Peppermint Bark Pretzel Bites
Peppermint Bark Pretzel Bites are a yearly tradition for my family. So easy to make with only 4 ingredients - snap pretzel squares, Hershey's candy cane kisses, red and white peppermint m&m's, and Christmas sprinkles.
Servings 63
Ingredients
- 63 snaps square pretzels
- 1 bag (10 oz) Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses (unwrapped, 63 kisses)
- 1 bag white chocolate peppermint m&m's (red & white mix)
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250℉. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay 63 square pretzels on the parchment paper.63 snaps square pretzels
- Place an unwrapped candy cane kiss onto the center of each pretzel square.1 bag (10 oz) Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses
- Cook for 4 minutes. The chocolate should look very soft and shiny, and may be starting to lose its shape slightly.
- Remove the pan from the oven and immediately press a peppermint m&m on top of each candy cane kiss.1 bag white chocolate peppermint m&m's
- Sprinkle some of the Christmas sprinkles onto each pretzel bite, trying to mainly get it on the melted chocolate part so it will stick. *I use the christmas mix non-pareils sprinkles, they are the little tiny ball shaped sprinkles.Christmas sprinkles
- Let the pretzel bites sit at room temperature for 2 hours, or until the chocolate is set and hardened. Enjoy!
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Notes
- I have never had to bake these for longer than 4 minutes, however, if when you are pressing the m&m onto the candy cane kiss and you still feel some firmer chunks of the kiss that are not melted; you may need to place the pan back into the oven for 1 minute longer. Some people have said that their candy cane kisses are perfectly soft at 3 minutes, so you just have to keep an eye on them to find the right time for your oven. We are not cooking anything, the oven time is strictly for melting the candy cane kiss so you can easily press the m&m on top of it.
- I can't always find the white chocolate peppermint m&m's every year; not sure if they sell out quickly or maybe my stored just don't carry them. If you have the same problem here are some solutions. Pick out the red and green m&m's from a bag of classic m&m's. You could also use another variation of Christmas colored m&m's such as peanut, mint chocolate (I think they come in green and white colors), or any other Christmas colored small candies you can find. Bonus points if it is a peppermint flavored one.
- You can make as many or as little of these as you want! Just adjust the ingredients accordingly. One bag of the candy cane kisses has 63 kisses in it so just make sure that you also have enough pretzel squares and m&m's. There is plenty of pretzel squares in the bag so you should be ok with those.
- I highly recommend only using the square shaped pretzels. They are the perfect size and hold the melted chocolate the best. If needed, you can use regular pretzels, but I promise they turn out better with the square ones.