Mini Pretzel Pumpkins
These delightful pretzel pumpkins offer an irresistible blend of sweet and salty flavors, making them an ideal treat for Halloween and various fall celebrations. With only three simple ingredients, they are remarkably easy to prepare, featuring mini pretzel twists that create the perfect form for filling with melted orange candy wafers, complemented by a bit of sour candy for a classic green stem.
Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
- Orange candy melting wafers approximately 8 ounces or 1½ cups
- Mini pretzels 30 pieces
- Green candy sour straws or candy spaghetti about 15 inches, cut into 30 segments, each ½ inch in length
Begin by placing the candy wafers into a small, heatproof bowl positioned over a saucepan filled with approximately 2 inches of simmering water. Ensure that the bottom of the bowl does not come into contact with the water. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, stirring the candy intermittently until it is fully melted. Once melted, carefully remove the bowl from the heat source.
Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper. Arrange the mini pretzels on the parchment, ensuring there is adequate space between each one. Using a small spoon, carefully fill the center of each pretzel with the melted candy, creating a pumpkin-like shape bordered by the pretzel. If the candy begins to solidify during this process, simply reheat it over the simmering water until it reaches a smooth consistency again.
After all pretzels are filled, if necessary, reheat the candy once more, then transfer it into a piping bag fitted with a very small round tip. Pipe a decorative line around the orange filling to accentuate the pumpkin shape, followed by vertical lines from the top to the bottom of the pretzel to resemble the ridges of a pumpkin. Finally, place a small dot of melted candy at the point where the arches meet at the top, and insert a piece of green sour straw as a stem. Allow the pretzels to cool for approximately 30 minutes until the candy has set, then gently peel them off the parchment paper and store them in an airtight container.
Keyword Mini Pretzel Pumpkins