White Chocolate Pretzel Bites Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS

Steps:

• Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler, stirring constantly.
• Dip pretzel halfway into the white chocolate, completely covering half of the pretzel. Roll in topping if desired, and lay on wax paper.
• Continue the process until all of the white chocolate is finished. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes to harden. Store in airtight container.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, set over a pan of barely simmering water, don't allow the bowl to touch the water. Leave for a few minutes until the chocolate has melted.
• Open the bag of pretzels, fold it in half and cover with a tea towel. Gently smash the pretzels with a rolling pin until they've broken into small shards around 0.5cm in size.
• Pour the smashed pretzels into the melted chocolate and mix well. Stir in the raisins. Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper. Spoon heaps of the pretzel mix onto the sheet, around 3cm across and 1cm high. Leave the bites to set in a cool place or put in the fridge until the chocolate has completely set.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-COVERED PRETZELS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Unfold a piece of newspaper and place it on a table or counter. Top the newspaper with parchment or wax paper.
• Place white chocolate in a microwavable container. Microwave the mixture on high for 1 minute. Stir and, if needed, continue to cook for 15 seconds at a time until the chips are melted. You might also want to put the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of near-boiling water (double-boiler style) being careful not to let the water touch the bottom of the bowl.
• Working quickly, use kitchen tongs to dip one pretzel at a time into the melted chocolate. Cover the pretzels completely with chocolate, or cover only half of the pretzel for a distinctive look (that also lets people know what's under the chocolate and is ideal for party presentations).
• Place the dipped pretzels on the prepared work surface. The chocolate will cool and dry onto the pretzels quickly. Dip as many pretzels as you have chocolate. Allow all of the chocolate-covered pretzels to dry (this typically takes less than an hour) before storing in a cool, dry place in an airtight covered container with parchment paper or wax paper between each layer of pretzels.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL-PECAN PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the pecan halves on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake, shaking the sheet once halfway through, until lightly toasted, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a plate to cool.
• Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Arrange the pretzels neatly on the baking sheet, then top each pretzel with an unwrapped caramel. Bake until the caramels soften (but are definitely not melting), 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and gently press a pecan half onto each caramel, just enough for the caramel to fill the pretzel. Set aside to cool completely.
• Remove the cooled pretzel/caramels from the baking sheet. Spoon 24 small dollops (1 1/2-teaspoon helpings) of the melted chocolate all over the baking sheet, then lightly drop a pretzel onto the middle of each dollop, making sure the pretzel is centered. Allow them to cool completely before serving (you can hasten this along in the fridge).

WHITE CHOCOLATE PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until blended.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and pretzels. Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls 1 to 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 14 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.