Halloween Pretzel Rods Recipes

These fun Halloween pretzel rods are perfect for a party or lunchbox surprise. Make a variety of spooky delights in just a few minutes! An easy no-bake recipe to make in 15 minutes or less!

How to Make Halloween Pretzel Rods

Makes 36 pretzels

Ingredients

1 package pretzel rods (12 oz bag)
1 cup green candy melts
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup orange candy melts
1 cup blue and pink mixed candy melts (or purple melts if available)
¼ cup dark chocolate
¼ cup whole almonds
Candy eye balls
Chocolate jimmy sprinkles

Lay down parchment paper on your work surface for easy clean up afterwards!

Witches Fingers

Place the dark chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir well. If needed, heat for an additional 10-15 seconds and stir well.

Dip the whole almonds in the melted chocolate, coating completely. Place the almonds on parchment paper to harden.

Transfer the remaining melted chocolate to a piping bag (or plastic zip top bag) to save for later.

Mummy Pretzel Sticks and Ghost Pretzel Rods

Place the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir well. If needed, heat for an additional 10-15 seconds increments and stir well in between.

Transfer the white chocolate to a piping bag or a plastic zip top bag and place it in a tall cup. Then fold the ends of the bag over the side of the cup to keep in place. (See picture below.)

Dip 12 pretzel rods in the white chocolate, covering about 2/3 of the pretzel. Place on parchment paper to dry.

While the chocolate is wet, place two candy eye balls on half of the pretzel rods to create the mummies.

Allow to harden.

Then, using the remaining white chocolate, cut a hole in the end of the piping bag. (You may need to reheat the chocolate to make it liquid again.)

Drizzle it back and forth over the mummy pretzels. Allow to harden.

Frankenstein Pretzel Rods

Place the pink and blue candy melts (or purple candy melts if available) in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir well. If needed, heat for an additional 10-15 seconds increments and stir well in between.

Transfer the purple melts to a piping bag or a plastic zip top bag and place it in a tall cup. Then fold the ends of the bag over the side of the cup to keep in place. (See picture below.)

Dip 6 pretzel rods in the candy coating, covering about 2/3 of the pretzel.

While the chocolate is wet, place two candy eye balls on the pretzel rods.

Allow to harden.

Pumpkin Pretzel Rods

Place the orange candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir well. If needed, heat for an additional 10-15 seconds increments and stir well in between.

Transfer the orange melts to a piping bag or a plastic zip top bag and place it in a tall cup. Then fold the ends of the bag over the side of the cup to keep in place. (See picture below.)

Dip 6 pretzel rods in the candy coating, covering about 2/3 of the pretzel.

Allow to harden.

Monster and Witch Finger Pretzels

Place the green candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir well. If needed, heat for an additional 10-15 seconds increments and stir well in between.

Transfer the green melts to a piping bag or a plastic zip top bag and place it in a tall cup. Then fold the ends of the bag over the side of the cup to keep in place. (See picture below.)

Dip 12 pretzel rods in the green melts, covering about 2/3 of the pretzel. Place on parchment paper to dry.

While the candy coating is wet, place two candy eye balls on each of six pretzel rods and press some chocolate sprinkles on top for monster hair.

For the witch fingers, press the chocolate-dipped almond on the top of the other six pretzels.

Allow to harden.

Decorating with Chocolate

Using the remaining melted dark chocolate. You may need to warm the piping bag in a cup of hot (not boiling) water to get it a liquid consistency again.

Pipe eye balls and a mouth on the remaining white chocolate pretzels.

Pipe shaggy hair and a mouth with fangs on the purple vampires.

Pipe two triangle eye balls, a nose and a squiggly mouth on the pumpkins.

Use the remaining green melts to create the stem and leaves at the top of the pumpkin.

Using the melted dark chocolate, pipe a mouth and stitches on the Frankenstein pretzels.

Allow pretzels to set and harden.

Helpful Tips

Pretzels can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
When dipping the pretzels, you can tip the cup to allow the chocolate to cover more of the pretzel. Rotate the pretzel to cover thoroughly.

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