Butterfly Pretzes

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Other Desserts, Other Snacks, Quick & Easy, For Kids
Serves:	20
Prep Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

2 c	small pretzel twists
1/2 c	vanilla baking chips or 2 oz vanilla flavored candy coating, cut into pieces
1/2 tsp	vegetable oil
1/3 c	round candy coated fruit flavored chewy candies (skittles) 4 0oz bag

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Kimi Gaines

Well Seasoned

orlando, FL (pop. 238,300)

kimijo

Member Since Aug 2010

Kimi's Notes:

Spring will be here before we know it. This recipe is great to make with the kids and send in for a school snack.

Directions

Line large cookie sheets with wax or parchment paper. To make 20 butterflies, arrange pretzel twists on cookie sheet in groups of 2 with single-hole sides touching to to form a butterfly wings...see picture. Break remaining 5 pretzels for antenna's; 2 pieces at top of each butterfly between wings

I one qt resealable plastic bag, place vanilla chips and oil. Microwave on high 1 minute 20 seconds or until melted, squeezing bag to mix. Seal bag; cut small hole in 1 corner of bag.

Squeeze bag to pipe thin zigzag of melted chips between pretzels to look like bodies of butterfies. Press pretzel pieces firmly into melted chips, Pipe melted chips into each whole of the wings; top with one candy. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes. Remove form paper. store in tightly covered container.

Comments

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Jan Burch janburch

Feb 6, 2013

Again - Totally Adorable! I'm Sending this to my Girl's Ministry leader! She will love it!

Kimi Gaines kimijo

Feb 6, 2013

Great to make during Spring and Easter time...I love fun food for kids!!m I was once a prek teacher and I would have made these with my kids for sure.

Jan Burch janburch