The Soccer Mom Blog logo

The Soccer Mom Blog

  • Family
    • Easy DIY & Craft Ideas
    • For The Home
    • Holiday Fun for Families
    • Houston Events for Kids & Family
    • Parenting Tips
    • Saving Money
    • Travel
  • Food
  • For Moms
    • Beauty Tips for Moms
    • Fitness & Healthy Lifestyle
    • Motherhood
    • Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
  • Kids Activities
    • Kids Activities and Crafts
    • How to Make Slime
    • Edible Slime
    • All Slime Recipes
  • Start a Blog
  • Work With Me
  • About
    • About Me
    • What’s New
  • SHOP
  • Privacy
Home » Recipes » Holiday Recipes » Valentine Pretzel Treats

January 9, 2023 · 2 Comments

Valentine Pretzel Treats

Desserts· Holiday Recipes· Kids Recipes· Meal Types· Party Recipes· Recipes

Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

These Valentine Pretzel Hearts are a sweet and salty treat that’s easy to make with just 3 ingredients. Cute and tasty, they make great gifts!

holding a Valentine heart pretzel treat

Valentine Heart Pretzels

Aren’t these Valentine pretzel bites SO cute? Would you believe they only take 3 ingredients and about 10 minutes to make?!

These are the perfect festive treats to make when you’re short on time or want to make a quick gift for teachers, family, or a party treat. Not only are they absolutely adorable, but they are deliciously addictive too! A salty pretzel blanketed with creamy white chocolate and a candy topper — it’s the perfect sweet and crunchy little bite!

My girls love to make food gifts with melted chocolate because those are the types of recipes that they can do with little assistance. These pretzel hugs are fun to make with the kids (though they might try to sneak a few “taste tests!”)

Related: Check out these “Bunny Butt Pretzels” we made for Easter too!

baking sheet with pretzel hearts for Valentine's Day

Ingredients

For your convenience in re-creating this recipe, I’ve included shop-able ad links to some of the products and kitchen supplies we used. Disclosure policy available here.

  • Mini Pretzel Twists
  • HERSHEY’S HUGS Kisses
  • Conversation hearts candy or Large Heart Sprinkles

Kitchen Tools Used

  • Cookie sheet
  • Parchment paper or non-slip silicone baking mat

black plate with heart shaped candy covered pretzel bites

Instructions

To Prep: Preheat oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick silicone baking mat.

  1. Place the pretzels on your prepared baking sheet, they can be touching, but not overlapping.
  2. Place one Hershey’s Hugs (or white chocolate melting wafer) on top of each pretzel.
  3. Bake for 2-4 minutes. Keep a close eye on your pretzel treats while they bake, as they only need a couple minutes in the oven. You will know they are ready when the chocolate looks wet and shiny.
  4. Remove cookie sheet from the oven and carefully place a heart sprinkle or candy conversation heart on top of each hug. Gently press so that the candy sinks down slightly into the melting Hershey’s Kiss. Careful, the melted candy and cookie sheet may still be hot.

4 step photo collage showing how to make Valentine heart pretzel treats

Prep Tips

  • The HUGS will not melt down — so don’t let that be the indicator that it’s time to take them out of the oven. If they bake for too long then the chocolate will crack and burn.
  • Allow to cool completely before storing or enjoying.
  • If you’re making this recipe with kids, be sure to handle the baking step. Also, when pressing the heart sprinkles or conversation hearts into the Hershey kiss, adults may want to handle this step, or make sure that the chocolate is not hot enough to burn to the touch.
  • Even you don’t have the exact same ingredients we used, you still make these easy little pretzel hugs! Here is another way we made our Valentine’s pretzels, using square pretzels, Hershey Hugs, and a conversation heart on top:

A quick and easy Valentine's Day party snack that's ready in minutes! These cute Valentine Pretzel Treats are fun for kids to make and perfect gifts for teachers, family and friends.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Far in Advance Can You Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels?

The great thing about these pretzel treats is that they can be made a few days in advance because they keep well. That way you’re not scrambling to make a dessert ON Valentine’s Day!

Feel free to make your chocolate covered pretzels the day before, or even a couple days ahead of when you need them. Just be sure to keep in an airtight container in a cool place.

What Kind of Chocolate is Good for Melting?

We used Hershey Kisses for our treats because they do melt, but also keep their shape a little bit. They make the perfect little pillow of chocolate for our conversation hearts!

