Chocolate Caramel Pretzel rods
large pretzel rods
bag of caramels
water
chocolate chips
To make soft caramel, add a bag of unwrapped caramels to a sauce pan and add 2 TB water. Stir over medium heat until melted but not bubbling. Use within 5 mins or starts hardening. Will be similar to caramel apple consistency. You can use any other recipe for caramel apple caramel.
Dip pretzel rods in caramel (or use a spoon to drizzle caramel over the whole thing, minus the part you are holding.) Scrape off any excess caramel. Lay on a silicone baking sheet to cool and harden up a little.
Melt chocolate chips however you want - I like putting a silver mixing bowl that is slightly bigger than a sauce pan on top of the sauce pan while water boils in the sauce pan.
When caramel has hardened enough to pick up the pretzel rod from the baking sheet and not leave any caramel behind:
hold the caramel rod over the chocolate bowl. Drizzle chocolate over the caramel rod and twist the rod while removing excess chocolate with your fingers or a spoon. (If you want sprinkles, or to roll in a topping, add now!) Place to harden on the silicone baking sheet. If you are drizzle coating a different color over the top, do it now.
Once rods are all drizzle dipped, place baking sheet in a cool basement etc. to harden up.
Enjoy!
