Who doesn't love chocolate covered pretzels? I am more of a fan of the white chocolate ones myself, my daughter prefers the chocolate ones. Maybe it's the sprinkles that make them so attractive. I love the salty and sweet combo.
I had bought these Halloween sprinkles back in August at Party City at a really great deal. Both of these were $1 each! I just knew that had to be a mistake. I grabbed a couple each and when I checked out I made sure to ask how much they were. My Mom was with me and she said there was no way that was right. I was in total shock when it came up $1 each. I am kicking myself for not buying them out that day. I didn't want to "forget" to make sure of price and pay way too much for them and not realize it. There were only a few more left so I didn't miss out on too much right?
Seriously, this is super easy to do. You could also use this same idea and make the smaller pretzel twists. I like to do them for Christmas gifts too. In fact, I may do some for teacher gifts this year. These can be made for any holiday, school function, bake sale, or any birthday party themes.
Halloween Chocolate Covered Pretzels
1/2 pound of white almond bark
1/2 pound of chocolate almond bark
1 package of pretzel rods
sprinkles of your choice
Melt the almond bark in a heat proof container in the microwave. Please follow manufacturer's instructions on the package for melting. I used glass measuring cups to melt in and placed them side by side in the microwave. Once melted, dip the pretzel rod into the melted almond bark. Drip off excess before adding sprinkles. I held the pretzel over a paper plate to catch the runaway sprinkles, Place upright in a coffee cup until hardened. Use crumpled paper, paper towels, or anything sturdy to hold the pretzel rods away from each other while hardening. You can lay them on wax paper but they will have a flat surface. I use the excess sprinkles on the last of them so they didn't get wasted.
Cooks Notes:
1. Bigger sprinkles will be heavy on the melted almond bark. May need to let it set just a bit before adding.
2.The chocolate almond bark is a little more "runny" when melted and you may need to let it set a little before using sprinkles.
3. Almond bark will separate if there is any water present. Make sure all containers are free of any moisture.
Is it really just a few days until Christmas? Where has the time gone? I feel so out of sorts and have been so busy with school and girl scout functions I haven't done any holiday baking. Our family is a huge lover of popcorn and eat it quite often. One night I decided to try and do something a little different and make this popcorn crunch. It was a hit. The salty and sweet are such a great combination in this. You just can't eat too much of it at one time. This would be great as last minute gift. Put this in a tin or a cellophane bag and you have an instant Christmas gift.
Popcorn Crunch
1 bag of popped popcorn
1/2 block almond bark
1/4 to 1/2 cup holiday M & M's
Pop popcorn according to directions on the package, set aside. Melt almond bark in 20 second intervals until melted. Place popcorn in large bowl, pour over melted almond bark and sprinkle in M & M's. Stir until combined. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper until the coating hardens. Break into pieces and enjoy.
One evening my son and I decided to get a pay per view movie after my daughter went to bed. We try to do this every so often to spend some Mom and son time together. You can't watch a movie without a snack, and what better snack than popcorn. This was so good and easy to do.
(popcorn, popcorn oil, paper bag)
Place 1/4 cup of popcorn in a brown paper bag, add about a tablespoon of oil (if you don't have popcorn oil, regular vegetable oil works just fine) Shake this up and fold over the bag a couple of times tightly. Place in the microwave for a couple minutes. I use the popcorn setting on my microwave and listen for a few seconds in between pops, that is when I know its done. Pour in a bowl and add your favorite topping's. This is so much cheaper than the microwave popcorn bags you purchase and
so much better for you because you can control what goes on it. We will for sure make this again.
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DIY Microwave Popcorn
1/4 cup popcorn
1 tablespoon oil
brown paper bag
popcorn seasoning of your choice
Place 1/4 cup popcorn and about a tablespoon of oil in a brown paper bag. Fold over a couple times tightly and place in microwave for a couple minutes. Listen for the pops, once they are a few seconds apart its done. Enjoy!
Awards
One of the perks of writing a food blog is all of the great people you get to meet who have similar interests as you. Michelle at
Ms. enPlace was one of my first followers. What a sweetheart she is to pass along these beaucoup awards to me. She passed them along to me as well as 9 other bloggers. My very first award as a blogger and I cannot express my gratitude to Michelle for thinking of me. I wanted to start my blog over a year ago and finally got the nerve to take that leap. I have enjoyed every minute of it and can't wait to share so much more with all of you.
Please take a moment to stop by her blog and check out all her yummy recipes. You will not be disappointed. Her love of her heritage and culture show in her recipes- a dash of Cajun, a sprinkle of Creole, a pinch of Yat, and a drop of the American South. Many thanks Michelle!
the "rules" are that I pass these awards on to 10 bloggers I recently discovered. I was so hard to only pick 10. There are so many I enjoy so much. Without further ado,
Shawnsplate
Cooking with Libby
My Catholic Kitchen
A Well Seasoned Life
And Then I Ate It!
The Southern Lady Cooks
Honey, the Waters on Fire
The Country Cook
Simple Fare, Fairly Simple
Flour Me with Love
Check them out, you will not be sorry!
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