My Sweet Things

Treats! These are simple ghostly treats you can make in a matter of minutes for Halloween!

I bought some pretzels rods at my local grocery store. I picked up the black sparkle gel and candy melts at JoAnn’s. I was looking for a black edible pen to use for the eyes but I could not find one. I did find this Wilton sparkle gel and it worked just fine.

I melted the candy melts in the microwave for one minute and then stirred around a bit. I hit the 30 second heat button a few more times until the candy coating was melted and smooth. I took a pretzel rod and dipped it  in the candy coating and used the spoon to coat the top part of the pretzel. I placed the pretzels flat on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. When I was finished with the coating, I placed them in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set and harden .  I removed them from the refrigerator,  and I used the sparkle gel to make the eyes and mouth. Sorry no photos of this step! After I finished with the eyes and mouth’s I placed them back in the refrigerator so the gel could harden a bit and set.

I had a plastic container that I filled with Candy Corn. I love that Candy Corn! I placed the pretzels in the Candy Corn using a spoon to make a space for them to fit down in the container.

Boolicious!!

You see some of the pretzels have sprinkles on them as well. If you want to add sprinkles to the pretzels, you will cover the pretzel with candy coating first, sprinkle, then place in the refrigerator to set.

Last Halloween I made these…..

You can see how I made them here.

And if you are looking for another Halloween treat….

How about these witches?

Eat, drink and be scary.  ~Author Unknown

It’s all good. ~ Donna

I simply love a chocolate covered pretzel! I make them for parties and they are a sweet simple treat. They are always gone by the end of the night! For Halloween this year I thought I would change things up. I bought candy molds, candy coloring,  chocolate and got busy! Here is how I did it. Real Simple and a fun treat!

Items you will need:

Candy Molds – I picked mine up at Jo-Ann’s Craft Store.

Candy coloring in Halloween colors – Also picked up at Jo-Ann’s

White and Dark Chocolate – I used chocolate bark available at your local grocery store where the cake supplies are.

Pretzel Rods

Small painting brush – A watercolor brush worked well for me.

I bought Sprinkles but did not end up using them for this project.

I melted the white chocolate bark and added black food coloring.

Mixed up some purple using the white chocolate bark again.

Using the mold as a guide, paint the areas where you want to add the color. When you are done, set in the

refrigerator so the chocolate will harden. This takes only a few minutes.

Take the molds out of the refrigerator and set to the side. Pour some chocolate on a paper plate and

roll the pretzel rod in the chocolate.

You might find it easier to use a bowl and roll the chocolate in the bowl and pour chocolate over the pretzel.

Place the dipped pretzel in the mold then use a small spoon to drizzle

more chocolate in the spaces left in the mold. Press down lightly to set.

You might want to take a toothpick and run it around to remove the extra chocolate on the sides. When you pull them

out of the mold the image will be cleaner. Place the molds in the refrigerator for a few minutes to set.

I did not use the toothpick trick so I ended up with extra chocolate on the sides so I used a small paring

knife to sculpt the chocolate. It worked just fine. Take a look!

Success! This was my first attempt working with candy molds and

I really enjoyed it. It is time consuming but worth it! You can make

these a few days ahead of your party. I keep mine sealed in a tupperware

container on the counter.  Enjoy!

It’s all good.

~Donna