These Valentine’s Day pretzels are the kind of treat that looks festive but is secretly very low effort. They’re sweet, salty, and come together in minutes, with no baking. Whether you’re making a quick Valentine snack, a cute homemade gift, or something fun to share, this Valentine’s Day pretzel recipe is so easy, it’s almost embarrassing to call it a recipe.
Except you should never be embarrassed about love. Or chocolate.
These Valentine’s Day pretzels are sweet homemade treats that take 5 minutes to make, and are a no-bake dessert that kids of all ages will love.
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Valentine’s Day Pretzels
Is your love language food?
If it is, we’re going to be good buddies.
If you like to show your love through food, this is the perfect (and easy) Valentine’s Day recipe for you.
These chocolate-covered pretzels are a fun bite-sized treat for your kids, your spouse, or your friends if you celebrate Galentine’s Day!
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These Valentine pretzels would make great gifts in these little conversation heart treat boxes or these cute cellophane bags.
The best part is the sweet and salty combination of the salty pretzel with the sweet melted white chocolate or candy melts.
They make a perfect treat for yourself anytime in February, or fun treats for your kids’ lunchboxes on Valentine’s Day.
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Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Pretzels: Ingredients
This simple Valentine’s Day chocolate recipe only uses 5 simple ingredients and you can customize it so many different ways.
You need:
- pretzels
- pink candy melts
- red candy melts
- white candy melts
- sprinkles
If you are making these delicious treats for someone (or yourself) who can’t have gluten, there are lots of yummy gluten-free pretzels brands available (I like these ones), so these can be gluten-free Valentine’s Day snacks.
For the white candy melts, you can also use pure white chocolate or white chocolate chips.
For Valentine’s sprinkles, these and these are my favorites for Valentine pretzel bites.
I found these awesome Valentine’s Day sprinkles that are dye-free if you have kids who are sensitive to food coloring.
Instead of Valentine sprinkles you could use conversation hearts stuck to the melted chocolate.
I like the conventional shaped pretzels because they have a heart shape, but you can use square pretzels if you’d like. Pretzel rods, pretzel twists, or pretzel sticks all work well too for these Valentine’s Day treats.
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Valentine’s Day Pretzels Tips
One of my favorite things about these chocolate-topped pretzels is you can make this sweet treat ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Use a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl for each of the candy melt colors. Microwave at 20-second intervals until smooth, stirring between each interval.
Keep a close eye as you melt the chocolate because if it’s over-heated it can get clumpy instead of smooth.
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After dipping in the melted chocolate or melted candy, let the excess chocolate drip back into the bowl before you dip into the sprinkles.
Let dry on a baking sheet lined with either parchment paper or wax paper. Either one will ensure your yummy Valentine’s Day pretzels will not stick and will be easy to remove.
These Valentine’s pretzels keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Okay, let’s make these pretzel treats!
Valentine’s Day Pretzels
These Valentine's Day pretzels are a sweet and salty treat for your Valentine! They are an easy Valentine's Day dessert, with pretzels, melted chocolate, and sprinkles!
Ingredients
- 12 oz bag of Pretzels
- 3 oz pink candy melts
- 3 oz red candy melts
- 3 oz white candy melts
- Sprinkles (of your choice)
Instructions
1. Melt the candy melts in the microwave in increments of 20 seconds.
2. Stir in between.
3. Remove when fully melted.
4. Dip each pretzel in the melted candy and decorate with your favorite sprinkles.
5. Put all the dipped pretzels in the fridge for 30 minutes, or until the candy has hardened.
6. The chocolate-covered pretzels will keep in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks (if they last that long!).
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Great idea, but I prefer to show love daily and not only once a year, but that’s only me. I still love your idea very much
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