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    Home » Recipes » Valentine's Day

    Pretzel Owls - Cute Valentine's Day Treats with Printable Bag Toppers

    Published: Feb 2, '18 · Modified: Feb 1, '21 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Whoooo wouldn't love these cute Pretzel Owls? Each chocolate dipped mini pretzel twist is decorated with heart sprinkles and will make the sweetest Valentine's Day treat. Top bags of these homemade candies with printable bag toppers to make the extra special.

    Chocolate Pretzel Owls with Valentine's Day Bag Toppers

    Pretzel Owls

    Today I'm sharing the final pretzel in my series of chocolate dipped pretzel animals for Valentine's Day. Not that I won't create more in years to come, but this year I've designed 4 of these sweet chocolate dipped mini pretzel twists to share with you.

    Make sure you take the time to watch the video tutorials to make Pretzel Unicorns, Pretzel Puppies, and Pretzel Fish. They are all so cute and I've shared printable bag toppers with punny Valentine's Day sayings for each treat. Have you chosen your favorite design? I'd love to hear in the comments below which you like best.

    I know many of you have told me that your kids can't bring homemade snacks to school for their Valentine's Day parties but perhaps these would be fun to make for a girl or boy scout troop, a Sunday school class, a sport's team, or just for family and friends.

    Dip mini pretzel twists in pink candy melts then add heart sprinkles and candy eyes to transform them into owls.

    How much do you love that silly owl pictured at the bottom in the image above? With it's googly eyes, it looks a bit crazed, but cute nonetheless.

    Each of these pretzel owls starts with a mini pretzel twist dipped in light pink Candy Melts. Then you'll decorate the pretzel with heart sprinkles. Use jumbo pink heart sprinkles for the wings and smaller heart sprinkles for the ears, beak and feet.

    I perched my owls on a chocolate dipped pretzel stick. I used Snyder's of Hanover Dipping Pretzels. They are between 3 and 4 inches long and are about ¼ inch thick, much thicker than a traditional pretzel stick. You can use regular pretzel sticks but you might want to double dip them in chocolate to make them look like thicker branches.

    Watch this video tutorial to see how you can make these pretzel owls.


     

    NOTES for making your Pretzel Owls:

    • Use melted Light Pink Candy Melts or tint melted and tempered pure white chocolate using oil based candy coloring. See my chocolate making tips page for detailed instructions.
    • Use ½ inch candy eyes if you want big expressive eyes like I did. Smaller eyes will look alright but won't give you that big owl-eye look.
    • Use pretzel dipping sticks (about 3 inches long by ⅝ inch thick) if you want your pretzel owls to like like mine. You can use the larger thicker pretzel rods, but you'll want to break them into shorter lengths. If you use traditional pretzel sticks that are really skinny, double dip them in the chocolate to make them look thicker.
    • Be sure you immediately attach the pretzel owl to the wet chocolate dipped pretzel stick. If you wait too long, just use a bit of chocolate to glue the owl to the pretzel branch.
    • I use tweezers because I have very large hands. It makes adding the sprinkles and candy eyes much easier. You may not need them. If you do use them be sure they are for kitchen use only. Don't just grab a pair from the medicine chest that has been used to pluck anything!

    You can find items needed to make these Pretzel Owls on amazon (commission earned for sales)

     

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    Chocolate Pretzel Owls with Valentine's Day Bag Toppers
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    Pretzel Owls - Cute Valentine's Day Treats with Printable Bag Toppers
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Total Time
    30 mins
     

    Mini pretzel twists dipped in pink candy melts and decorated using candy eyes and heart sprinkles to look like adorable owls sitting on a chocolate dipped pretzel tree branch. 

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chocolate covered pretzel, owl pretzels
    Servings: 24
    Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 6 ounces light pink candy melts, melted
    • 24 mini pretzel twists
    • 48 jumbo pink heart sprinkles
    • 48 (½ inch) candy eyes
    • 48 pink heart sprinkles
    • 6 ounces melted and tempered pure milk chocolate OR melted light cocoa candy melts
    • 24 pretzel dipping sticks
    • 48 red heart sprinkles
    Instructions
    1. Spoon about ½ teaspoon of pink candy melts onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    2. Dip one mini pretzel twist in pink candy melts then remove and allow excess to drip off.
    3. Set over top of the spoonful of pink candy melts.
    4. Immediately attach two candy eyes, two jumbo pink heart sprinkle wings, and two heart sprinkle ears.
    5. Chill in the freezer until hardened, about 3-4 minutes.
    6. Repeat creating a total of 24 pretzels owls.
    7. Dip a pretzel dipping stick into milk chocolate then set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    8. Immediately press one pretzel owl along the top edge of the chocolate dipped pretzel making it look like the owl is perched on a branch.
    9. Add two red heart sprinkle feet.
    10. Repeat.
    11. Let the pretzels dry completely before packaging.

    PRINTABLE BAG TOPPER

    Click on the image of the Owl Valentine's Day Tags below and you will be redirected to a PDF that you can download or print.

    printable owl Valentine's Day bag toppers

    Pretzel Owls with Printable Valentine's Day Bag Toppers. Kids will love these holiday treats.

