Pretzel Butterflies are not only a tasty treat, but also a terrific project to bring out the creativity in kids of all ages.
Pretzel Butterflies
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 20
Ingredients
- 2 cups small pretzel twists (about 45)
- 1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips or 2 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating, cut into pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup small round candy-coated fruit-flavored chewy candies (from 4-oz bag)
Instructions
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Step1Line large cookie sheet with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper. To make 20 butterflies, arrange pretzel twists on cookie sheet in groups of 2 with single-hole sides of pretzels touching to form butterfly wings. Break remaining 5 pretzels into pieces for antennae; place 2 pieces at top of each butterfly between wings.
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Step2In 1-quart resealable freezer plastic bag, place vanilla chips and oil. Microwave on High 1 minute 20 seconds or until melted, squeezing bag to mix. Seal bag; cut small hole in 1 corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe thin zigzag of melted chips between pretzels to look like bodies of butterflies. Press pretzel pieces firmly into melted chips.
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Step3Pipe melted chips into each hole in wings; top each with 1 candy. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes. Remove from waxed paper; store in tightly covered container.
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Nutrition
60
Calories
2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Snack
- Calories
- 60
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 65mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 5mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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