halloween Treats!

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These white chocolate dipped pretzel rods are a great way to get the kids into the holiday spirit! Give these Halloween Pretzel Rods as delicious edible gifts!

Take a look more spooky Halloween recipes from our #HalloweenTreatsWeek Bloggers today:  Halloween Cookies & Bars:

• Cake Mix Monster Cookies from Big Bear’s Wife
• Candy Bar Cookies from Devour Dinner
• Oreo Mummy Cookies from Savory Experiments
• Easy Halloween Cake Mix Sprinkle Cookies from Family Around the Table
• Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars from House of Nash Eats
• Eye Love Chocolate Sugar Cookies from An Affair From the Heart
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars form Back To My Southern Roots

  Halloween Cakes & Cupcakes:

• Bloody Broken Glass Red Velvet Cake from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks 
• Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes from Lemon Blossoms
• Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Frosting from The Flour Handprint

Halloween Brownies:

• The Scream Brownies from West Via Midwest
• Halloween Monster Chocolate Cake Brownies from JZ Eats
• Halloween Marshmallow Brownies from Sweet Beginnings

Halloween Pies:

• Halloween Mini S’mores Pudding Pies from For the Love of Food
•  Jack Skellington Boo-berry Pie from Savory Moments

Halloween Breakfast:

• Halloween Smoothie Bowl from Fresh Coast Eats
• Halloween Pancakes from I Am A Honeybee
• Pumpkin Spice Donuts from Pastry Chef Online

Halloween Drinks:

• Bloody Hot Cocoa from It’s Shanaka

Chilled Halloween Treats:

• Pennywise Ice Cream Float from Cheese Curd in Paradise
• Wicked Witch Popsicles from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures

No Bake Desserts:

• Muddy Buddy Halloween Snack Mix from Tastes of Homemade
• Candy Corn Rice Crispy Treats from The Spiffy Cookie
• Kid-Friendly Halloween Snack Board from Love and Confections
• Rice Krispie Treat Haunted Houses from Sweet ReciPEAS
• Ghostly Snack Mix from Fake Ginger
• Spooky Pretzel Rods from Take Two Tapas
• Halloween Candy Bark from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
•  Batty For Chocolate Dessert Cheese Ball from 4 Sons R Us  
•  Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Dip from Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Happy Halloween!

Spooky Season is here and it is time for 2020’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event! #HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife  & its a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.

“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

For the 3rd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 30 hauntingly talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!

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