Your kids absolutely love to eat Halloween candy, but think how much fun you can have making Halloween treats together! Chocolate covered pretzel sticks are fun and straightforward to make, and everyone loves the sweet and salted combination of this delicious treat. Whether or not you are having a party of your own, or want to send your small ones to school or a friend’s house with them, these goodies are sure to be a big hit.

Making these Halloween treats can be as straightforward or as complicated as you like. For the basic design, all that you need is a bowl, some wax paper, your fave pretzel rods, chocolate for softening, and fun seasonal sprinkles like leaves, ghosts, and bats. These ingredients can all be found at your local grocery, or you could visit your local artisan chocolatier for some actually decadent dark chocolate.

First, melt your chocolate. There’s no need to get fancy here ; simply put your chocolate of choice in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for half a minute. Remove the bowl and stir the chocolate. Repeat these two steps until the chocolate is slick and creamy. Dip your pretzels in the chocolate. For cleaner eating, leave one end of the pretzel rod exposed by the chocolate. Before the chocolate firms up, throw on your favourite seasonal sprinkles. Place the sticks on wax paper for drying.

To add some extra flare to your candle sticks, maybe you could even purchase some traditional Halloween candy and incorporate them into your design. Chopped up Candy Corn is a savoury addition to an already tasty snack. Use little tubes of cake-decorating topping to create characters on your chocolate-covered pretzel sticks. You could even try experimenting with using differing types of chocolate to form different characters. White chocolate could be utilised for a spook, or dark chocolate for a black pussy-cat. The possibilities are endless!

Let the fun begin early this Halloween! As well as gathering costume pieces, carving pumpkins, and decorating your yard with scarecrows and spider webs, take a minute for some pre-Halloween sweetness. Your kids will like making their own Halloween goodies and you are going to love having such lovable sweets to serve!