By now you probably know two things about me; I like sweet treats and I like easy recipes. These two things can seem to be mutually exclusive, but they’re not. Shamrock Pretzel treats have three to five ingredients, depending on how fancy you want to get (read this as how much time you have and if your child told you they need a treat for some sort of class project or party in the next thirty minutes.) They’re also gluten free if you use gluten free pretzels.
To make the pretzels you’ll need, white chocolate, green sprinkles or candy melts, mini pretzels and green licorice. Begin by melting the white chocolate using your preferred method. I use the microwave method of heating for 45 seconds, stirring, and heating for 45 more seconds until melted.
Dip the pretzels into the white chocolate until coated. Arrange three mini white pretzels onto a piece of waxed paper to form a shamrock. If using sprinkles, immediately add a few sprinkles to the pretzels.
Spread a small amount of melted white chocolate onto the bottom of a 1 inch piece of licorice and place at the bottom of the shamrock. Make sure it touches the pretzels so it will harden and stay attached.
Place the chocolate covered pretzels in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes to harden. Remove from freezer and drizzle with melted green candy melts, if using.
- 36 mini pretzels
- 6 ounces white chocolate, melted
- Green candy melts or green sprinkles
- Green licorice, cut into 1″ strips
- Dip pretzels into melted white chocolate. Arrange three white chocolate covered pretzels into a shamrock shape on waxed paper. Spread a small amount of melted white chocolate to the top of a piece of licorice. Add the licorice to the bottom of the pretzels, making sure it touches. Add sprinkles immediately. Allow to harden in the freezer for ten to fifteen minutes. Remove from freezer and drizzle with melted green candy melts, if using. Makes 12 pretzel shamrocks.
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Oh these look lovely, such a fun treat to enjoy next week! As an Irish person I want to applaud you for calling it St. Patrick’s Day too, if I had seen ‘St. Patty’s’ written I might have screamed! 🙂
These are so cute and simple! I also LOVE chocolate covered pretzels, so I know I need to make these!
Thats a fun treat for kids. Sounds like a great recipe and very easy to make
These are such cute treats for St Patricks day! I love how easy these are to make up.
Those look great. I know my girls would have a lot of fun making them. We haven’t made anything in awhile, so we’ll have to look in to these.
Love these, I’ve never seen this done and love the idea! The pretzel is the perfect shape. I love anything dipped 😉
Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe. Would love to try this soon!
Um, yummy! I love chocolate covered pretzels. I would have never thought to make a shamrock out of them, though – very clever!
I can’t believe it’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day, but yum! These look like lots of fun to make!
What a fun treat to make! Those Shamrock Pretzel Treats sure do look yummy. I’ll definitely have to try this out of myself soon <3
Those are so cute! My kids would love them!!
These are so pretty and I think they may fit my cooking skills. I am going to try to make these for my family for St. Patricks Day.
These are so cute. Such a great idea for my sons play group.
These shamrock pretzels look so delicious and so easy to make, I am sure your child would be the envy of the class if they turned up with these to share.
What a fun treat to make with the kids! And it looks really yummy too