    If you make these Pretzel Owls and share them online be sure to link back to this blog post, mention Hungry Happenings, and use #hungryhappenings. Do not reproduce the bag toppers to share online. They are for personal use only.

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    If you love these owl pretzels, you might also like to make some cute Little Birdie Pretzel Snacks! They're fun, festive, and great to decorate with your kids!

    Little Birdie Pretzel Snacks

    Hi everyone, I'm Michelle from the blog Sugar Swings! Serve Some and I'm so excited to be here to share these fun little colorful birdie pretzel snacks while Beth is on her European adventure! Beth has definitely inspired me over the years with all of her creative food and dessert ideas, so it's really a treat to be sharing over here.

    I wanted something simple that everyone could make, so I decided on these fun little pretzel snacks.

    decorating chocolate pretzels

    Little Birdie Pretzel Snacks

    Ingredients:

    • Jelly beans (I just love all the flavors and colors they come in!)
    • Square Pretzels
    • Candy melts or chocolate (I used light blue for the background, yellow for the bird accents, and regular melted chocolate chips for the nest/branches and eyes)

    Instructions:

    chocolate pretzel Snack Tutorial

    Assembly is so easy.  Melt the candy melt in a zip lock bag, snip an end and "pipe" on the blue background.  Add your jelly bean birds.  Then pipe on the rest of the accents.

    See easy and so cute! (I think it took maybe ½ hour to put these together)

    Little Birdie Pretzel Snacks Recipe

    Have an awesome week, and hope to see you over on my Sugar Swings! Serve Some blog soon.  Beth, thanks for the invite over, I can't wait to hear about your trip - I'm sure you're getting tons of inspiration!

     

    Valentine's Day Pretzel Animals with printable bag toppers.

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    1. Ashley F

      January 09, 2019 at 11:00 am

      So easy for making with the kids! They are so cute!

      Reply
    2. Steph

      January 09, 2019 at 10:29 am

      How darling are these! Can't wait to make them for my daughter's Valentine's party.

      Reply
      • Beth

        January 09, 2019 at 10:33 am

        I hope your daughter and her party guests love their cute little Valentine's Day treats.

        Reply
    3. Erin

      January 09, 2019 at 10:21 am

      These are just adorable and so much easier to make that you think!

      Reply
      • Beth

        January 09, 2019 at 10:34 am

        Thanks Erin. They are definitely easy to make. They just take a little love and attention. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Becky Hardin

      January 09, 2019 at 10:17 am

      OH my goodness … How adorable, fun and a must for Valentine's.

      Reply
    5. lauren kelly

      January 09, 2019 at 10:11 am

      These are so adorable! I am sharing with my teacher friends!

      Reply
      • Beth

        January 09, 2019 at 10:34 am

        Thanks so much for sharing!

        Reply
    6. Marie Bowers

      February 11, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      You have adorable ideas. Can't wait to try them. You are very creative

      Reply
      • Beth

        February 11, 2018 at 1:36 pm

        Thank you so much! I hope you try some projects and have fun making them. 🙂

        Reply
    7. JOANN ROONEY

      February 09, 2018 at 3:04 am

      You are so talented! Love everything you do!

      Reply
      • Beth

        February 09, 2018 at 9:26 am

        Thank you so much Joann! I'm so glad. 🙂

        Reply
    8. Sara @ Magical Mama Blog

      February 06, 2018 at 9:33 am

      These are absolutely adorable! I can't wait to make fun stuff like this with my little one!
      #TipMeTuesday

      Reply
    9. Kirsten

      February 05, 2018 at 3:21 pm

      I can't seem to find where to print the bag topper. Can you email it to me?

      Reply
      • Beth

        February 05, 2018 at 3:39 pm

        Oh, my goodness. I am so sorry. The link did not get added to the blog post. I have updated it and it's available now. I'll also send it to you via email. Thanks so much for letting me know.

        Reply
    10. The Partiologist

      February 03, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Owl will definitely be your valentine! SOOOO cute!

      Reply
      • Beth

        February 03, 2018 at 10:40 am

        Awe, thanks!

        Reply
    11. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

      February 02, 2018 at 8:57 pm

      I am dying over here!!!! I just watched all four of your pretzel (or as my grandson calls them, princels!) videos, and while it's tough to choose one, the owls win out! It's too stinkin' cute just perched all up there on that branch! And that puppy dog with the chocolate spots, and the genius way you made the unicorn horn with modeling chocolate, and that fish with his bowl!
      Your video how-tos have reminded me how much i need to buy a pair of tweezers for the tiny details.
      I want to make these for my Sunday School class! These are SO much fun! :o)

      Reply
      • Beth

        February 03, 2018 at 10:42 am

        THANK you! I'm so happy to read your enthusiasm about these pretzels. They are so much fun to make and I know you would make them look spectacular.

        Reply
        • Delaine

          January 09, 2019 at 5:20 pm

          Where did you find edible eye? These are soo cute!

          Reply
          • Beth

            January 09, 2019 at 7:37 pm

            I ordered the 1/2 inch candy eyes from amazon. You can use this affiliate link to find them - https://amzn.to/2M1Hchv.

            Reply

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