PATRIOTIC treat IDEAS - pretzels & PEEPS - No Bake - Chocolate dipped - Red, White & Blue


I went to the dollar store and found these cups and straws....hmmmm what to make???

Btw, 24 straws for $1 is a great deal!!!


Pretzels are always an easy favorite but I think I was being a little lazy.  After dipping these nutter butter cookies I decided to only dip the pretzel half way too.

Chocolate
White chocolate
Candy Melts (Red & Blue)
Sprinkles
Cups
Bags
Ribbon
Parchment paper


Heat chocolate and dip, add sprinkles or drizzle with candy melts.


Bagged and added a ribbon.


Super cute! I ended up making these for the retirement residents for Memorial Day and when we called Bingo. They loved them.


Now what to do with the straws?? I originally thought of doing dipped marshmallows which is another favorite but then I found patriotic peeps!!! 

So excited and they looked cute in the package. I love PEEPS and putting them on a stick would be awesome, right!? NOPE! They looked super creepy.  Maybe dipping them in chocolate would make them cute. NOPE! Didn't help and now they looked like a cross between Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Penguin from Batman.

SEE!!!

Some things work out and some don't. Lol. MOVING ON....

THEN I saw GIANT marshmallows!!! I've made these for a few events lately and people love them!

It's hard to tell from this photo but they are about 2" tall! 
I'll try to post a picture of one next to a regular marshmallow for a size reference.

Giant or regular marshmallows
Candy Melts
Straws
Bags
Ribbon


I usually like to dip the stick in chocolate first and insert BUT these are going stay upside down and bagged. I figured it didn't need the extra support.

Candy Melts 

Heat candy melts and dip. I held the edges of the marshmallows instead of the stick when dipping.

Added sprinkles


Set on parchment paper to dry.

 Did you notice I alternated the color of candy melts opposite the straw!? :) 

I used the same size bags above for the pretzels but I trimmed off about 1 1/2 inches from the top before bagging.


So cute!!


I'll add these little tags and done!





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