Name: Red, White, and Blue Decorated Pretzels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 18 pretzel rods; ½ cup red candy melts or wafers; ½ cup white candy melts or wafers; ½ cup blue candy melts or wafers; 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening, divided; parchment or wax paper; pencil

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Red, White, and Blue Decorated Pretzels: These stunning, patriotic pretzels offer the perfect sweet-and-salty flavor, are super easy to make, and are affordable, too! NO DIPPING! Scroll down to see my new technique that makes these red, white, and blue decorated pretzels the easiest treat you’ll ever make.

NEW Rolling Technique

This technique is so easy! There’s no dipping. All you have to do is roll the pretzel rods in melted candy. I love how, over time, the colors start to blend.

How to Make Red, White, and Blue Decorated Pretzels

HOW TO ROLL PRETZEL RODS IN MELTED CANDY MELTS

SUPPLIES (full printable recipe below)

Candy Melts (red, white, and blue)
Pretzel Rods
Vegetable shortening
Parchment paper
pencil

DIRECTIONS

As a guide, lay a pretzel on a sheet of parchment paper, using a pencil, mark the top and bottom of where you would like the candy to start (at the top) and end (at the bottom). You can also add lines as guides for the candy’s width for each color.
Flip the parchment paper over; set aside until ready to use.
Pour ½ cup candy melts into a small microwave-safe bowl.
Add 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening to the bowl with the candy.
Heat in the microwave 1 minute on high; stir until creamy. If needed, heat an additional 15 seconds at 60%.
Set aside, then repeat with the remaining colors.
Using your guidelines, pour the colors onto the marked parchment paper, starting with red at the top, then white, and finally blue.
TIP: Most pretzels will be curved; make sure to pour enough candy so the curved parts are covered.
Lay the pretzel rod into the melted candy and roll.
Place coated candy on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Once all the pretzels have been coated, refrigerate them for 10 minutes to harden.

How Can I Keep the Candy Melts from Blending?

If you want your colors to stay crisp without blurring or blending, simply add more melted candy over the top of the remaining candy. And just like that, you’ll be back to crisp lines.

How Do I Get Rid of the Candy Puddle?

One of my favorite tips that I use every time I decorate pretzels is to use a microplane for the edges that have puddled under the pretzel. Carefully scrape off the excess melted candy. NOTE: CANDY MUST BE HARD FOR THIS TO WORK

Can I Decorate Pretzels in Advance of My Party?

One of the best things about decorated pretzels (aside from the taste) is the convenience of being able to make them in advance of your party. It’s every hostess’s dream to be able to make something this tasty before the craziness of the party prep starts. Ultimately, it takes some of the stress away from hosting a party. These adorable pretzels can be made as early as a week before the party.

How to Store Decorated Pretzels

The easiest way is to store decorated pretzels in an airtight container at room temperature. Provided everything is fresh to begin with, and the container is clean, dry, and has a tight seal, partially covered pretzel rods can stay fresh for about 2-3 weeks.

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DECORATED PRETZELS

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Makes About 18

Red, White, and Blue Decorated Pretzels

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 13 minutes

Wow your guests with these easy to make stunning decorated pretzels.

Ingredients

18 pretzel rods
½ cup red candy melts or wafers
½ cup white candy melts or wafers
½ cup blue candy melts or wafers
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening, divided
parchment or wax paper
pencil

Instructions

As a guide, lay a pretzel on a sheet of parchment paper. Using a pencil, mark the top and bottom of where you would like the candy to start (at the top) and end (at the bottom).
You can also add lines as guides for the candy's width for each color.
Flip the parchment paper over; set aside until ready to use.
Pour ½ cup candy melts into a small microwave-safe bowl.
Add 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening to the bowl with the candy.
Heat in the microwave 1 minute on high; stir until creamy. If needed, heat an additional 15 seconds at 60%.
Set aside, then repeat with the remaining colors.
Using your guidelines, pour the colors onto the marked parchment paper, starting with red at the top, then white, and finally blue.
TIP: Most pretzels will be curved; make sure to pour enough candy so the curved parts are covered.
Lay the pretzel rod into the melted candy and roll.
Place coated candy on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
When the candy starts to run low or is mixed too much, add the remaining melted candy on top and continue rolling.
Once all the pretzels have been coated, place them in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to harden.

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Red, White, and Blue Decorated Pretzels

NEW Rolling Technique

How to Make Red, White, and Blue Decorated Pretzels