3/21/2009

ALL THAT...AND A 6lb BAG OF PRETZELS


So I was at Costco, and needed a snack to bring to Daughters preschool. Alas, a bag of pretzels. A 6-pound bag. What in the heck am I going to do with all these pretzels? We've seriously hardly made a dent in the 2 weeks that we've had them and might start to be getting tired of said bag.

I found a cool Cook-Craft and had to share it! It literally takes 5 minutes and is super great for kids to help!
5-minute Turtle Treats
You'll need:
  • mini muffin pan
  • 16 pretzels
  • 1 roll of ROLO candies - cut in half horizontally
  • 16-36 pieces of whole or half pecans
Set your oven on broil and bring rack to lower third. Have your kid set a pretzel in each muffin cup. Have them set a cut ROLO on each pretzel, carmel side up.

Place muffin tin under broiler for about a minute, or until the chocolate starts to get really shiny. Remove from heat and since pan is pretty hot, you'll want to be the one to top each candy with 1-2 pieces of pecans. Press gently, otherwise you'll lose your chocolate to the muffin tin.

Give them a few minutes to cool down then tranfer to a plate. Have your kid taste-test them...YUM! I think these could be really great for gift giving as well. I'm still about 5lbs away from finishing the bag, so if you have an ideas for pretzels, I would LOVE to get your suggestion!

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