Valentine’s pretzel bites are salty and sweet treats decorated with pink and red chocolate perfect for a party or in a baggie with a Valentine’s Day card. Melted caramels are smashed between two salty pretzels, dipped in sweet chocolate with red and pink sprinkles.

small pretzels with caramel and white chocolate with purple and pink drizzled chocolate and sprinkles

Valentine’s Pretzel Bites

These caramel pretzel bites are great for a Valentine’s day party or just a special treat. You can get the kids involved and help make these since there’s minimal baking. It’s a great way to introduce little ones to the kitchen.

These make great little treats your kids can make and give to their friends. Wrap up a few in small cellophane bags and use as Valentine’s treats.

You’ll also want to see our fun Grinch pretzel bites you can make at Christmas.

Ingredients

A bowl of pretzels, bowls of white, purple, and pink candy melts, wrapped caramels, and containers of purple and red sprinkles on a marble surface—everything you need to create festive Valentine's pretzel bites.

48 Mini Pretzels
12 Soft Caramels
1 Cup Each Pink, White & Purple
1-2 Tbsp Shortening
Valentines Sprinkles

Instructions

Four-panel image showing unwrapped caramels on a cutting board, pretzels with caramels on a baking sheet, melted caramels on pretzels, and bowls of colorful candy melts for making Valentine's pretzel bites.

Preheat the oven to 375 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unwrap the caramels and cut them in half with a sharp knife.
Lay 24 of the pretzels in a single layer on your prepared baking sheet (you may need 2 baking sheets or to work in batches depending on the size)
Lay ½ of a caramel on each pretzel.
Place in the oven for about 5 minutes or until caramels are softened.
Remove from the oven and quickly press the remaining pretzels into the caramel.
Allow the pretzels to cool completely. Leave them on the baking sheet.

A step-by-step collage showing Valentine's pretzel bites dipped in pink and purple melted chocolate, placed on a baking sheet, and topped with white drizzle and colorful sprinkles.

Place purple candy melts in a microwave safe bowl with about a tsp of shortening. Microwave in 30 second increments stirring between each until the candy is completely melted and smooth.
Alternately you can place them in the bowl of a double boiler or in a heat safe bowl over a pan of water. Heat over med/high heat stirring frequently until completely melted. If necessary to achieve a smooth consistency add in shortening a tsp at a time until the melts are perfectly smooth.
Dip 2/3 of the pretzel in the melted chocolate. If you’d like to dip the pretzels in all three colors repeat with the white and pink candy melts until all the pretzels are dipped.
Place the remaining melted chocolate in a piping bag and clip of the point to create a small opening.
Drizzle the purple chocolate over each pretzel until they are all covered.
Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the pink candy melts.
Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the white candy melts. Immediately after drizzling on the white chocolate sprinkle on Valentine’s sprinkles.
Allow to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.

Suggestions and Alternatives

Rolos – use Rolo candies in the middle of the pretzels instead of caramel. They melt great and add an extra chocolate layer.
Colors – alternate the colors or use your favorites. These are great to make for so many holidays. Do green and white for St. Patrick’s day. Red, white, and blue for Fourth of July.
Sprinkles – use different shaped and colored sprinkles.
Different shaped pretzels – there are the regular, round pretzels like w euse here, but you can also find mini square pretzels too. We like the round ones for Valentine’s day because they end up looking like a heart.

white plate stacked with pinke and purple pretzel bites

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Valentine’s Pretzel Bites

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 5

Total Time 25

Valentine's pretzel bites are salty and sweet treats decorated with pink and red chocolate perfect for a party or in a baggie with a Valentine's Day card. Melted caramels are smashed between two salty pretzels, dipped in sweet chocolate with red and pink sprinkles.

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unwrap the caramels and cut them in half with a sharp knife.
12 soft caramels
Lay 24 of the pretzels in a single layer on your prepared baking sheet (you may need 2 baking sheets or to work in batches depending on the size)
48 small pretzels
Lay ½ of a caramel on each pretzel.
Place in the oven for about 5 minutes or until caramels are softened.
Remove from the oven and quickly press the remaining pretzels into the caramel.
Allow the pretzels to cool completely. Leave them on the baking sheet.
Place purple candy melts in a microwave safe bowl with about a tsp of shortening. Microwave in 30 second increments stirring between each until the candy is completely melted and smooth.
1 cup purple candy melts, 1 Tbsp vegetable shortening
Alternately you can place them in the bowl of a double boiler or in a heat safe bowl over a pan of water. Heat over med/high heat stirring frequently until completely melted. If necessary to achieve a smooth consistency add in shortening a tsp at a time until the melts are perfectly smooth.
Dip 2/3 of the pretzel in the melted chocolate. If you’d like to dip the pretzels in all three colors repeat with the white and pink candy melts until all the pretzels are dipped.
Place the remaining melted chocolate in a piping bag and clip of the point to create a small opening.
Drizzle the purple chocolate over each pretzel until they are all covered.
Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the pink candy melts.
1 cup pink candy melts
Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the white candy melts. Immediately after drizzling on the white chocolate sprinkle on Valentine’s sprinkles.
1 cup white candy melts, Valentines Sprinkles
Allow to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.