Pretzel nuggets recipe
Sparkly, fruity and smothered in chocolate, these adorable treats make a great gift for those with a sweet tooth. Simply coat salty pretzels, dried apricots and glacé cherries in milk chocolate, decorate with festive sprinkles and dust with a little gold lustre. Christmas gifting doesn't get easier than this!
See method- Makes 16 (2 gift batches of 8)
- 15 mins to prepare and 5 mins to cook, plus cooling and setting
- 85 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 150g milk chocolate, broken into pieces
- 75g mini salted pretzels, broken into small pieces
- 40g dried apricots, chopped
- 10 glacé cherries, chopped
- 1 tsp white chocolate stars
- 1 tsp silver crisp pearl sprinkles
- edible gold lustre glitter, to decorate
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 360kJ 85.0kcal
- Fat
- 3g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 0.2g
- Sugars
- 6g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 12.5gProtein 1.3gFibre 0.5g
Method
- Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Set aside for 5 mins to cool.
- Add the pretzels, apricots and glacé cherries and stir to coat in the chocolate. Use a teaspoon to divide the mixture evenly between 16 petit four cases, then scatter the stars and silver pearls on top. Transfer to the fridge for 30 mins until set.
- Dust the nuggets with the gold lustre. Divide between 2 sealable gift boxes. Keep in the fridge or a cool dark place for up to 2 weeks. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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