Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer

these salty sweet Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer will bring smiles and fun to your holidays! a fun kid friendly holiday craft for your cookie gift trays!

recipe originally published December 9, 2012

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. 1. Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer
   2. Best Cookie Tray Treats
   3. Sweet and Salty Treats
   4. Kid Friendly Holiday Craft
   5. How To Make Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer
   6. How Long Do Chocolate Covered Pretzels Last?
   7. More Vegan Chocolate Recipes
   8. Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer Recipe

Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer

About this time in the holiday celebrations, I am spending my days baking.

I gift cookie and candy trays to a long list of loved ones. I also bring bakery boxes to parties, deliver to the cancer tower at the hospital, and I cannot forget the mail person and delivery drivers.

Each year, it seems I attempt to outdo my previous plates of treats. Adding last minute recipes as I think of them, forgoing the plan of the day to bake more! 

Gifting cookie trays during the holidays?

We have plenty of ideas for you: Best Vegan Cookies and Candies for Holiday Gifting

 

Sweet and Salty Treats

Do you love that sweet and salty combination as much as I do? The salty pretzels and the roasted pecans are the perfect pairing with chocolate, in my humble opinion. 

…and look how delightfully cute these deer look, piled up on an assortment of cookies and truffles!

A Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer is a must for all holiday cookie trays.

 

Kid Friendly Holiday Craft

These Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer fits the bill for that last minute add on. Not only are they incredibly quick and easy, these sweet and salty bites are super tasty!

Kids of all ages cannot help but smile at these.

If you don’t mind being covered in a mess of chocolate, assembling these sweet deer is a fun craft activity for kids. Set up assembly stations for each child (or adult – come on, it’s fun!), complete with a small bowl of sprinkles, a bowl of chocolate, pretzels and pecans and their own baking sheet or piece of parchment.

Have the kids break the pretzels and even set up how the reindeer might look, before dipping in chocolate. (This is also a good way to judge how much room you need for each reindeer on the parchment!)

How To Make Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer

These are an easy and fun food craft. Just a few ingredients and steps and you'll have your own Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer, too:

• arrange trays / cutting boards / flat surfaces: cover with parchment 
• melt the chocolate: use a double boiler over low heat
• prep the pretzels: using stick pretzels, leave some full size, and break some for antler pieces
• dip and assemble: using your hands or forks, dip the pecan into chocolate for the reindeer head, place on parchment. then dip pretzels into chocolate and build antlers above the head. 
• decorate! using sprinkles or whatever candy you prefer. 

 

How Long Do Chocolate Covered Pretzels Last?

 

More Vegan Chocolate Recipes

• Chocolate Biscuit Cake: a deliciously rich dessert that will always impress! a very quick and easy recipe with a short ingredient list. 
• Vegan Twix Bars: this one is vegan AND gluten free! a longtime favorite candy bar is now more allergy friendly, too! rich buttery shortbread with caramel and chocolate...
• Pumpkin Caramel Chocolates: a sweetly spiced pumpkin caramel fills a dark chocolate shell. make a Halloween skull shape like we did, or any other mould you like!
• Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake: a rich and fluffy cake that is SO good, it just might become the standard for classic chocolate cake for all the parties!
• Dark Chocolate Superfood Bark: this rich bark studded with superfood crunch and color is the original! we've been enjoying this festive treat for more than a decade.
• Oreo Truffles: a classic that deserves a spot on all cookie and gifting trays - everybody wants the Oreo truffle.
• Chocolate Oat No Bake Bars: a quick and easy, SUPER TASTY snack bar (breakfast, even?) that has five ingredients, is date sweetened, and allergy friendly (egg, dairy, soy, and gluten free).
• Double Chocolate Smoothie with Salted Pepitas: this one definitely IS breakfast! protein rich and nutrient packed, this is perfect for post workout, breakfast, or snack.

 

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Yield: 20 pieces

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer

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these salty sweet Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer will bring smiles and fun to your holidays! a fun kid friendly craft for your cookie gift trays!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 20 roasted pecan halves
• 60 gluten free pretzel sticks
• 5 ounces dairy free chocolate
• gluten free vegan sprinkles

Instructions

1. Line baking sheets with parchment. Have forks for dipping into chocolate.
2. Prepare the ingredients: arrange unbroken pecan halves, have pretzel sticks ready (break some into smaller pieces for antlers), and pour sprinkles into a bowl.
3. If kids (or several cooks) are making these, set up baking sheets, forks, and ingredients for each.
4. Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Remove from heat.
5. Carefully dip the flatter side of each pecan into chocolate. Place on prepared (parchment) baking sheet, leaving enough room above each pecan to build antlers.
6. Dip long pretzels into chocolate. Place above pecan halves as antlers. Dip smaller pieces of pretzel in chocolate, and place on long pretzels to complete the antlers.
7. Quickly top with sprinkles before the chocolate is dry.
8. Repeat with each pecan.
9. Set aside to dry completely, at least one hour.
10. Store in a covered container. Enjoy within one week.

Notes

Kid Friendly:

Set up assembly stations for each child (or adult – come on, it’s fun!), complete with a small bowl of sprinkles, a bowl of chocolate, pretzels and pecans and their own baking sheet or piece of parchment.

Have the kids break the pretzels and even set up how the reindeer might look, before dipping in chocolate. (This is also a good way to judge how much room you need for each reindeer on the parchment!)

Storage:

Store these Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer in a container with an airtight lid. They can be left at room temperature.

Enjoy within one week.

Recommended Products

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  Gluten Free Pretzel Sticks
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  Roasted Pecan Halves
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  GF / Vegan Sprinkles
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  Dairy Free Chocolate
• 
  Glass Food Prep Container Set
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  Parchment Paper

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

2 pieces
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 174Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 109mgCarbohydrates: 17gNet Carbohydrates: 11gFiber: 6gSugar: 4gProtein: 17g

nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.

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