Take a good look at these adorable chocolate covered ghost pretzels. Aren’t they cute? Not only are they fun to look at, these pretzels are super easy to make in no time. I was inspired to create these sweet and salty treats for today’s PBS Parents Kitchen Explorers post on “Creative Halloween Snacks and Treats” article. I wanted to come up with a homemade treat which kids could easily help make or do completely themselves.
The only ingredients you need is chocolate candy coating, pretzel rods, and an edible ink marker found at local baking and craft stores. I’ve included instructions on how to make these and have featured several other fantastic, creative ideas from around the blogosphere to help inspire you for your upcoming Halloween. So jump over to PBS Parents Kitchen Explorers and share your ideas or comment on the ones I posted. We love hearing from you!
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it seems fun to eat and enjoy. . love this treat! good job=)
so cute! what a fun project for kids!
So cute and fun to do with the kids. I really need to get one of those markers. : )
Alice, just looking at the photos of your ghostly pretzels is making me very happy this morning.
Those are too adorable!!! So sweet and fun.
I just came across your other blog not realizing it was you (feel so silly now). Love these pretzels – they would not be any cuter.
Too Cute!!! The kiddies in my neighborhood are going to love these!
Alice,
Thank you so much! We have been searching for a healthy fun Halloween treat to hand out after Aalia’s soccer game. We have it now!
Love these! I am making these this year for sure! Super cute!
Even without kids, I definitely want to make these… They are adorable!!
Oh my these are too cute! I think I may make them for my co-workers.
I don’t recall seeing pretzel rods in my supermarket. Got to go check tomorrow! These are so cute!
These are just too cute
Hi Alice! Super cute idea. I can’t wait to do these with my son, I love him helping me in the kitchen and telling him all about food, even though he’s a bit young now (just turned 2)
Oh my goodness…these are super cute!
Alice, these are so darn cute! I have to make these with my kids.
Super duper cute! I would love to make these with my little nephews and neices! Thanks for sharing…
Cathy B. @ brightbakes
those are so adorable! even a big kid like me finds them appealing!
I love em! I was looking for something to take to a kids Halloween party that they can carry and not need a plate or fork for. Plus they’ll love them
Thanks!
I made these this weekend for the grandkids. They were really easy to make, and turned out super cute. I think your faces turned out much better. I used a small tube of black Wilton decorating gel, which was a little sticky. I used the end of my white chocolate to drizzle horizontal lines to simulate mummy wrappings. Thanks for such a fun idea. Jonah & Lilly are going to love these. To see how mine turned out, you can go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanabread/5089269485/
Thanks everyone for your sweet comments. This is one of those projects where parents are glad to be able to make something with homemade flare in packaged food quickness.
Nanabread: I love your mummy sticks. So creative!
Easy and adorable!
Heeeyyy!! These little pretzels look like angry cigarettes
))) But still they are super cute:)
Greets from BFC !!!
These are adorable – low maintenance but very fun and special. Great idea!
Alice, these are super cute!
We have an annual Halloween blowout party and I always have crazy treats similar to this – these are so easy…(you should see how long it takes for me to make Frankenstein pops lol) think they will be showing up at the Kennedy house this year!! THANKS!!
These are SO SO CUTE! Love it. I might make these for a work Halloween party!
TOO cute!! such a great idea!
What a fun treat! They are also so easy to make which is a relief. I feel like a lot of times Halloween Recipes can get really complicated really fast. As a working mother I feel like I never have enough time for anything and with Halloween this weekend I have been looking for some fun ideas for my kids. I work with Better Recipes so I am always reviewing recipes but unfortunately don’t get to cook as often as I would like but this weekend I’m determined to. Thanks for the idea!
totally and completely cute! i have to make these! love the simplicity of them, however i know the kids and all our neighbors will devour them!
Theses are super cute but I tried with 2 different food safe markers and could not write on the chocolate once it was cooled. I used Wilton candy melts and Wilton markers. So sad as this was my son’s treat for preschool for tomorrow and now I am stuck with some sad looking pretzels as I ended up dying the chocolate and trying to paint faces on with colored chocolate–not as cute…but yours are great, wondering why mine won’t work…
the faces you put on these set them in a whole new category of cuteness… creatively fun! so glad to have found you on pinterest!
I attempted to make these last night and the same thing that happend to Tanya happened to me! I used Wilton candy melts and Wilton edible marker. The marker would NOT write on the chocolate once it melted. It was like trying to write on wax. I was so upset! I ended up dipping them again and sprinkling them with halloween sprinkles.