My aunt brought these to a family get together a few years ago and I was hooked. I've been making and sharing these for the past few years and I have yet to find someone who doesn't like them. They have a taste for everyone: salty, sweet, crunchy, and chewy. And, they're SUPER easy to make. I don't know if they have an official name, but I call them the "Rolo Pretzels". Enjoy!
You'll Need:
1 Bag Pretzel Rings (you'll have plenty left over)
1 Bag (12.6 oz) Peanut M&Ms
2 Bags (12 oz) Rolos Candies - wrappers removed
Yield: ~100 treats
1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2. Spread some pretzel rings out on the cookie sheet, leaving a little space between them
3. Add a Rolo to the middle of each pretzel ring. (This works best with the round pretzels, but since most of mine ended up being "pretzel ovals" instead of "pretzel rings" I had to make the best of it!)
4. Place the cookie sheet in the oven for 3 minutes, just long enough to soften up the Rolos.
5. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven
6. Gently press an M&M onto each Rolo, which will spread it out inside the pretzel. If you press too hard, it will push the Rolo out through the bottom. It won't wreck it, it just won't look as pretty :)
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7. Cool until the chocolate hardens. The best part of doing this in December is that you can set them outside or in the garage to cool faster.
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I mixed things up a little bit this year and made a couple of variations of this recipe. I half-dipped some of them in white chocolate almond bark once they were set. And instead of M&Ms, I made a few with lightly salted almonds and drizzled melted white chocolate over the top. The originals are still my favorite, but the other two were good too!
And....since I had so many pretzel rings left over, I decided to make another quick treat. I melted white almond bark and dipped half of the pretzel, and then covered with red and green sprinkles. Quick, easy, and cute!
I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!
