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Chocolate Covered Pretzels




Source of Recipe


Ezine


Recipe Introduction


Easy to make:) and the kids can help dunk and decorate. Do-Ahead: up to 2 weeks.You can make 1 dozen pretzels with this recipe and it should take around 45 minutes with some added time for cooling! If you can wait that long.



List of Ingredients




2 1/2 packages (8 oz each) semisweet-chocolate squares
Toppings:
chopped toasted nuts,
chopped dried fruit,
flaked coconut,
almond brickle chips,
mini peanut-butter pieces, sprinkles
12(about 8 inches long) baked pretzel rods


Recipe



1. Place chocolate in 4-cup measuring cup or large glass bowl. In microwave oven, cook, covered with waxed paper, on High 2 to 3 minutes, until almost melted, stirring occasionally until smooth.
(Or, in 3-quart saucepan heat chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth.)
2. Meanwhile, place each topping choice on sheet of waxed paper.
3. Holding 1 pretzel rod at a time over melted chocolate, spoon some chocolate over pretzel to coat, leaving about 2 inches uncoated at one end.Immediately sprinkle coated pretzel with choice of topping.
Carefully place coated pretzel rods in pie plate or shallow bowl, leaning uncoated portion on edge (try to keep pretzels from touching one another) and refrigerate about 15 minutes to set coating.
4. Apply a second coating of melted chocolate and choice of topping to each pretzel as above; refrigerate about 15 minutes to set coating. Store at room temperature in tightly covered container, with waxed paper between layers.