However, you could also use large melting wafers in either milk or white chocolate — whichever is your favorite! We recommend  Ghirardelli Chocolate Melting Wafers because they taste amazing and melt smoothly. Anything smaller, like white chocolate chips, won’t really work for this recipe because they may fall through the holes in the pretzels.

Should I Store Chocolate Covered Pretzels in the Fridge?

These chocolate covered pretzels are best stored in an airtight container at room temperature. They do not need to be kept refrigerated, but make sure that they are in a cool location away from sunlight or anything else that might make them melt.

tray and plate of Valentine pretzel treats

More Valentine’s Day Recipes To Try

  • Valentine Swirl Cookies
  • Very Cherry Dump Cake
  • Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
  • Red Lips Valentine Cookies
  • Conversation Heart Marshmallow Pops
  • Instant Pot Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake
  • Valentine Cheesecake Brownie Hearts

Grab a free printable copy of our Valentine Pretzels recipe:

If you like this recipe, rate it! We’d also love to hear what you think in the comments below.

baking sheet with pretzel hearts for Valentine's Day
Print Recipe
5 from 1 vote

Valentines Pretzel Hearts

These Valentine Pretzel Hearts are a sweet and salty treat that's easy to make with just 3 ingredients. Cute and tasty!
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time4 mins
Total Time24 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Holiday
Keyword: pretzels, Valentine's Day
Servings: 40 pretzels
Calories: 30kcal
Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • Pretzel Twists
  • Hershey's Kiss Hugs unwrapped
  • Large heart sprinkles or conversation hearts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-slip silicone baking mat.
  • Line up pretzels in rows on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Place one unwrapped Hershey's Kiss in the middle of each pretzel.
  • Bake in the oven for 2-4 minutes. You will know they are ready when the chocolate looks wet and shiny. (They will not melt down - so don’t wait for them! If they bake for too long then they will crack and burn).
    4 step photo collage showing how to make Valentine heart pretzel treats
  • Remove cookie sheet from the oven and carefully place a heart sprinkle or candy conversation heart on top of each hug. Gently press so that the candy sinks down slightly into the melting Hershey's Kiss. Careful, the melted chocolate and cookie sheet may still be hot.
  • Allow to cool completely.

Video

Notes

Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

Nutrition

Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 16mg | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Pin our Valentine Pretzel Treats on Pinterest:

More of our favorite Valentine’s Day Treats:

“Queen of Hearts” Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts

Our absolutely decadent Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls are surprisingly easy to make with this box cake shortcut!

Cake Mix Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Stacey is the creator of The Soccer Mom Blog, a Houston Texas mom blog that focuses on positive living for women and families. She loves to share real food recipes, money-saving tips, parenting encouragement, kids activities, DIY tutorials, home hacks, fitness, and so much more! To get to know Stacey even better, click here.
Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Latest posts by Stacey aka the Soccer Mom (see all)
  • Why We Take Our Shoes Off In The House - March 27, 2023
  • Cowboy Caviar - March 24, 2023
  • Bunny Bait - March 22, 2023

Share this post:

932 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
Previous Post: « Football Snack Board
Next Post: Mardi Gras Jello Shots »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. timo tee says

    January 25, 2023 at 8:32 pm

    it just choclolate chimp on pretzel?

    Reply
    • Stacey aka the Soccer Mom says

      February 6, 2023 at 5:51 pm

      We used a Hershey’s Hugs (like a Hershey Kiss but white and milk chocolate swirl). Chocolate chips would be too small and fall through the pretzels.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar


Hi there, my name is Stacey and I'm so glad you're here! I created this site to be a positive resource for moms and families. If it's your first time, I recommend that you click HERE to see what The Soccer Mom Blog is all about!
email facebook Pinterest Instagram twitter

Search the Blog:

Footer

Posts You Might Like

  • homemade ant killer
  • edible slime
  • how to make slime with contact solution
  • hair tourniquet

Popular Posts

  • Bob Marley Cocktail
  • Edible Pudding Slime – Only 3 Ingredients!
  • Homemade Dog Treats
  • Copy Cat Nutter Butter Recipe

The Soccer Mom Blog

  • About Me
  • Work With Me
  • Shop
  • Disclosure

The Soccer Mom Blog is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Love the fonts you see? I found some of them here and you can too!

Copyright © 2023 · The Soccer Mom Blog · Design by Monique B Designs

932 shares