Butterfly Chocolate Covered Pretzels
These Butterfly Chocolate-Covered Pretzels are a fun and colorful sweet snack made with mini pretzels, pretzel sticks, melted candy melts, and rainbow sprinkles. It’s a cute, sweet treat that is perfect for kids’ parties and an addition to your dessert board.
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These cheerful butterfly treats are perfect for spring parties, birthday celebrations, baby showers, classroom events, Easter gatherings, or playdates. It’s also a fun activity to make with your kids.
Serve them with fruit kabobs, sugar cookies, or a colorful dessert dip.
How to Make Butterfly Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
Ingredients you’ll need for this recipe
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Melt each color of candy in separate bowls according to package directions.
2. Transfer about 2 tablespoons of each melted candy color into separate piping bags and set aside.
3. Dip the mini pretzels and pretzel sticks into the melted candy until fully coated. Remove using a fork and gently tap off excess coating. Continue until all pretzels are coated. Be sure to coat pretzel twists in matching pairs for butterfly wings.
4. Place two matching pretzel twists side by side on parchment paper while the coating is still wet so they stick together as they harden.
5. Add rainbow sprinkles to half of the butterfly wings.
6. Once the coating has hardened, remelt the candy in the piping bags if necessary. Pipe a line of candy down the center of each butterfly and gently press a coated pretzel stick onto it to create the body.
7. Use the remaining candy in the piping bags to drizzle decorative designs over the other half of the butterfly wings.
8. Allow the butterflies to cool completely until all decorations are firm before serving.
Serve & Enjoy!
Important Recipe Notes
- Work with one color of melted candy at a time to prevent it from hardening before you’re ready to use it.
- Make sure the matching pretzel wings are touching while the candy coating is still wet so they stick together securely.
- If the candy melts begin to thicken, gently reheat them according to the package instructions.
- Place the coated pretzels on parchment paper or a silicone baking mat to prevent sticking.
- Add sprinkles immediately after dipping the pretzels, before the candy coating sets.
- Allow the butterfly wings to fully harden before attaching the pretzel stick bodies for the best results.
- Store the finished butterfly pretzels in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Avoid refrigerating unless necessary, as condensation can affect the appearance of the candy coating.
- Feel free to use different candy melt colors to match holidays, birthday themes, or party decorations.
- For easier assembly, prepare all the wings first, then attach the bodies and decorative drizzles once the coating has hardened.
Butterfly Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Ingredients
- 48 mini pretzels
- 24 pretzel sticks
- 1 cup pink melting candy
- 1 cup light blue melting candy
- 1 cup yellow melting candy
- 1 cup orange melting candy
- Rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt each color of candy in separate bowls according to package directions.
- Transfer about 2 tablespoons of each melted candy color into separate piping bags and set aside.
- Dip the mini pretzels and pretzel sticks into the melted candy until fully coated. Remove using a fork and gently tap off excess coating. Continue until all pretzels are coated. Be sure to coat pretzel twists in matching pairs for butterfly wings.
- Place two matching pretzel twists side by side on parchment paper while the coating is still wet so they stick together as they harden.
- Add rainbow sprinkles to half of the butterfly wings.
- Once the coating has hardened, remelt the candy in the piping bags if necessary. Pipe a line of candy down the center of each butterfly and gently press a coated pretzel stick onto it to create the body.
- Use the remaining candy in the piping bags to drizzle decorative designs over the other half of the butterfly wings.
- Allow the butterflies to cool completely until all decorations are firm before serving.
