Ghost Pretzels + Video
Ghost Pretzels – White chocolate dipped pretzels are made into ghosts with candy eyes and a little bit of imagination.
I love how my kids are giddy about the simplest things. I do a little something fun, and they think I’m the coolest mom EVER. These ghost pretzels were a huge hit with my kids and they are so flipping easy to make!
Side Note: If you love Halloween, get excited, because I am in a major Halloween mood! I’ve made four easy, fun halloween treats for you to whip up. These ghost pretzels are number one! The other three recipes will be up soon, so stay tuned!
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There are a few different ways you can coat these adorable ghost pretzels. You can do white chocolate (which is what I did), white candy melts, or white almond bark. I prefer white chocolate because it tastes the best. I always have a stash of my favorite Guittard chips on hand, so I just whipped out a bag of the vanilla milk chips and got to making these cute ghost pretzels.
The candy eyes are like $2.50 a bag at Walmart or you can order them on Amazon. I also use a little bit of coconut oil to thin my chocolate for a better dipping consistency. Make sure to tap off any excess chocolate, at least in the bottom hole, so it looks like the ghost’s mouth is open — screaming!
My daughter lit up when I showed her these ghost pretzels! They are as fun to eat as they are to look at, and you get major bonus mom points for making these things! They are the perfect, easy treat for a Halloween party!
Ghost Pretzels
Ingredients
- 30 mini pretzels, (like Shultz or Snyder's)
- 6 oz (170 g) Guittard Vanilla Milk Chips, (equal to 1 cup; half of a 12oz bag)
- ½ tsp coconut oil or shortening, for thinning the chocolate
- 0.88 oz (25 g) pkg Wilton Candy Eyeballs
Equipment
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper, parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- Melt the white chocolate and coconut oil (or shortening) in a glass bowl in the microwave, for short 10-20 second bursts, until melted.
- Immediately dip pretzels, one at a time, in the bowl, using a fork to turn the pretzel over. Shake off excess chocolate from the pretzel with the fork. Be sure to shake the chocolate out of the bottom hole, so it looks like an open mouth — screaming. Place chocolate dipped pretzels on the prepared baking sheet.
- Immediately press two eyeballs into the top two holes for eyes — add a little extra chocolate if needed.
- Repeat with remaining pretzels. Work quickly. Heating the chocolate again only once, if needed.
- Allow pretzels to rest and harden. Place in freezer for 10 minutes to speed up the process. Peel pretzels off the baking sheet and enjoy!
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Good morning! My daughter and I had fun making this craft on the weekend. I featured it on my blog today with a link back to you. (Hoping this is proper etiquette) Have a wonderful day! Thanks for the inspiration!!
It’s my daughter’s first year at college! She loves white chocolate covered pretzels.. can’t wait to make these and mail to her! Thanks for sharing!
How fun! I hope she loves them!
Hi- these look so cute! Can you used white morsels (Nestle)? Thanks!
Absolutely. Most white morsels (chocolate chips) will work.
Ok…what’s wrong with me? For me it was difficult to keep the eyes filled and the mouth open. I’m bummed. 🙁
Hi Pam, Did you get a chance to watch the video I made? I typically shake off most of the chocolate, even in the eye holes. They only need a little chocolate to stick. Another trick is to use a finger to kind of scoop out the chocolate in the mouth hole before you set it on the wax paper, but it gets messy. If you want another idea on how to make these, you could buy white chocolate covered pretzels, then melt some white chocolate, put it in a sandwich bag, cut off the corner and pipe the melted chocolate in the top two holes and add the candy eyes. Sorry you had a rough time.
Thanks Amber! I’ll give it another try! 🙂
Quick question… Can anything other than coconut oil or shortening be used? I don’t like either of them. 🙁
You can use oil. I would go with vegetable or canola. Olive oil will probably have too strong of a taste.
Awesomely Cute! Just gotta make some of these scary critters and mail them to our grand children! Great Work!
You’re such a fun grandma! I bet they will love that!
Gonna make for halloween potluck, make at home. and then it will be sitting in shade fo 2 hrs. do u think it will start to melt. any suggestions greatly appreciated.
I guess that would depend on where you live and how hot it is. If they sit in the shade in 70 degree (Fahrenheit) weather or cooler, that’s probably fine. The chocolate hardens at room temperature, so anything close to that should be fine.
Soooo cute & simple!!! Sending them to my grandson:0)
I make these every year for Christmas. Never thought about Halloween. These are so cute. Thank you for the idea !! Sending them to my son for Halloween.
I’m so glad I could inspire a fun gift for your son! Happy Halloween!
These are so cute! How long do you think they’d last for when stored in an airtight container? Thinking about sending them in a package internationally and wondering if you think they’d keep?
Hi Jess! I would say a week. They might get chalky looking speckles after a few days because of the coconut oil with the chocolate chips, so you could try using white candy melts (with no coconut oil) to help make them last a bit longer. Good luck!