White chocolate covered pretzels are almost as easy to make as chocolate covered peanuts and I’ve probably been making them almost as long. For sure, since I was very young. I didn’t like them as much as the chocolate and peanuts, though, so I never got as excited about them. I do remember my mom making them every year for my uncle because they were his favorites.
All you do for this is melt some white chocolate (I used almond bark) and dip pretzels into it. I usually put a few pretzels in the bowl at a time and then fish each out with a fork. I don’t like a thick coating of chocolate, so I usually hang the pretzel off the for for a few seconds to let most of the chocolate shake off. Lay the wet pretzels on wax paper to dry. That’s it. A perfect sweet/savory candy.
Now, this year I decided to try something new. I saw some mint chips at the supermarket and bought them. I melted down a small amount of chips, put them in a ziploc and cut the tip. Then I drizzled the mint over the white pretzels when they were dried. I did the same with some milk chocolate, too. And then some of the pretzels I left plain. I think they look pretty when they’re all mixed together.
Other variations you could try are using pretzel rods, using milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate, or only dipping half of a pretzel in the chocolate. Also while the pretzels are still wet, you can sprinkle them with nuts, smashed candy canes, toffee bits or some kind of jimmie. I imagine you can make these for any season, depending what colors of sprinkles you use.
