Pecan + pretzel + chocolate = delicious
Amy from Angry Chicken sent us this quick last minute gift idea
Here’s a fun and quick cooking project that you can make with and the kids and give away as gifts. Multi-tasking can begin early! And you can never be to young to appreciate the tasty combination of chocolate and salt. Yum!
You will need:
Small round or square pretzels
Pecan halves
Rolos, Hershey Kisses, or a similar chocolate candy (something with caramel is extra good)
Plastic bags
Labels and markers
Heat your oven to 400°f (200°c) and have the kids stack the pretzels and then Rolos on a cookie sheet. This may take awhile, let them have fun with it. It’s the easy non-hot part.
Pop them in the hot oven for 3 minutes. Different candies take different times, but you want the candy soft enough to be squishy.
Take them out on the oven and transfer to a plate so the kids don’t burn themselves on the tray and have them push the pecan half on top of the chocolate, squishing it down. The chocolate will be hot, so supervise closely. I have never had any burns, but if one goes in the mouth, that would be a big ouch.
Chill the candies in the fridge and when they are firm put into baggies, making decorative labels if you wish. Now give away as gifts (or keep!).
Feel free to try different candy combinations. I’m still trying to figure out a combo that would work with a gumdrop on top. Happy holidays, have fun and don’t forget to wash your hands first!
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this sounds delicious and easy. thanks for sharing!!
Dacia December 21st, 2006 10:36
I did this with my own two year old last week in preparation for an early Christmas celebration with family. (It also served to meet one of advent activities, as we do a chain to countdown the days until the holiday – with one activity listed per link). I posted about it on my non-crafty blog, Kenzie’s doodles on Dec. 15. This is the *perfect* toddler friendly recipe, and is absolutely yummy given it’s simplicity!
Stacy December 21st, 2006 12:12
Sounds very good!
In fact I am going to try to get my husband to run out and get the ingredients for tomorrow:)
This will be a fun project for my 3 year old to do with her frined who is visiting tomorrow.
Thanks!
Erin December 21st, 2006 13:51
Love this one! Thanks
Lori Seaborg December 21st, 2006 14:18
Try marshmellows and gumdrops-
We make smores in the microwave all the time and all kinds of things have been stuck in the marshellows-
Kim December 21st, 2006 14:30
oh this is AWESOME I love it, will definitely try it
Im off shopping tonight, so i will get some ingredients!
Kathy Pitt December 21st, 2006 16:23
We’ve been making these for the past couple of weeks and everyone loves them. My girls (ages 8 and 3) have had a great time helping. Great project!
Laurie December 21st, 2006 16:29
We make these – couldn’t be easier, and they taste incredible! Definately something even the littlest hands can do! PS, I recommend using the Rollos.
Bgirl December 22nd, 2006 00:26
Oh my YUM!–as my four year old would say….
molly December 22nd, 2006 00:43
I just tried them – they are great! I am going to get more ingredients so my niece & I can do them on Christmas day! Thanks so much.
andrea December 22nd, 2006 07:04
I made these this morning and packaged them up for teacher gifts. The Rolos are awesome – I need to get some more tomorrow and make some for our bus driver and postal carrier.
Tammy December 22nd, 2006 10:36
YUM! Gotta try ‘em!
How about white chocolate and gumdrops?
claudia December 22nd, 2006 15:00
made these with my 2 and 4 year old last night. so easy and fun. and delicious!
the only thing is that they don’t have a name! we decided on rolo poly pecans.
stacey December 23rd, 2006 15:43
Thanks for this great idea – my 4 year old and 2 year old are going to make these tomorrow morning as their gift for their grandmothers. One of whom has a nostalgic thing for Turtles (from Canada) and I think that these may really hit the spot. Happy Xmas and thanks again.
Melissa December 23rd, 2006 21:18
We made these yesterday and gave them to all of our neighbors and it was a BIG hit! My 4.5 year old really had fun doing this.
scout December 24th, 2006 01:54
I saw this the other day, and then didn’t give it much thought. Last night, though, I realized I needed a gift for someone, like, RIGHT NOW, and I managed to make a tray of these while I was cooking dinner. (My toddler, sadly, did not help).
I didn’t have any pecan halves around, so I made these with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and then cocktail peanuts on top. They are really, really excellent. And now, sigh, my gift-making is finally complete for the year.
Thanks for this great idea! We will make these again–this time, with the toddler.
Julie December 24th, 2006 02:09
I love these, we make them with hershey kisses and peanut m&ms, which gives them a little color!
udandi December 25th, 2006 03:35
My kids and I made these yesterday and they are delicious! Thanks for taking the time to share this with all of us Amy!
Natalie December 25th, 2006 07:06
We made this last year and absolutly love it!Got the recipie from another friend and was pleased to see it here
Mo December 29th, 2006 01:55
Baby in-utero wasn’t able to help but all of my adult friends and family loved this dessert! My variation involved ingredients that I found during my Trader Joe’s grocery trip. Pretzel Thins topped with slices of TJ dark chocolate covered caramels (too big to use withought slicing) and pecan pieces. I’ve been calling them “Fake Turtles”…same idea as a regular turtle candy but with fewer calories. Wonderful recipe and oh-so easy!
Jennifer January 1st, 2007 08:19