Pretty in Pink Flower Pretzel Bites

Discover how to make Pretty in Pink Flower Pretzel Bites! Perfect for baby showers, princess parties, or sleepovers, these sweet & salty treats need just 3 ingredients!

Pretty in Pink Flower Pretzel Bites are an amazing party snack for a girl’s baby shower, a princess-themed birthday celebration, or any other get-together with a pink theme … like the recent teen girls’ sleepover we hosted! With their perfect balance of salty pretzels and sweet chocolate, they’re guaranteed to be a crowd favorite. These adorable treats are a one-bite finger-food that’s easy to grab and enjoy without any mess at all. The pretty pink and white M&M’s make them beautifully on-theme for any pink party, serving double duty as both a dessert and a decoration. And can we talk about how simple they are to make? With just three ingredients, you can make them ahead so they are a great dessert choice for busy party planners. Whether you’re planning a dream-worthy princess party or a pink-tastic baby shower, these Pretzel Bites will definitely be a hit!

Ingredients You Will Need

Preparing the M&M’s

We used the Pink and White M&M’s from the special Valentine’s Day Holiday Blend bag of M&M’s. These Holiday M&M’s usually start being available in stores around in January and can be found with the other Valentine’s Day candy in your grocery store.  The Pink M&M’s are also in the Easter Holiday M&M bags if you have one of those in your candy drawer.  If all else fails, you can also buy bags of white and pink M&M’s at party stores, online on Amazon and from the M&M website.

How to Make the Pretzel Bites

Steps 1-2: For the pretzels, we like to use the square “snaps” or the round “waffle” pretzels because we think they hold the melted chocolate with less dripping but you could make Mini Pretzels work too if that is all you can find at the grocery store.  First, place 7-8 Pretzel Snaps on a paper plate. Cover the pretzels with a 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.  In the picture above you can see that the white candy melts have a sheen to them – this is what they look like when they are the melted the perfect amount.  The exact time in the microwave will depend on how many pretzel/candy 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 50 seconds to melt to the right consistency.

Steps 3-10: 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.  

We created two different color versions of the Pretty in Pink Flower Pretzel Bites – Pink with a White center and White with a Pink Center. Let them cool for a couple of hours so that the White Chocolate fully sets up and the M&M’s are firmly attached to the pretzels.

Storage Instructions

You can store Pretzel Bites in an air-tight container for a very long time so this is a great make-ahead party food.  Your goal is simply to keep the Pretzels from getting stale, the chocolate and M&M’s will be fine for a long time.  We have kept them in a container in the pantry for weeks and they still taste great.  You can freeze them but we don’t recommend it. Sometimes, during the defrosting process, the M&M’s lose their shiny coat.

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