Red White and Blue Pretzels (4th of July)

red white and blue pretzels on white parchment paper.

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Red White and Blue Pretzels (4th of July)

Red, White, and Blue Pretzels are a fun snack for Fourth of July, summer holidays, or any patriotic event. Made with crunchy pretzels dipped in delicious chocolate candy melts and decorated with festive sprinkles, 4th of July pretzels are adorable, tasty treats with a patriotic twist.

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Course: Appetizer, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 45kcal

Author: Cara Lanz

Ingredients

70 pretzel snaps
12 ounces white candy melts
½ cup red candy melts
¾ cup blue candy melts
3 ¼ teaspoons oil, divided, plus more, as needed shortening or coconut oil
red, white, and blue sprinkles

Instructions

Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or waxed paper.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt white candy melts with 2 teaspoons oil at 50% power for 30-seconds, then in 15-second increments until smooth, stirring in between.
Drop several pretzel snaps into the white candy and turn to coat. Use a fork to lift each pretzel out of the candy coating, tap it onto the side of the bowl to remove excess coating. Arrange pretzel snaps horizontally on the prepared baking sheets.
Reheat candy coating as needed, being careful not to burn.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt red candy melts with ½ teaspoon oil at 50% power for 30 seconds, then in 15-second increments until smooth, stirring in between.
With a spoon or ziptop bag with the corner snipped off, drizzle or pipe the red chocolate over the white chocolate covered pretzels creating horizontal stripes.
Set the pretzels into the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes to harden.
Line the countertop or baking sheets with clean sheets of parchment paper or waxed paper.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt blue candy melts with ¾ teaspoon oil at 50% power for 30 seconds, then in 15-second increments until smooth, stirring in between.
One by one, gently remove any excess hardened red chocolate from the edges of each pretzel. Dip the left side of the pretzel into the melted blue candy melts.
Hold the dipped pretzel over a small bowl and sprinkle the wet blue coating with sprinkles, letting the excess fall into the bowl.
Place onto the parchment paper to dry.

Notes

I prefer to melt chocolate and candy melts with shortening because it hardens with a firmer finish. Coconut oil also works, but can dry with a softer finish.
For the cleanest red stripes, pour slightly cooled red candy into a piping bag or ziploc bag with the corner snipped off and pipe the stripes on.
Gently reheat the candy melts as needed.
If necessary, add a little more shortening or coconut oil until the chocolate reaches your desired consistency.
Want a shortcut? Instead of dipping each one in blue chocolate, drizzle the white pretzels with red and blue melted chocolate and decorate with sprinkes before they dry.

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