Unicorn Pretzels
Unicorn Pretzels| These super cute pretzels will bring out the inner unicorn in everyone at the party! The sweet and salty flavors of these fun pretzels will make your guests taste buds tingle with delight! Full of yummy magic you can bet these fun Unicorn Pretzels will be the talk of your celebration! Perfect for a little girls birthday party! Pass them out as party favors wrapped in a pretzel bag or place them in mason jars down the center of the party table to make the most magical centerpiece.
Unicorn Pretzels
These super cute pretzels will bring out the inner unicorn in everyone at the party! The sweet and salty flavors of these fun pretzels will make your guests taste buds tingle with delight!
Ingredients
- Kraft chewy caramels (4 per pretzel)
- Wilton white, bright pink, turquoise and yellow candy melts (approximately one bag of white and a half a bag each of the pink, turquoise and yellow for 6 pretzels)
- pretzel rods
- Wilton white pearl dust
- small paint brush
Instructions
- Pour candy melts into medium size microwave safe bowls.
- Heat each color 1 minute at 60%, stir and continue heating in 30 second increments until creamy.
- Do this procedure for each color.
- Take wrapping off 4 caramels and place in a small microwave safe bowl.
- Heat on high 10-15 seconds (depending on your microwave).
- Roll caramel into a 12-inch long snake.
- Starting at the top of a pretzel rod; wind the caramel around.
- Dip or spoon the white candy over the pretzel making sure to fill in between the caramel and pretzel; tap off some of the excess but not much. You want to leave a thick coating.
- Drizzle the pink, turquoise and yellow over the white.
- Turning the pretzel and lightly tapping at the same tip will create a marble effect.
- If you see a spot that you would like more color in, go ahead and add more and keep turning and tapping.
- Place upright (I filled a jar with rice) in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Pour some of the pearl dust into a small container and brush onto the hardened pretzel.
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Absolutely adorable! I can see these being a huge hit with every little girl!
Awww….thanks Kristen! 🙂
So creative!
Thanks! I had a lot of fun creating these Unicorn Pretzels!
What a cool idea!
Thanks Megan!
I just love these!!! But how did you get your rice pink? What a great way to display them!!
Hi Judy, It’s super easy. I keep bags of different colors for decorating at parties. Here’s a post I did on How to Color Rice.
How far in advance of a party do you think these can be made?
Hi Kristi, I think at least a week.
How do I store them once I make them? My party is in 2 days but I’d like to make them today.
Hi Amanda, You can store them in an air tight container on the counter. Have fun!
May be a dumb question but does the caramel hurt your teeth when eating it and can I make it the day before ?
Hahaha Carmen. I totally know what you mean. I was afraid of that too and was very pleased when I took my first bite and the caramel melted in my mouth without sticking to my teeth. 🙂 You can decorate these pretzels days in advance.
how long do these keep? How many days can ahead can I make them? I would think they would keep as they are covered with candy melt
Yes, Carol. They will keep for at least a week if not longer.
These are so pretty.
Question do you let the white chocolate dry before you marbleiz it or do you do it while the white chocolate is still wet.
Hi Raven, Thanks! Yes…add the other colors while the white is still wet.
Love this idea…
My question is,do you think the caramel could be molded onto the pretzel enough to be the horn for a unicorn cake?! If so,do you have suggestions on how to accomplish this task.
Yes Sheila, I would use the same technique I used for these unicorn pretzels. The great thing about this caramel is that it’s thick and pliable. Once the melted candy hardens the caramel stays in place.
Is thier anything else that can be used besides caramel, to get same shape?
Hi Rebecca, any soft candy can be used like starbursts. Not sure about the flavor though.
What kind of caramel did you use??
Hi Mary, I used Kraft caramels that are square and wrapped.
This is a great idea! How many pretzels do they make? My daughter is having a bake sale for a fundraiser. Just wondering if it’s cost effective. Thanks!
Hi Nikki, This is just a rough estimate. Since the base color is white you can safely estimate covering 12 pretzel rods. With the other colors only being drizzles I think double. So, 2 12 ounce bags of white and 1 each of the other colors should yield about 24 pretzel rods. All of that depends on how much of the melted candy is used for the marbling effect. Sorry I can’t be more precise. ♥
This is a great idea, & using the Carmel is brilliant. However, you say there’s a video at the bottom, and yet, no video. Am I missing it somehow? Would love to see it in action for some of the steps!
Hi Rachel, There is a video….it was moved to be the first thing on the post. Sorry for the confusion.
When you drizzle the colours on the pretzel, what did you do with the chocolate that is left on the parchment paper? It seems like there is a lot of waste.
Hi Yvonne,
Yes, there is some waste. If you’re planning on using this technique, watch for candy melts to go on sale. I get each bag bag for $2.50. You can decorate at least 20 pretzels. You kind of need to go into it with a “this is a party treat” attitude.
I can’t get my caramel to not sag or move. If I lay them flat it says, it I stand them up they droop… what am I doing wrong?
Hi Jen, I’m sorry you’re having a hard time. It’s hard to know what’s going on without being there…Here are a few tips that I hope will help. When heating the caramel make sure it’s not too hot and you can roll it into a snake shape. After wrapping the caramel around the pretzel, press it into the pretzel a little. Also, when adding the base coat of the melted candy make sure in between the caramel is filled, the pretzel is coated past the caramel ,and that the melted candy isn’t too hot. For quick hardening, don’t forget to place them in the freezer. Good Luck! I hope these tips helped. ♥