Holy Yum! That’s about all I can say about these White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzel Crisps. Who’d have thought crushed candy canes could taste so good with pretzels?
Last year we went to visit my sister at Christmastime. She had an innocent bag of White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels someone had given her sitting on her counter. For the first day or so, I totally avoided it, knowing that there was no way they could taste good.
Somewhere along the line, I broke down and gave one a try. WOW! I was shocked. They were so good!!!!! The next day I bought some pretzels and white chocolate and whipped up a large batch for the family.
I’ve been waiting all year to make more and take a picture, so I could share this deliciousness with you.
More Christmas Treats
- Homemade Toffee with Chocolate and Almonds
- Merry Widow Caramels
- Golden Oreo Peanut Butter Truffles–3 ingredients
- The Best Christmas Soda Cracker Candy
- Christmas Marshmallow Caramel Popcorn
- Reindeer Poop Fudge Recipe
These are it–for teacher and neighbor gifts this year. SO EASY and SO GOOD!!! All you do is melt the almond bark, pour in the crushed candy canes, mix it up, add the pretzels, and then pour them onto a parchment-paper-lined cookie sheet to cool and set up.
Kids would have a great time making these on their own. Oh, yeah, make their own teacher gifts. That’s what I’m talking about! My 2-year-old and 4-year-old crushed the candy canes for me. I put them in a Ziploc bag and gave them wooden spoons to hit them with. They’ve never been happier, and it worked great.
how to make white chocolate peppermint pretzel crisps
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or wax paper and set aside.
- Crush candy canes by putting them in a Ziploc bag and hitting them with something hard. A large spoon or rolling pin works great.
- In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, melt the almond bark. If almond bark is at room temperature, this should only take 45 seconds to a minute. If it takes longer, microwave in 15-second increments until melted and smooth.
- Add 3/4 of crushed candy canes to melted almond bark and mix thoroughly.
- Next, add pretzels and mix until all pretzels are coated with candy cane mixture.
- Spread coated pretzels out onto a parchment- or wax-paper-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with the remaining crushed candy canes.
- Let cool.
- Once it is totally set up, you will need to break it up a little as the pieces will stick together.
- Enjoy!
Stick some in a cute little Christmas bag and Voila! You have a delicious and super easy gift or treat to take to a party.
Tips for making White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzel Crisps
- To crush the candy canes, I put them in a Ziploc bag and crush them with a large wooden spoon or a rolling pin.
- I’m sure this recipe will still be great if you use regular pretzels, but there is something about the flat crisp pretzels that gives it an extra special flavor and texture. I’m thinking it’s the more chocolate to pretzel ratio. 😉
- I use vanilla almond bark for this recipe because it’s so easy to melt and never seizes when I melt it in the microwave. White chocolate chips work great, too, but when you microwave white chocolate chips, you need to watch them closely, stirring often and adding a couple of teaspoons of canola oil. Or, if you prefer, you can melt them in a double boiler.
- If you need the crisps to cool and set up really quickly, you can refrigerate them. Otherwise, just leave it out until it sets up.
cook’s tools:
Delicious Treats with Pretzels
- 12 ounces of almond bark (six cubes)
- 5-6 regular-sized peppermint candy canes
- 1 (8 ounce) bag of pretzel crisps
- 3 or 4 drops of mint extract (no more than ⅛th of a tsp)
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or wax paper and set aside.
- Crush candy canes by putting them in a Ziploc bag and hitting them with something hard. A large spoon or rolling pin works great.
- In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, melt the almond bark. If almond bark is at room temperature, this should only take 45 seconds to a minute. If it takes longer, microwave in 15-second increments until melted and smooth.
- Add ¾ of crushed candy canes to melted almond bark and mix thoroughly.
- Next, add pretzels and mix until all pretzels are coated with candy cane mixture.
- Spread coated pretzels out onto a parchment or wax-paper-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with the remaining crushed candy canes. Let cool.
- If you want it to cool fast, you can refrigerate it. Otherwise, just leave it out for a couple of hours and it will set up just fine.
- Enjoy!
Mint Lovers Only
I made these this afternoon with a few adaptations. Since apparently all the candy canes were sold out in early November throughout Stuttgart, I used peppermint candies. I also used regular mini pretzels not pretzel crisps. Although my costing was not nearly as even as in your pictures, they taste amazing! I love the combination of the sweet peppermint bark and the salty crispy pretzels and these are definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing another wonderful candy recipe.
Great idea to use the peppermint candies Kate! Did you use the white chocolate stuff they sale at the German stores? I haven’t tried that yet. I am so glad you liked the recipe. I love it too for the same reasons and especially love how easy it is to make. I love hearing about the recipes you are trying!
I had a recipe card from Publix / Aprons for something similar that included marshmallows, chocolate chips and pistachio nuts but for the life of me, I cannot find it ANYWHERE and wondering if you could help . . . I tried Publix / Aprons on line and also pretzelcrisps.com with no success . . . Any suggestions from your end? Many thanks indeed.
I haven’t seen anything like that. Did it have candy cane it it too? If not, just use almond bark, and throw in pistachios, marshmallows and some chocolate chips along with the pretzels.
Maria- these never disappoint! Better than the store bought kind at Costco. Easy and delicious!
Yay! That makes me so happy Heather!
Hi! Happy Holidays!
Do you have a tip to keep the pretzels from breaking when coating them? Do you prefer to add a bunch of pretzels to the melted almond bark at a time or one by one and place on parchment paper?
Thank you!
Hi Jenny, I usually just put them all in and stir them around. If you don’t want any breakage you could try and dip them individually, but you would need to work fast so the almond bark doesn’t start to cool and harden.
Hi! I see that the list of recipe ingredients lists “mint extract”, but I don’t see, in the instructions, when you are supposed to add it. Should I mix it into the melted almond bark?
Hi, sorry about that, yes, you an add it to the melted chocolate, also…if you’ll t have it, it’s okay to skip it. You get plenty of mint flavor from the candy canes.
Thank you!
I don’t see any almonds? Almond bark is chocolate with almonds in it. Looks like your just using white chocolate melted. Is there a white chocolate, flavored with almond your using? We don not have that in Canada, I could add almond extract? Thanks
Hi Kelley, almond bark is a type of white or regular chocolate that is typically used for dipping chocolates. It’s composition is a little different then regular chocolate but it does not have almond or almond flavoring in it. I’m not sure where it gets it’s name.
What brand of almond bark did you use?
I can’t remember the exact name. I have been living in Germany for 5 years where I don’t see American Brands as much anymore. I have used the white bark they sell here too. I think as long as it is almond bark it should work fine. In a bind you could also use white chocolate chips. Melt them with a tsp of oil in a double broiler and then add to the pretzels and stir until coated.