red, white and blue pretzel sandwiches on a white plate

Patriotic Pretzels

These couldn’t be easier to make and they taste amazing! I love bringing these pretzel bites to picnics and summer get togethers. They’re always a hit wherever I bring them!

And, because they’re decorated in patriotic colors you can make them starting in May for Memorial Day, then again in July for the Fourth, and one last time to round out summer for Labor Day.

Ingredients

bow of pretzels, red candy melts, white candy melts, blue candy melts, caramels in wrappers, white sprinkles jar, and edible gold stars on counter

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Red Candy Melts
White Candy Melts
Blue Candy Melts
Caramels- we used Werther’s, but you can use any type of caramel candies
Gold Star Sprinkles – these are the same sprinkles we used in our hot chocolate bombs
White sprinkles
Piping Bags – you can also use the corner of a zip top bag

Instructions

four photos: unwrapping caramels on cutting board; putting pretzel on baking sheet; adding caramels on top of pretzels; topping each caramel with another square pretzel

Preheat the oven to 250
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unwrap caramels and cut each one in half.
Arrange half of the pretzels in rows on the baking sheet, and top each pretzel with half of a caramel.
Place the baking sheet in the oven for about 8 minutes, until the caramels are starting to melt.
Remove the pretzels from the oven and gently press the remaining pretzels on top of the caramels.
Allow them to cool completely.

four photos: cooled pretzels; bowl of melted blue candy melts with hand dipping pretzel into it; pretzels with blue tops and gold star sprinkles on them on tray; added red and white candy drizzles on bottom part of pretzels

In a double boiler or a heat safe bowl over a small pot of simmering water, melt the blue candy melts. You want the chocolate to be nice and smooth and melted. If needed add ½ a tsp shortening at a time until the consistency is perfect for dipping.
Prepare a counter, table or other flat surface with wax or parchment paper.
Dip about 1/3 of each pretzel into the blue chocolate, place it on the prepared surface and sprinkle with white and/or star sprinkles while the chocolate is still soft.
Next melt the white and red chocolate, adding shortening ½ a tsp at a time if needed for a nice smooth consistency.
Working one color at a time, place the melted chocolate in a piping bag, cut the point off, and drizzle on the bottom 2/3 of the pretzels. Follow with the next color drizzling so that you can still see the first color.
Allow them to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container until ready to serve.

Other Holidays

This recipe can easily be changed for all the different holidays. Use red and green candy melts for Christmas, pink and orange for Easter, orange and black for Halloween.

More Patriotic Desserts

Fourth of July Pretzel Bites

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Total Time 18

Fourth of July pretzel bites are patriotic treat that are so easy to make with pretzels, caramels, and chocolate! These sweet and salty treats are perfect for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day!

Equipment

piping bag

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 250
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unwrap caramels and cut each one in half.
1 bag of soft caramels
Arrange half of the pretzels in rows on the baking sheet, and top each pretzel with half of a caramel.
80 square pretzels
Place the baking sheet in the oven for about 8 minutes, until the caramels are starting to melt.
Remove the pretzels from the oven and gently press the remaining pretzels on top of the caramels.
Allow them to cool completely.
In a double boiler or a heat safe bowl over a small pot of simmering water, melt the blue candy melts. You want the chocolate to be nice and smooth and melted. If needed add ½ a tsp shortening at a time until the consistency is perfect for dipping.
1 cup Each Red White & Blue Candy Melts, 3 tbsp vegetable shortening
Prepare a counter, table or other flat surface with wax or parchment paper.
Dip about 1/3 of each pretzel into the blue chocolate, place it on the prepared surface and sprinkle with white and/or star sprinkles while the chocolate is still soft.
gold star sprinkles, white sprinkles
Next melt the white and red chocolate, adding shortening ½ a tsp at a time if needed for a nice smooth consistency.
Working one color at a time, place the melted chocolate in a piping bag, cut the point off, and drizzle on the bottom 2/3 of the pretzels. Follow with the next color drizzling so that you can still see the first color.
Allow them to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container until ready to serve.