December 16, 2015

White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels (Last minute gift idea!)

Recipe challenge, recipe #49.

Um, hardly a recipe. But I made a bunch to share at work this week so...


Almond bark (white or chocolate, really)
Peppermint extract
Pretzels
Sprinkles

In a 4-quart crockpot, melt the almond bark on low. It takes about 30-45 minutes.  Whisk it really well with a fork. For some reason, almond bark gets thinner when you stir it more.

Add in the peppermint extract and stir once more.

Add in the pretzels. I put about 3/4 of a large tiny twists bag into the crockpot. I used a wide spatula to cover them in the white chocolate. Folding, tossing, etc. Just don't crush them.

Once the pretzels are mostly covered, spread them onto a cookie sheet or wax paper, close to a single layer.  Top with sprinkles immediately.  Let cool for a few hours.

The almond bark hardens into bark (obviously) and I just peeled it off the paper so it turned into more of a pretzel bark than chocolate covered pretzels.

One of my coworkers eats gluten-free, so I also made a batch of this Rocky Road Candy. Holy cow. It did not all make it to work with me.