Christmas Pretzel Wreaths
If you are a parent, grandparent or teacher of young students, I,m sure you are always looking for fun activities for the kids in your life. I have always made edible crafts like these Christmas Pretzel Wreaths. These are a great for Christmas crafts for kids!
I thought you might like these adorable pretzle candy wreaths since Christmas is fast approaching. This Christmas craft (that you can eat) was one of my earliest posts and photos here on Souffle Bombay (2009). We make Christmas pretzles too, they are more for putting out for snacking, sweet & spicy.
My kids and I have been making these since my son was 2 ½. He gifted them to his grandparents, cousins, aunts & uncles that year. My son is now 23 and my daughter 20 (how??!!) and they still love to make (and eat) these fun treats.
Gone are the days of my kids making these fun Christmas treats for their classmates. Howver I hops they one day make them with their kiddos. I can not wait to be a grandma one day!!
The first time my son and I made these he was 2 ½ years old. He was so small, so eager, so very excited to help. He swelled with pride after they were finished and again when he handed them out on Christmas Eve. It was then that I discovered just how important and impactful, cooking with your kids from a young age was.
And look where THAT lead to, me being on QVC with a unique cookbook for kids, 2 additional published cookbooks, a popular food blog and a robust TikTok community.
I have even been on TV making these treats on a news show over the years, these and my Pizzelle recipe (recipe from an old time Philadelphia bakery), as well as this fun Pizzelle treat.
This holiday snack recipe is so fun! And easy too! SO many ways you can decorate these likkle wreaths.
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Ingredients
- pretzels
- chocolate
- sprinkles, mini marshmallows, jimmies, M&M's, small candies, licorice strings, any little edible thing you can find will work.
Variations to this Christmas craft for kids
- Use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate or whichever colored chololate you have on hand. Those melting disks from the craft store (Wilton) come in all sorts of colors.
- Decorate with whichever small candies you have or silver balls, gold balls (those edible decorations), sprinkles, mini marshmallows etc.
- For extra fun I tie one licorice string (Twizzlers Pull & Peel licorice) on each wreath like a bow. Or use one to hang on the tree like the original pic from 2009 below.
- Use ansy sort or pretzles you find that can work.
Storage
We store them caresully in large containers separated bu parchment paper (or wax paper) or if gifting, we place each in its own baggie. Original pic from when my food blog began back in 2009 below, lol!
I hope you make some memories making this fun Christmas craft for kids! Happy Holidays! XO Colleen
Recipe originally published December 2009, updated December, 2024.
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Edible Pretzel Christmas Wreaths
Ingredients
- pretzels
- chocolate for melting
- decorations such as sno caps, M&M's, sprinkles, jimmies, small candies etc.
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate.
- Dip one end of the pretzels into the chocolate, using the chocolate like glue. On a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet assemble wreaths. Making sure enough chocolate is attaching each pretzel to the next.
- Quickly stick M&M's, small candies, sprinkles etc on chocolate areas to decorate.
- Then put them in your garage or fridge to harden for a bit. Gently peel off parchment or wax paper.
- Once hardened you can make a bow from the licorice if you like. Store for a day or two in individual airtight baggies. Have fun!
How cute and creative. Love! Come and visit us this week. We are having a wonderful giveaway from a talented Southern author.
This is adorable, and I know the kiddies would love to make this!