I have the easiest holiday recipe to share with you guys today. It’s so easy I’m not sure I can technically call it a recipe. It almost feels more like a craft project in some ways because there really isn’t any measuring or technical cooking or baking skills required. It’s a recipe you assemble rather than stir, mix or cook which makes it pretty much the best thing going during the busy holiday season.
I actually first featured a peek into this old favorite on the blog six years ago! When I was working a desk job, this recipe-that’s-not-a-recipe was one of my favorites to make to spread a little joy to some of my coworker friends over the holiday season. It always went over well and was a little unexpected in a season that’s saturated with Christmas cookies.
It’s a treat that’s both salty and sweet and oh-so-festive thanks to crispy pretzels and red and green M&Ms.
You only need three ingredients to make these holiday pretzels: White chocolate wafers (you can find these at some grocery stores and most craft stores), pretzels and M&Ms.
I actually made a big batch of these pretzel treats to have on hand for a white elephant gift exchange I’m hosting for some of my closest girlfriends tomorrow night! (They’re great to prepare ahead of time and keep well in a sealed container.) I’m hoping they’ll love them as much as I do. I think they make such a great party dish since they’re perfectly pop-able and easy to grab and eat while you’re chatting away.
Easy Holiday Pretzel Treats
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Description
This recipe for Easy Holiday Pretzels is so simple it may not even deserve to be called a recipe. With only three ingredients, it’s a salty and sweet treat that’s sure to spread joy to loved ones around you this holiday season! Wrap them up in festive tins or gift bags for the perfect edible gift.
Ingredients
Pretzels
Red & Green M&Ms
White Chocolate Melting Wafers
Instructions
Preheat oven (or toaster oven) to 350 degrees. Spread pretzels onto a baking sheet and top with white chocolate wafers.
Bake pretzels for 2-4 minutes until chocolate begins to slightly melt. Be sure to remove the pretzels before the chocolate melts too much, as you want the wafers to maintain their circular shape.
Quickly place one M&M in the middle of each white chocolate wafer. Allow the pretzels to cool until the chocolate is completely hardened.
Notes
If you have a toaster oven, use it! The white chocolate seems to melt faster (less than two minutes) and it’s easier to handle a smaller amount of pretzels at one time.
To make the pretzels harden quickly, place them in the fridge for 15 minutes!
This recipe may also be made with milk or dark chocolate baking wafers or peppermint baking wafers for a minty treat.
Enjoy and Happy Holidays, my friends!
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So festive and easy! I have some leftover peppermint candy cane kisses, do you think kisses would work for this? Thanks for sharing!
Yes, they work……kisses of any flavor or I have used rolos also…….I put either M & M’s or a walnut on top……these are classic and this non-recipe has been around for ages. Have fun with it, there is no right or wrong way to make these. A delicious little treat!!!
Yes! Definitely! They might just need to stay in the oven 30 sec. – 1 min. longer since kisses are thicker than the chocolate wafers!
Mmm, do these qualify as breakfast 😉
I’ve gotten these as gifts or always seen them at parties, they’re so addicting! Love the sweet and salty combo!
These are classic! I bet it would be delicious with dark chocolate too! Great idea to use peppermint wafers!
so cute! great to snack on (i’d eat all of them so i’d have to make them as gifts to share haha)
I’ve been making these annually since you shared them
six years ago! They are a huge hit in the office and with friends and family! Thank you so much!
So glad to hear this!!
I make these with rolos instead of the white chocolate and it’s SO GOOD! Definitely a good gift to give 🙂
I totally remember seeing this recipe on your blog six years ago! I brought it to a Christmas party and it was a hit! How has six years gone by so fast?? I totally forgot about them, going to make them again this year!
These will be perfect treats for my sons daycare teachers! Thanks for the directions!
Love these!! I am going to do this with dark chocolate!
YUM! I make a version with Hershey Hugs and I have to hide them from the whole family! So addicting!
I make with HUGS kisses! love these!
I’m pretty sure I used your recipe for these six years ago to make a treat to bring to an office Christmas party back when I lived in Orlando too. 🙂 hehehe!
