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Frankenstein Halloween Pretzel Rods

When it’s the spooky season, get your kids involved by making these Halloween pretzel rods. Using pretzel sticks, this cute snack is easy to make for your yearly Halloween party or sleepover.

Their green candy coating and candy eyeballs mean that this easy recipe makes the perfect spooky treat. Wonky eyes and squiggly piping adds to the monster effect so kids don’t need to be precise when they are decorating these salty snacks.

The best way to display these is to serve them in a tall glass. These are the perfect treat to serve alongside a bunch of different Halloween snacks such as Halloween cookies, candy corn and caramel apples.

You can add them to a dessert table or take them to class parties where they are sure to be a hit.

Happy Halloween!

Frankenstein Pretzel Rods

Prep: 45 minutes

Yields: 10-12 Pretzels

Ingredients

10-12 Pretzel Rods

1-1/2 c. Green candy melts, reserve about 1/8 cup for later

1 tsp- 1 Tbs. paramount crystals (optional, but ideal)

½ c. Brown candy melts or chocolate chips

Candy eyes – Amazon, Michaels, Walmart, most grocery stores in the baking aisle

Festive sprinkles (optional)

Method:

1. Cover a cookie sheet or baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.
2. Reserving about 1/8 cup of your green candy melts, place the rest into a microwave safe bowl. Melt the chocolate by microwaving in 20 second intervals, stirring in between each session. Remove bowl from microwave just before fully melted. Ask an adult to help with this in case the bowl is hot. Stir until smooth. If you prefer, you can melt them in a double boiler.
3. Add paramount crystals and stir until dissolved. This will thin out the chocolate so that it goes farther.

4. Spoon the melted green candy melts onto the whole pretzel rods leaving a small piece uncovered for holding. Place on the parchment paper to set. You can place it in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes to let it set faster.

5. Once set, melt the chocolate, adding the paramount crystals as you did before.

6. Place the melted chocolate into a piping bag. Cut a small hole in the tip of the bag.

7. Pipe dots where the eyes go, and place the eyes on top. You may need to hold the eyes in place for a couple of seconds to make sure they stay firm.

8. Pipe the hair onto the top of the pretzel. Add a wiggly mouth using the brown chocolate. Melt the remaining green candy melt and add it to a piping bag, and pipe on the stitches.

9. Store in an airtight container until ready to serve. The festive Halloween treats will keep for 2-3 days at room temperature.

The easiest way for little kids to join in would be to coat the pretzel rods with green candy melts then add extra sprinkles. These fun Halloween treats look great when served alongside the Frankenstein pretzel rods.

Get another fun Fall recipe here and make apple pie caramel apples.

Another easy recipe for your kids to make at Halloween are these candy corn rice krispie treats. They would look great alongside the pretzel sticks as part of a Halloween dessert table.

For a savory snack, perfect for any holiday celebration, try this cheesy garlic share bread recipe.

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Frankenstein Halloween Pretzel Rods

When it’s the spooky season, kids love to get involved. Using pretzel sticks, this cute snack is easy to make for your yearly Halloween party or sleepover.

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Prep Time 45 mins

Cook Time 2 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Equipment

• 1 cookie sheet or baking sheet
• 2 small microwave safe bowls
• 1 Parchment paper
• 2 Piping bags
• 1 Spoon
• 1 Spatula

Ingredients

  

• 12 Pretzel Rods
• 1 cup Green candy melts
• 1 tbs Paramount crystals optional
• 1/2 cup Brown candy melts or chocolate chips
• 24 Candy eyes
• 1/4 cup festive sprinkles optional

Instructions

 

• Cover a cookie sheet or baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.
• Reserving about 1/8 cup of your green candy melts, place the rest into a microwave safe bowl. Melt the chocolate by microwaving in 20 second intervals, stirring in between each session. Remove bowl from microwave just before fully melted. Ask an adult to help with this in case the bowl is hot. Stir until smooth. If you prefer, you can melt them in a double boiler.
• Add paramount crystals and stir until dissolved. This will thin out the chocolate so that it goes farther.
• Spoon the melted green candy melts onto the whole pretzel rods leaving a small piece uncovered for holding. Place on the parchment paper to set. You can place it in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes to let it set faster.
• Once set, melt the chocolate, adding the paramount crystals as you did before.
• Place the melted chocolate into a piping bag. Cut a small hole in the tip of the bag.
• Pipe dots where the eyes go, and place the eyes on top. You may need to hold the eyes in place for a couple of seconds to make sure they stay firm.
• Pipe the hair onto the top of the pretzel. Add a wiggly mouth using the brown chocolate. Melt the remaining green candy melt and add it to a piping bag, and pipe on the stitches.
• Store in an airtight container until ready to serve. The festive Halloween treats will keep for 2-3 days at room temperature.

Notes

Keyword Halloween, kids recipe, Pretzel rods, pretzel sticks