When I was pregnant with Ethan I craved white chocolate covered
pretzels like nobody’s business! I went to the mall to get those pretty
little gourmet pretzels and was left highly disappointed. The pretzels
were stale and the chocolate crumbled off with one bite. I ended up just
getting a bag of Flipz to satisfy the craving.
Had I remembered just how freakin easy it is to make homemade
chocolate covered pretzels I would have whipped up a batch in a
heartbeat. Naaaa, on second thought, I was pretty lazy during my
pregnancy. That wouldn’t have happened.
Although these chocolate covered pretzels are crazy easy to make they
do require a bit of time. I mean, all you’re doing is dip, drip,
sprinkle/drizzle. Bam! It’s repetitive and if you bore easily like
myself, I HIGHLY advise you to make the process more enjoyable for
yourself by doing the following:
How to Save Your Sanity While Making Homemade Chocolate Covered Pretzels
1.)
Pick your design. Choose your design(s) and
gather all supplies needed to create it. I just googled chocolate
covered pretzels. Found two designs I liked which were sprinkles and
drizzles. Keep it simple, not unless you’re all super creative and
talented and all I have to say to that is…”SHOW OFF!!”
2.)
Get totally prepped. Get ALL of your supplies
set out on the table and ready. This includes the bowls you’re gonna
melt your chocolate in, the forks for dipping, the wax paper to place
the pretzels on to dry and so forth. Pretend that you are about to
perform and surgery and you need a super neat and functional work space.
Also if you’re making this as a gift, get a cute tin container to put
them in, don’t just place them in a glad container, boring!!
3.)
Pick the perfect time. Choose a day and time
where you aren’t rushed or trying to multi-task. Night time is good or
really early in the morning. Or a lazy Sunday. I just love Sundays.
Making homemade chocolate covered pretzels while in a hurry is not fun.
At all.
4.)
Dress for success. Put on something comfy. I
don’t know why. It’s just fun making these when you are super comfy and
your hair is pulled up in a high bun.
5.)
Create the ambiance. Turn on some music, trashy
reality tv, or invite a gossipy friend over to keep you entertained.
Eventually you will zone out of dipping pretzels and go into auto-pilot
mode. Might as well have something to keep you entertained. Time will
go by so quick.
6.)
Have a healthy snack. Have some wine (yes that
is a healthy snack. Um, hello..grapes) or something to snack on. I had
some moscato and chicken wings. If not you’ll eat about 20 chocolate
covered pretzels and feel really guilty when you’re done.
7.)
Have fun!! These chocolate covered pretzels really are super fun to make. They make a beautiful gift.