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These DIY Chocolate Pretzel Butterflies (or dragonfly) are a super cute, perfect homemade craft that doubles as a treat to serve as a snack and fun to make.

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Chocolate Pretzel Butterflies

Who doesn’t love butterflies? These DIY Chocolate Pretzel Butterflies recipe (or dragonfly) are a super cute, perfect homemade craft that doubles as a treat to serve as a snack and fun to make. The kids will love them and you can make them in any color to match the occasion or holiday.

Chocolate Butterfly Pretzels Ingredients

• Pretzel Sticks
• Pretzel Twists
• Wilton Candy Melts, White
• Sixlets Candy
• Rope Black Licorice

How to Make Pretzel Dragonflies or Butterflies

1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between time, until melted.

2. Cut the licorice into about ¼ inch pieces.

3. Dip pretzel sticks into the chocolate until all coated except about ½ inch that your holding and lay on a parchment lined baking sheet.

4. Let these set and harden just about halfway, and then press on 5 colored Sixlets for the body and 1 White Sixlet for the head. Place 2 licorice pieces at the top of the pretzel behind the white head to look like antennas.

5. Now dip the twist pretzels into the melted white chocolate and fully coat them. Place 2 of these on each pretzel stick, one on each side making sure they are firmly against it.

6. Let these set so the chocolate hardens, then gently pull off the parchment to serve.

7. Fun summer treat for kids to make!

Yield: 12

Chocolate Pretzel Butterflies

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These DIY Chocolate Pretzel Butterflies (or dragonfly) are a super cute, perfect homemade craft that doubles as a treat to serve as a snack and fun to make.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. Pretzel Sticks
• 1 pkg. Pretzel Twists
• 1 Wilton Candy Melts, White
• 1 pkg. Sixlets Candy
• Rope Black Licorice

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between time, until melted.

2. Cut the licorice into about ¼ inch pieces.

3.Dip pretzel sticks into the chocolate until all coated except about ½ inch that your holding and lay on a parchment lined baking sheet.

4. Let these set and harden just about halfway, and then press on 5 colored Sixlets for the body and 1 White Sixlet for the head. Place 2 licorice pieces at the top of the pretzel behind the white head to look like antennas.

5. Now dip the twist pretzels into the chocolate and fully coat them. Place 2 of these on each pretzel stick, one on each side making sure they are firmly against it.

6. Let these set so the chocolate hardens, then gently pull off the parchment to serve. 

7. Fun summer treat for kids to make!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 25Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 62mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g

Nutrition may vary depending on the products used.

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