Spring M&M Pretzel Treats

Friday, April 9, 2010

I realized I’ve posted these little treats on my blog, not once, not twice, but three times already. But they’re seriously so simple and delicious, I decided it was ok to post them again.

I was at CVS yesterday browsing through the 50% off Easter candy when the M&Ms caught my eye. I had some almond bark in the pantry so I instantly thought of these treats. The last time I was home in the Midwest, I stocked up on almond bark at the grocery store. I haven’t been able to find it in the Boston area anywhere. The Wilton candy melts work ok, but I definitely prefer using almond bark.

These are perfect for spring and we’ll be taking them this weekend when we visit Hubby’s family.

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Pretzel M&M Treats

Yield: ~120

Ingredients:

1/2 lb mini-pretzels
1 big bag of M&Ms
1 packages of Almond Bark or 1 bags of Wilton candy melts (white)

Directions:

Line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. Lie pretzels (flat side down) on the waxed paper. They can be very close to each other.

Melt almond bark/candy melts according to the directions on the package. Using a spoon, scoop some of the melted almond bark into the holes of the pretzels OR using a squeeze bottle, squeeze melted candy into holes of pretzels.

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10 Responses to “Cookie Dough Chocolate Ice Cream Cupcakes”

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Janna — June 2, 2008 at 2:43 pm

These look awesome!
Did it take a long time to get the ice cream to freeze?
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Jen — June 2, 2008 at 8:03 pm

Janna,

I let it set in the ice cream about 30 minutes between each step. I wasn’t in a big hurry and 30 minutes was perfect.
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Lisa — June 5, 2008 at 4:03 pm

I love the last photo, the way the ice cream has so perfectly filled the liner and the way the frosting swirls on top. And that frosting sounds fabulous! I am going to try it on my Chile Variado Cupcakes for an extra spicy combination.
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Ivy — June 5, 2008 at 6:34 pm

This was a REAALLY good idea!
I love cookie-dough anything. 🙂
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Katie — June 7, 2008 at 5:28 pm

I totally do the mush thing too! In fact, for all my birthdays as I kid I would ask for cake mush, which meant my mom would take my slice of cake and ice cream and mash it up for me with a fork. The amazing thing is that while I would be full after a slice of cake and a scoop of ice cream, I can eat double that when in mush form. Yum!
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Jen — June 12, 2008 at 3:40 pm

That’s awesome Katie – glad I’m not the only cake mush eater out there!
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Teanna DiMicco — April 21, 2009 at 2:38 pm

This is insane! And by insane, I mean TOTALLY AWESOME! COME ON!!!! I am SO making these!
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Hillary — April 21, 2009 at 4:32 pm

What an awesome idea! How do you store them – does the cake part get too cold if you freeze them?

Hillary
Chew on That
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Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer — April 21, 2009 at 4:47 pm

These are so incredible – Love them!!!
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Jen — April 21, 2009 at 5:01 pm

Hillary – I kept them in the freezer. It did make the cake part cold, but I’m personally a fan of cold/frozen cake anyways.