I was invited to a football party for the big games last Saturday, and I decided to make my dipped pretzel sticks in both teams colors (The Patriots and the Cardinals.)as well as taking along a few cupcakes.
The dipped pretzels are super easy, take only a short while to make, and are yummy, with that salty-and-sweet thing going on. Kids and grownups alike love them. All you need to do is pick up pretzel rods at the grocery or dollar store....they come in two length, and I like the longer ones. They are about eight inches long.
...and candy melts. (I get mine at WalMart...they have lots of colors!) pour some candy melts in a microwavable jar...
...and heat one minute. Stir until smooth and creamy. (Microwave an additional 20 seconds if not melted enough)
.....and dip and baste your pretzel rod with the melted candy-melt, the sprinkle with candies if desired.
Lay on a piece of waxed or parchment paper until set. Add additional color melts if desired at that point.
Place in a container to serve, or lay them in a row on a tray....they are pretty, and delicious!
I added a dozen sweet little cuppy-cakes to my tray and I was ready to go. (You know I love to bake and create desserts, and so I always have frozen unfrosted cupcakes on hand...well, almost always. This way, I can pull out however many I might need when friends pop by, or it's a special friends birthday, or, in this case, a playoff football game, and frost the cupcakes accordingly.) I frosted the mini cupcakes in simple homemade white buttercream, and made little cutie-patootie flags to go on top of them by snagging the teams logos from Google.
The kids at the party scarfed down the cupcakes, and the pretzels were a hit with everyone too.
