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Fabulous! My girls and I just made a batch. So simple, so easy, so perfect. Thank you for sharing!
Lily
I love dessert.Ā And thereās only one thing that could make me not like dessert.
Itās spending 3 hours in the kitchen melting, freezing, breaking knives, getting blisters, thawing, spilling, and refreezing the most high maintenance holiday toffee recipe in the world.Ā Yes, it happened, and thereās a bag of broken, messy toffee pieces to show for it.
Thatās the last time Iāll be making that one.Ā Ā I draw the line at breaking knives.Ā And/or I need to buy better quality knives.
This is where my bite-sized 5-minute holiday pretzel friends come into the picture.
Wait, did you hear that?Ā That was the sound of the timer going off because 5 minutes is done.Ā Just.like.that.
Seriously.Ā Ā After three hours of putzing with toffee, I think I can handle 5 itty-bitty minutes.
These holiday pretzel bites deserve an award.Ā They are essentially everything good about a Christmas cookie all in one tiny package: sweet, salty, festive-looking, and uber cute!Ā Food crush potential: high.
Holiday Pretzel Bites
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
Description
These holiday pretzel bites are so easy to make ā just pretzels, hershey hugs, and red and green M&Ms. Fun for kids and perfect for gifting.
Ingredients
- 2 bags waffle pretzels (I like the butter flavored ones)
- 2 bags Hershey hugs
- 1 bag Holiday M&Mās
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fill baking sheet with as many pretzels as you can!
- Unwrap the hugs and place 1 hug on each pretzel.
- Bake at 170 degrees for 4-6 minutes, or until hugs have melted to cover most of the pretzel.
- Remove from oven and gently place an M&M on each pretzel. Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes to set.
Notes
Donāt go higher than 200 degrees ā the hugs will dry out and overbake.
This amount made enough for 4 giftable treat bags!
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: holiday pretzel bites, pretzel bites, chocolate pretzel recipe
Speaking of cutesy, hows ābout our baby tree?
PS.Ā Snowmanās on guard from now until Christmas.Ā So donāt even think about it.
These are so cute! I love the little holiday M&Ms ā they make them look so very festive.
These are so festive and fun! Love āem!
Festive indeed!
Yes please!
Ah! My heart just did a little leap! A friend of mine used to make these every Christmas and I totally forgot about them! They are SO yum, and so simple ā and perfect to combat the stress of gift-able goodies for all the special people on our list. I also love that the kids can all-out help with these, and theyāll love it. Thanks for the reminder! Yay! Iām doing a rediculous little happy dance ā I feel like Iāve been re-united with a long lost friend!
Lolā¦ thatās so funny, I forgot about them too! until I went searching the internet for the most low maintenance Christmas treat. And then I remembered. š
you guys think your the only one who forgot last month i made these and now i forgot but when i was loking for a recipes and remenberd funny rigth
Love these! Much better than anything that takes 3 hours;)
Whew. Agreed.
Easy, festive, and pretty! Canāt beat that combo. I know those flavors have to taste great together, too. Yum.
I know! You donāt even have to drizzle anything and you get cute little stripes. š
My aunt always makes these, love the sweet + salty combo!
sweet and salty is my weakness!
i made these for halloween, with candy corn. delish!
Candy corn! Love that idea.
I need to make these asap! They look so yummy. Iām afraid I wonāt be able to stop after one, though. š
Good news- you can have THREE for less than 100 itty bitty calories! Or 6 forā¦ well, I stopped counting a while ago.
Iāve had these before. Theyāre awesome!
Thanks for the nice comment Bman. š
Is Bman mr. bjork?? š
Pretty sneaky, huh?
what a cute idea!
Thanks!
So, Lindsay, is this where youāve been running off to after school??? I went toask you something, and you were GONE!
Very festiveā¦ the Hugs stripes add a nice touch! Are you bringing any to work? š
Nope, just running off to pick up Roxanna. š If there are any left after this weekend Iāll be sure to bring some!
Sometimes I think easy and quick makes for the best treatsā¦thereās time to enjoy them! Iām sorry about the toffee messā¦but totally loving these š
The toffee mess is a good reminder to me that complicated is not always better. Exhibit A: these easy holiday snackies!
These are adorable and perfect for a holiday gathering!
Happening this weekend! Hopefully there are still some left for the partyā¦.
Just had these! She used small round pretzels and kisses. They filled the space perfectly. Peppermint and caramel kisses, YUM!
Ooh caramel kisses sounds yummy! I know my mom makes these with rolos and pecans, too!
Fabulous! My girls and I just made a batch. So simple, so easy, so perfect. Thank you for sharing!
These are the best to make with kids! Not that I have any, but I have access to a few every now and again. š
Ooo Iām liking the look of these! Chocolate and pretzels are the perfect combo of sweet and saltyā¦party in my mouth. š
They are the perfect combo!
All my favorite candy treats in one neat and colorful package! How cool is that? š I have resolvedā¦dieting postponed till after Christmas. The decision is final. Meantime, I will start making a batch of this Holiday Pretzel Bites! Thanks for the post!
I know. Bummer about the diet. But not really.
Good recovery from the toffee, I wouldāve called it a day and missed out on these well-spent 5 minutes!
Hi Lindsay!
Merry Christmas! I havenāt had time lately to keep up with your blog, so Iām having my own āPinch of Yumā marathon this morning!!
I just tasted a variation of these pretzels bites that were made with the waffle pretzels, Hershey kisses and mint m&ms. They were also very tasty!
Thanks for the great food ideas, the beautiful pictures and your humorous quips!
Melissa
Thanks Melissa! š My mom makes these same pretzel things with Rolos and pecans. They are delicious. I just ate a handful with some hot chocolate and it was a perfect little snack/dessert!
Ahhh! I make these every year! How fun is that?!?!? I just use gluten free pretzels and itās ALWAYS a winner, plus they are so cute and festive š
Cute is right! Sadly, I gave most of mine away at a cookie exchange this morning. Hmmph.
I was lokking for something easy and I think I found it!
These are about the easiest thing you can find! š
I just made these and they are DELICIOUS! Thank you for this recipe and Happy Holidays!!
Mmm I have some in the freezer right now that I have as a before/after meal snack. š Glad you liked them!