DIY Halloween Treat – Ghost Pretzels!
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It only takes 3 ingredients to make this Halloween treat that’s a fun little snack for both kids and grownups. Not only are there lots of different spooky screaming ghost faces for everyone to enjoy, the sweet and salty flavors are a crowd pleaser too.
Ingredients for Ghost Pretzels
To make your own ghost pretzel treats you’ll need three ingredients: Mini twist pretzels, white candy melting wafers (or white chocolate), and decorative candy eyeballs. Yes, this recipe calls for some eyeballs 🙂
Craft stores can be a good place to find the candy melting wafers and the decorative eyeballs. I was able to find all these ingredients just on my usual shopping travels:
Pretzels – from my local Meijer grocery store
Melting Wafers – from my local Aldi store
Candy Eyeballs – from my local Walmart store
You could also use white chocolate chips or white almond bark as the melting ingredient to cover your pretzels.
Steps For Making Ghost Pretzel Treats
Once you have all your ingredients gathered together, you can follow these steps to start making your ghost pretzels:
Step 1 – Cover a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
Step 2 – Melt the candy coating: Place some of your melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds and stir. Then continue in 15 second increments as needed until completely melted.
Step 3 – Dip the Pretzels: Using a fork, dip the pretzels into the melted coating, turning to coat the pretzel completely. Then lift it out of the melted candy coating and let the coating drip out of all three holes of the pretzel. Then place onto the wax paper.
Step 4 – Add a little more coating in the top two holes: For this next step, I found it worked best to use a very small spoon so I could drizzle a little more of the coating into the top two holes of the pretzel where we’ll be adding the decorative eyeballs.
Step 5 – Add the candy eyeballs. Finally, place a couple of the candy eyeballs on the top of the pretzel.
Step 6 – Let harden. After setting for about 30 minutes, your ghost pretzels should be hardened. If you need to speed things up, you can place them in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes also.
No Two Ghost Pretzels are Alike!
This recipe isn’t complicated, but it is a little fiddly. The candy coating covers each pretzel a little differently, and the candy eyeballs are tiny little things that may test your patience. But for this project I would encourage you to embrace the randomness and enjoy each unique little ghost pretzel. If some of them end up with kind of weird howling mouths and wonky eyes, that’s OK!
That’s part of the fun of making your own!
Ghost Pretzel Treats
Equipment:
- Wax Paper
- Microwave Safe Bowl
Ingredients:
- Mini Twist Pretzels
- White Candy Melting Wafers (see notes below)
- Decorative Candy Eyeballs mine were 1/4" size
Instructions:
- Cover a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside
- Place some of your melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds and stir. Then continue in 15 second increments as needed until completely melted.
- Using a fork, dip the pretzels into the melted coating, turning to coat the pretzel completely. Then lift it out of the melted candy coating and let the coating drip out of all three holes of the pretzel. Then place onto the wax paper.
- Using a very small spoon drizzle a little more of the coating into the top two holes of the pretzel where we'll be adding the decorative eyeballs.
- Place a couple of the candy eyeballs on the top of the pretzel.
- After setting for about 30 minutes, your ghost pretzels should be hardened. If you need to speed things up, you can place them in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes also.
Notes:
Bev, I have to tell you every time I open this link I laugh! The faces are so…well, cute! Even the wonky one is adorable. I haven’t made them yet, just look at the picture, but I’m pretty sure when I do make them, they will be amazingly goofy.
I love your blog and have put to use many of your posts. I also love your humor. Sometimes I just need to look at a Pretzel Ghost and laugh. I hope you will continue with the blog.
Yes, this is definitely a fun little recipe that can put a smile on your face. I’m glad you found it uplifting too!
These ghost pretzels are such a fun and easy Halloween treat! Love how simple the recipe is, and the candy eyeballs add the perfect spooky touch! 👻
I throw a big Halloween party for my grandkids every year, but last year we had to skip it because we were in the middle of redoing our kitchen. Now that our cabinet painting is wrapping up this week, I’m so excited to go all out again! These ghost pretzels will be the cutest addition to the witches’ fingers, mummy hot dogs, jack-o’-lantern cookies, and all the spooky treats we have planned. Thank you for sharing this recipe—I can’t wait to make them a part of our big comeback party!
You sound like a fun grandma and I’m sure the kids will love these little ghost pretzel treats too!