Make someone's day a little sweeter by making them some cute Smiley Face Pretzels. Each yellow-colored chocolate-filled pretzel ring is decorated with chocolate chip eyes and a food coloring smile. These treats are easy to make and fun to eat.
Kids of all ages will love these fun smiley face pretzels. You will love how easy they are to make.
They are so simple to make and decorate that you can even have your kids help.
Ingredients
makes 75
- yellow Candy Melts
- or white candy melts and yellow candy coloring
- pretzel rounds
- 150 mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- black food coloring marker
Supplies
- parchment paper
- baking sheets
You can find the items needed to make these pretzels from Amazon.
Instruction
Color candy melts yellow (or use yellow candy melts).
- Pour candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.
- Heat on high power for 30 seconds, then stir.
- Heat for another 30 seconds, then stir.
- Then heat for 20 seconds, then let the candy coating sit in the microwave for 2 minutes, then stir.
- If all the wafers have not melted, heat for 10-second increments, stirring after each until melted.
- If using white candy melts, stir in some yellow candy coloring.
- Be sure to always use oil-based candy coloring when coloring white chocolate or candy melts. If you use water-based liquid or gel food coloring, your chocolate will seize (harden) and will be ruined.
Make and decorate your smiley face pretzels.
- Set a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.
- Arrange the pretzel rounds on the baking sheet.
- Pour a few tablespoons of the yellow candy coating into a zip-top bag, and snip off one tip making a small hole.
- Pipe the yellow candy coating into a few of the pretzels, then immediately, place two mini chocolate chips in the wet coating to create the smiley face’s eyes.
- Continue filling pretzels and adding chocolate chips.
- Pop the tray in the freezer for about 3 minutes until the candy coating hardens.
Tips:
- If young kids are helping to make these smiley face pretzels, you can put the candy coating in squeeze bottles if that is easier for them to handle.
- You can also just spoon the candy into the pretzels, just be sure to scrape the bottom of the spoon each time you get more candy, so you don’t end up with drips all over the pretzels.
Add black food coloring smiles.
- After you remove the pan from the freezer, allow the pretzels to come to room temperature for about 10 minutes, then use a black food coloring marker to draw on smiles.
- If you’d like some tips for working with food coloring markers, particularly those that have dried up, check out my Edible Food Marker Tips tutorial.
How to store the white chocolate pretzels?
- Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Printable Recipe
Smiley Face Pretzels
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Fill pretzel rings with yellow candy melts then add two mini chocolate chip eyes and a food coloring smile to create these cute smiley face pretzels.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
candy melts, pretzels
Servings: 75
Calories: 30 kcal
Ingredients
- 10 ounces yellow Candy Melts (or white candy melts and yellow candy coloring)
- 75 pretzel rounds
- 150 mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- black food coloring marker
Instructions
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Pour candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.
-
Heat on high power for 30 seconds, then stir.
-
Heat for another 30 seconds, then stir.
-
Then heat for 20 seconds, then let the candy coating sit in the microwave for 2 minutes, then stir.
-
If all the wafers have not melted, heat for 10-second increments, stirring after each until melted.
-
If using white candy melts, stir in some yellow candy coloring.
-
Set a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.
-
Arrange the pretzel rounds on the baking sheet.
-
Pour a few tablespoons of the yellow candy coating into a zip-top bag, and snip off one tip making a small hole.
-
Pipe the yellow candy coating into a few of the pretzels, then immediately, place two mini chocolate chips in the wet coating to create the smiley face’s eyes.
-
Continue filling pretzels and adding chocolate chips.
-
Pop the tray in the freezer for about 3 minutes until the candy coating hardens.
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After you remove the pan from the freezer, allow the pretzels to come to room temperature for about 10 minutes, then use a black food coloring marker to draw on smiles.
If you like these cute treats you might also like these other fun smiley face desserts and decorated chocolate pretzels:
Smiley Face Chocolate Chip Cookies
Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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