I make these w/ Rolos, & they are amazing!
I love these! They are *almost* too easy to snack on, it’s a nice break from all the heavier desserts during the holidays!
These look so simple and delicious, too! I bet they would also be amazing with crushed peppermint candies instead of the M&M’s.
these look delicious!!
I love sweet/salty treats. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, so something chocolatey with some salty to go with it is perfect!
So cute! These will make perfect teacher gifts this year 🙂
Any tips for feeding a curious, busy baby boy? I know this pertains to yesterday’s blog, but a day late when dealing with an infant is par for the course, right? Mack is super busy and the only way we can get him to take a good bottle is in his room, lights out, with white noise. Forget it if the dog wanders into the room! I’m starting to feel trapped. Feeding him outside of the house is basically non-existent.
Julie, this recipe has been posted at the perfect time for me. My daughter’s one year old birthday is on the 28th, and I’ve been looking up festive treats that are relatively easy (because 11.5 month old, lol) for her Winter Onederland party. Can’t wait to make these!!
I am so glad to hear it!!! Happy almost-birthday to your little one! <3
These are so tasty. My fiancee’s mom is actually making these as our wedding favor 😀 She’ll be ordering custom M&M’s in our colors with our initials on them.
Love that idea!! <3 Congrats to you on your upcoming wedding, Jenny!
Yum, these look great! I’m hosting a holiday dinner tomorrow and may need to make a version of this with gluten-free pretzels for dessert!
Love these! Simple desserts are always the best anyways 🙂
how do you do it! all of your reicpes are so simple and joyful 🙂
Thank you!!! <3
These are seriously adorable. I just had to swing by to see them up close and personal!
I’ve made a recipe like this every Christmas for years, but mine is plain M&Ms with Hershey kisses and circle pretzels. I also do a version that is a pecan with a Rolo & the waffle pretzels.
This Christmas I know what to do :). I’ve always enjoyed your articles.
I made these last night, but with the candy cane circle melts and m&ms. They are SO cute, easy and yummy!! I’m bringing them to my book club tonight, I know they’ll be a huge hit!! Great idea and thanks for sharing.
so glad you liked them!!! <3
I make a version of these every year, but we use pretzels, rolos, and walnuts 🙂 so they’re not super holiday looking – but SO perfect for winter parties where you need a salty and sweet snack! I love that your version just screams Christmas!
Where did you buy your baking melting wafers? My grocery store just had giant melting bars. Boo
Michael’s!
I made these as a little treat for my son’s nursery school class. The only change was adding red and green sprinkles on top of the melted chocoalte. He’s 2 1/2 years old and loved helping with that part. Thanks for the cute recipe!
I made these for our Christmas luncheon yesterday at work. EVERYONE loved them! Thanks for such a simple idea!
Help! I made a million of these for Christmas gifts last year and they all turned out great! This year I used Wilton wagers from Jo-Ann’s instead and the wagers are not really melting just coming out chalky. I may have taken the first batch out too early then put them back in to melt more. Could this be why? Or could the wafers be bad? I love this recipe, just not sure where I went wrong!
something has changed with wilton’s discs! i’ve been making these yearly since originally posted and have always used wilton. when i made them last year they didn’t melt well and a lot came out chalky. i had the same issues this year as well 🙁
I returned my Wilton’s bags that were unopened and used Ghirardelli instead and they came out perfect! Gave them as holiday gifts to my fellow employees and they were a hit. Got some peanut butter M&M’s and dark chocolate wafers to try this year at home. I still love this recipe!
Argh! What am I doing wrong? I’m having such a hard time getting my white chocolate to melt without burning and turning brown. It’s not really softening up as much as it should to hold the M&Ms. I played around with the temperature of my oven a little bit, but nothing is making a difference.
What brand are you using? Is it Wilton’s by any chance? A few of us noticed they changed their formula and were almost getting grainy a few years ago! Ghirardelli brand and the white chocolate melting wafers from ALDI work really well!!! I’m sorry you’re having this issue!!