Description
Mummy Pretzels are a fun and festive Halloween treat combining crunchy pretzels dipped in colorful candy melts with cute candy eyeballs. Paired with delicious pudding cups topped with peanut butter, crushed pretzels, and diced apple, this recipe makes for a spooky and tasty snack or dessert that’s perfect for Halloween parties or family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Mummy Pretzels:
- 3-4 cups pretzels
- 1 cup white candy melts
- 1 cup orange candy melts
- 1 cup green candy melts
- 1/2 cup chocolate candy melts
- Candy eyeballs
- Bowls to melt the candy in
For the Pudding Cups:
- 4 Snack Pack vanilla puddings
- 4 Snack Pack chocolate puddings
- 1 apple, diced
- Crushed pretzels (quantity as needed for topping)
- 4 tsp Peter Pan peanut butter
Other:
- Halloween stickers of your choice
Instructions
- Melt Candy Melts: Melt the white, orange, green, and chocolate candy melts separately following the instructions on each package, using separate bowls for each color.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper to place the dipped pretzels on.
- Dip Pretzels: Dip the pretzels into the melted candy melts of different colors and place them on the lined baking sheet. Allow the candy to set for 15 minutes until firm.
- Drizzle and Add Eyeballs: If the melted chocolate has hardened, re-melt it. Using a fork, drizzle different colors of melted chocolate over the pretzels. Add candy eyeballs to the pretzels, using melted chocolate as glue if necessary. Let the pretzels set for an additional 15 minutes.
- Decorate Pudding Cups: Place Halloween stickers on the outside of each pudding cup for decoration.
- Prepare Chocolate Pudding Cups: To each chocolate pudding cup, add 1 teaspoon of peanut butter and some crushed pretzels. Mix well to combine.
- Prepare Vanilla Pudding Cups: To each vanilla pudding cup, add 1/4 of the diced apple and mix gently to combine.
- Serve: Top each pudding cup with a mummy pretzel. Sprinkle crushed pretzels over the chocolate pudding cups and diced apple over the vanilla pudding cups for added texture and flavor.
Notes
- Use candy melts in your favorite colors for more variety and to match your Halloween theme.
- If candy melts harden while decorating, gently reheat in short intervals to avoid burning.
- Peanut butter can be substituted with almond or sunflower seed butter for allergies.
- Crushed pretzels add a nice crunch but can be omitted for a smoother texture.
- Stick candy eyeballs carefully with melted chocolate to avoid them falling off.
- Make sure to let the pretzels fully set before handling to prevent breaking the candy coating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
