Decorated Halloween Pretzels

Decorated Halloween Pretzels: These easy to make inexpensive treats are perfect for your neighborhood trick or treaters, as a Halloween party favor or that easy addition to a dessert table. You can’t beat the sweet and salty flavor too! In this round up you will find an assortment of fun Halloween Pretzel ideas from creepy to cute. I also included my How to Decorate Pretzels video at the bottom.

How to Decorate Pretzels Video

How to Get Rid of the Candy Puddle

One of my favorite tips that I use every time I decorate pretzels is using a micro plane tool for the edges that have puddled under the pretzel. Carefully scrape off the excess melted candy. NOTE: CANDY MUST BE HARD FOR THIS TO WORK

How Much in Advance Can I Decorate Pretzels?

One of the best things about decorated pretzels (aside from the taste) is the convenience of being able to make them in advance of your party. It’s every hostesses dream to be able to make something this tasty before the craziness of the party prep starts. Ultimately taking some of the stress away from hosting a party. These adorable pretzels can be made as early as a week before the party.

How to Store Leftover Melted Candy

If you find you have melted too much candy for your project, don’t worry melted candy can be stored to use again. STORAGE: Pour melted candy into a zip top bag, let all the air out of the bag, zip the bag closed, and let sit out until hardened. USE AGAIN: Pull the hardened candy out of the bag, place in a microwave safe bowl, heat for 1 minute on high, stir and continue heating in 30 second increments at 60% until the candy is melted and creamy.

Helpful Squeeze Bottle Tips

TOOTHPICK: A toothpick is the best tool to use when working with a squeeze bottle.

STOPPED UP SQUEEZE BOTTLE LID: Poke a toothpick in the opening of the squeeze bottle lid, using an up and down motion should release any candy that has hardened.
CLEANING THE LID: Put a small piece of wet paper towel into the large tip opening of the lid, use a toothpick to push the paper towel into the pointed end of the lid.
KEEP A SQUEEZE BOTTLE FROM THE LID CLOGGING: When working with multiple colors of melted candy it’s easy for the tip of a squeeze bottle to become clogged due to the melted candy becoming cold and hard. Once finished with a color, place a toothpick into the hole until ready to use it again (during the same project).

How to Store Decorated Pretzels

The easiest way is to store decorated pretzels is in an airtight container at room temperature. Provided everything is fresh to begin with and the container is clean, dry, and has a tight seal, partially covered pretzel rods can stay fresh for about 2-3 weeks.

SQUEEZE BOTTLE VS ZIP TOP BAG

Did you know you can use a small zip top bag to make a drizzle? Yes, you can! In a pinch a small zip top bag with the corner snipped will work. Do I recommend it? Hmmmm….I’m on the fence. I can’t say no but on the other hand I 100% prefer using squeeze bottle. Why? You can be a little more precise and I love the tiny lines. You will get chunky lines with a zip top bag. Squeeze bottles are only .98cents at Walmart.