Flower Pretzel Bites are delicious bites of sweet and salty goodness made with pretzels and colorful M&M’s. So beautiful, so yummy, so easy to make!

Closeup on a white candy dish filled with a batch of colorful Flower Pretzel Bites.

We love Pretzel Bites!  And these Flower Pretzel Bites are one of our very favorite forms of this sweet, salty, and delicious treat.  They are so pretty and unique. Flower Pretzel Bites are always a crowd-pleaser at a party (and usually the first treat to disappear on the dessert table!)  And if we haven’t convinced you to try them yet how about this … they are super easy to make and they store beautifully so they can be made days ahead of your party!

Ingredients You Will Need

Collage image showing all the ingredients you will need to make Flower Pretzel Bites.

Pretzels:  We like to use the square Pretzel Snaps when making Pretzel Bites but you can also use the regular mini pretzels. 

Candy Melts: We used to recommend that you use Wilton Candy Melts but in the last few years Wilton decreased the size of the candy melts and now they are too small to hold all the M&M petals now.  So we have switched to the Ghirardelli White Chocolate Melting Wafers, which you can find in the grocery store in the baking aisle.  The Ghirardelli wafers are on the small size too but if you are careful, they will work.

M&M’s: For this version of Flower Pretzel Bites we used Blue, Yellow, Green White, Pink, and Purple M&M’s.  You can buy specific color M&M’s at Party City and online candy warehouse sites.  We used the white from the Red White and Blue M&M mix and the Pink and Purple from the Valentine’s colored M&M’s.  We always stock up on bags of these special “holiday” M&M’s so we can use these non-traditional M&M colors on projects throughout the year.  (Two Sisters Tip: We’ve had great luck finding holiday M&M’s up to 50% off in grocery stores in the week after a holiday is over.) 

How to Make Pretzel Bites

Nine pretzels sitting on a white surface topped with a single White Chocolate Melting Wafer.

First, place 8-9 Pretzel Snaps on a paper plate. Cover the pretzels with a Bright  White Wilton Candy Melt.  Place the paper plate in the microwave and heat for approximately 45-50 seconds. The exact timing will take a bit of trial and error.  You want the candy melts to be melted enough to press the M&M’s into, but not so melted that the candy melt loses its’ shape.  When the candy melts have a slight sheen to them – they are melted in the perfect amount.

The exact time in the microwave will depend on how many pretzels/candies you do at one time, how powerful your microwave is, the type of pretzels you are using, etc.  For us, 7-8 pretzels snaps take approximately 55 seconds to melt to the right consistency.

Collage image showing how to make a flower out of M&M's on a Pretzel Snap.

Flower Pretzel Bites are easy enough to assemble.  Start by pressing an M&M down in the center of the melted candy melt. Now create the flower petals with contrasting colored M&M’s – we used six M&M’s for the petals.  And remember to place the “M” side down!

Six flower pretzel bites in different color combinations laying on a white surface.

When choosing the color palette for your Flower Pretzel Bites we’ve found that repeating a single coordinating color in all of the versions really ties them together as a whole and enhances how they look on the plate. For this version, we used the pink centers with different colored petals and then used green for the center with pink petals.  Let your creativity and imagination be your guide!

If you need some inspiration, here are a few links to some of our other versions:

We are not sure we can pick our favorite color combination, please don’t make us!  But we can definitively say that Flower Pretzel Bites are delicious.  Crunchy, salty, sweet, chocolately … all in one bite.  Let your imagination be your guide and make your family a batch of these fun treats tonight!

Closeup on a large batch of Flower Pretzel Bites spilling out of a pink pail onto a white tablecloth.

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Flower Pretzel Bites

Yield 3 dozen
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Flower Pretzel Bites are delicious bites of sweet and salty goodness made with pretzels and colorful M&M's. So beautiful, so yummy, so easy to make!

Ingredients

  • 1 bag Hanover Pretzel Snaps
  • 1 bag Ghirardelli White Chocolate Melting Wafers
  • 2 bags M&M Candies (any color you choose)

Instructions

  1. Arrange 8 to 9 Pretzel Snaps on a paper plate.
  2. Place a candy melt in the center of each pretzel.
  3. Place the plate of pretzels in the microwave and heat them until the candy melts are at the beginning stage of being melted. They should be soft to the touch and melted enough to press a M&M down into it but not so melty that the candy is running off the pretzel. (Approximately 50 seconds.)
  4. Using a variety of colored M&M's, place a single M&M in the center of the melted candy melt for the flower center.
  5. Now press in the flower petals with contrasting colored M&M's - we used six M&M's for the petals.
  6. Let the Flower Pretzel Bites to fully set up.
  7. Store in an air-tight container.

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