Why limit your fancy pretzel making to Christmas? These cute pretzel ghosts are the perfect treat for Halloween and really simple to make. Wrap them individually and give them to friends and family, or pile on a plate for a ghostly sweet treat.
To make these quick and easy Halloween pretzel ghosts you will need just three ingredients. Here is your short, spooky shopping list: a bag of pretzel rods, a package of almond bark and a tube of chocolate cake or cookie icing or del decorating icing. The almond bark is melted, the pretzels dipped, allowed to dry and then draw on the spooky face. So easy!
Serve these spooky ghost pretzels for dessert after dinner, as a fun snack or on Halloween night. Trick-or-treaters will be knocking down your door for these sweet treats!
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 20
Ingredients
- 12 ounces (1 bag) pretzel rods
- 24 ounces (1 package) almond bark
- 1 tube chocolate cake or cookie icing or gel decorating icing
Recipe Notes
- Let the pretzels dry completely before adding the eyes and mouth.
- This recipe can easily be double of tripled.
- Store the pretzels in an airtight container.
Here's how you make it:
- Put a large sheet of aluminum foil on your work surface.
- Put the almond bark into a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave in 1-minute increments, stirring in between, until smooth and completely melted.
- Place your pretzel rod in the bowl, holding the end, and spoon the melted almond bark to cover all but about one-fourth of the pretzel. Allow excess to drip back into the bowl.
- Lay on aluminum foil to dry. Repeat with remaining pretzels.
- When dry, pipe on the ghost face using chocolate icing. Store in an airtight container.
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