Chocolate Covered Pretzels are sweet, salty, and crunchy, made with pretzel twists, melted chocolate and flaky sea salt. It’s the perfect holiday treat, or you can give them as gifts! Chocolate is its own food group in this kitchen, and we’ve been busy making all of our favorite desserts like Dark Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Christmas White Chocolate Trash Snack Mix and Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Candy. CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS Chocolate Covered Pretzels are one of my all-time favorite recipes to make for the holidays because they’re the perfect snack to wrap up as gifts. The pretzel adds a really nice crunch against the sweet candy, with some added flaky salt for a salty flavor. You can cover the pretzel in milk chocolate or white chocolate (or a combo of both). I like to use melting chocolate for this recipe, but I’ve also done this with chocolate chips leftover from making holiday desserts. This is a totally kid-friendly recipe, and the perfect way for them to have fun
Delicious Hot Chocolate.. Homemade hot chocolate is infinitely better than boxed mix. And our recipe is extra decadent, thanks to the cup of actual chocolate (not just cocoa powder). For a perfect cup of cocoa every time, here's what to remember. Whole milk is preferable. When you're drinking hot cocoa, you're most likely trying to be festive and cozy, not healthy. Go all out with whole milk. Remember, fat = flavor. If you only have skim or low-fat, don't worry. This recipe will still totally work. Watch the milk! If you walk away as it's coming to a simmer on the stovetop, it will likely boil over. Trust us, this has happened to us too many times to count. Use your favorite kind of chocolate. We're partial to semi-sweet (60% cocoa) or bittersweet (70%). But if you like your cocoa a little bit sweeter and creamier, feel free to use milk chocolate. We usually use chocolate chips because they're always in our pantry. But if you want t