These kid-friendly Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites are easy to make with mini candy bars sandwiched between pretzels.
At Thanksgiving dinner, kids aren’t very interested in pies, so make them a treat they will love, like pumpkin cupcakes or these Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites. This easy dessert can be made ahead of time.
You can get your kids involved in the kitchen by letting them help make these candy bar pretzel bites. They can help unwrap the candy bars and put them on the pretzels. And kids LOVE adding sprinkles!
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How To Make Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites
To make these candy bar pretzel bites, I love using the crosshatch square pretzels called Snaps. If they aren’t available in your area, mini pretzel twists would work, too.
Put as many pretzels as you have mini candy bars on a baking sheet.
For this recipe, I used mini Snickers, Milky Way bars, and 3 Musketeers. These mini candy bars are the perfect size for the square pretzels.
Remove all of the wrappers and put them on the pretzels.
The candy bars need to be softened slightly so that the top pretzel will stick. I like to do this in the oven, but they could be softened in the microwave for a few seconds on a plate if that is easier for you.
Working quickly before the chocolate cools and hardens, squish another pretzel on top of each candy bar.
Then, allow the candy bars to cool and harden.
Once the chocolate has hardened, the candy bar pretzel bites are ready for dipping.
You can dip the candy bar pretzel bites in white candy melts, melted white chocolate chips, or white almond bark.
Place the candy bar pretzel bites on a silicone baking mat or baking sheet. For best results, cover the baking sheet with parchment paper so that you can easily remove the pretzels.
Don’t dip all of the candy bars at once because you need to add sprinkles before the white chocolate hardens, so only dip a few at a time.
Before the white chocolate hardens, add the sprinkles. For Thanksgiving, use orange, yellow, and white sprinkles. Change the color of sprinkles for other holidays or occasions.
Frequently Asked Questions
The pretzels I used to make these pretzel bites are called snaps and are widely available at grocery stores in Minnesota. You can also purchase them online.
Yes, you can use pretzel twists as well.
I love using white candy coating that comes in a small tray because it is so convenient, but white chocolate chips will work, too. If you are having issues dipping them in the melted white chocolate, you can thin them with a little shortening.
Yes, you can make them ahead of time and freeze them. No, they are not soggy after defrosting.
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Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites
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Ingredients
- 40 square pretzels
- 20 mini candy bars
- ¾ cup white candy coating
- 1 tablespoon sprinkles
Instructions
- Spread 20 pretzels out on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer and top with the mini candy bars.
- Bake at 300˚F for about 3 minutes to soften the candy bars.
- Press an additional pretzel into the softened chocolate of the candy bars.
- Melt the vanilla candy coating according to the instructions on the package.
- Dip the candy bar pretzel bites in the candy coating, place on parchment paper or a silicone mat and top with sprinkles.
- Allow the candy coating to harden. Store in an airtight container.
