Satisfy your sweet and salty craving when you make these fun and festive Valentine’s Day Rolo Pretzel Turtles. They are yummy and so tasty in each bite.
The pink, red and purple sprinkles really make these perfect for Valentine’s Day. The combination of the sweet and salt ingredients makes this a delicious holiday treat. We love making special treat for the holidays and this is one the kids can help with.
If you love salty and sweet treats as much as we do, you definitely want to try these other treats. We love making Valentines day chocolate pretzel kisses ,Valentine’s Day Dirt Cake and Valentine’s Day Rolo pretzels. You only need a few ingredients to make delicious Valentine Rolo Pretzels.
I also love to make Chocolate Turtle Candy.
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Why We Love This Recipe
- Sweet and Salty Treat. The combination of salty pretzel and sweet flavor make this a delightful snack.
- Inexpensive to make. The cost is minimum to make this recipe. They make perfect gifts or to make for cookie exchanges.
- Only 5 Ingredients. It’s so easy to make easy rolo pretzels with only 5 ingredients for the perfect holiday treats.
- Make for any occasion. Change the sprinkles to make these for Christmas, Halloween, Easter and more.
Ingredients
- Salted Pretzels. I used twists but you can use the square pretzels.
- Rolo Candy. You can use other types of chocolate candy. Try Hershey Kisses, M&M’s, Dove Chocolate, Hugs and more.
- White Chocolate Chips. Use a good quality chocolate.
- Pecan halves. Try substituting with almonds or walnuts.
- Sprinkles. Colorful Valentine’s Candy or Sprinkles of Your Choice
The complete ingredient details can be found at the bottom.
Recipe Variations
- Sprinkles – Change the sprinkles to the holiday you are celebrating.
- M&M on top – Use M&M Candies instead of pecan for a fun twist to this Valentine’s Day treat.
- Peanut Butter. If you love peanut butter, use a mini peanut butter cup in this recipe. The chocolate and peanut butter combination is so tasty.
- Pretzels – Use mini pretzels instead of the regular size pretzels. You can also try pretzel squares.
How to Make Valentines Day Rolo Pretzels
- Step 1 – Prepare Oven – First, preheat oven to 275 degrees.
Step 2. Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Then place pretzels on it in a single layer. Put one chocolate covered caramel candy on top of each pretzel.
Step 3. Bake in the oven for 3-4 minutes or until chocolate softens. While pretzels are in the oven, melt the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish for 20-30 seconds a time. Once out of the oven, press a pecan on top and drizzle the melted chocolate.
Step 4. Sprinkle Valentine’s candy and/or sprinkles on top quickly before the chocolate cools.
Step 5. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
Expert Tips
- Use Chocolate Disks – Melting chocolate disks of any color can be used instead of white chocolate chips.
- Other Chocolate Caramel Candy – We used Rolos for our candy but you can use any chocolate covered caramel candy you prefer.
- Salted Pretzels – Be sure not to use unsalted pretzels, the turtles taste much better with the salt. We love the salty sweet combination.
- Drizzling with White Chocolate – Place the melted white chocolate in a sandwich bag. Cut a corner of the bag then easily drizzle it over the pretzels.
- Refrigerate – To cool the turtles more quickly, they can be put in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes.
Storage
Room temperature leftovers should be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. They will last at least 1 week.
Can You Freeze This?
Yes, this pretzel turtle recipe can easily be frozen. Place the pretzels on a baking sheet and flash freeze. This should prevent them from sticking together in the freezer.
Then place the candy in a freezer container up to 2-3 months. You will love having this in the freezer for an easy dessert or snack.
More Valentines Day Desserts
- Valentine’s Day Cake Mix Cookies
- Valentine’s Day Chocolate Pretzels
- Chocolate Covered Oreos
- Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
- Valentine’s Day Puppy Chow Recipe
Make these pretzel rolo turtles for an easy Valentine’s Day treat. Then leave a comment!
Easy Valentine’s Turtles
Ingredients
- 28 Salted Pretzels
- 28 Chocolate Covered Carmel Candy rolos
- 28 Pecans whole halves
- 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
- Colorful Valentine’s Candy or Sprinkles of Your Choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and arrange pretzels on it in a single layer.
- Put one chocolate covered caramel candy on top of each pretzel.
- Bake in oven for 3-4 minutes or until chocolate softens and starts to melt (be careful not to over bake).
- While pretzels are in the oven, melt white chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish for 1-2 minutes, be careful not to leave it in the microwave too long or it will become hard.
- Remove pretzels from oven and press one pecan onto the top of each candy and drizzle melted white chocolate over the top.
- Sprinkle Valentine’s candy and/or sprinkles on top quickly before the chocolate cools.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
