Description
These festive Christmas Rolo Pretzel Crunch Clusters are gooey, glossy, and irresistibly sweet-salty. Soft caramel chocolate melts into crunchy pretzels, topped with pecans, holiday candies, and sprinkles for the ultimate Christmas snack tray favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 60 waffle-style mini pretzel twists
- 60 Rolo candies, unwrapped
- 30 pecan halves
- ½ cup red & green candy buttons or M&M’s
- ¼ cup Christmas nonpareils or sprinkles
- Optional: extra milk chocolate melts or Hershey Kisses
- Optional: flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C).
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Arrange pretzels evenly on the tray.
- Place one Rolo in the center of each pretzel.
- Bake for 3–4 minutes, just until Rolos are glossy and soft but still domed.
- While warm, gently press ONE topping into each Rolo: pecan half, candy button, chocolate melt + sprinkle, or nonpareils.
- Optional: Add a tiny pinch of flaky sea salt to selected bites for contrast.
- Let cool at room temperature or refrigerate for 10–15 minutes until firm.
Notes
- Best enjoyed fresh but can be stored in an airtight container for several days.
- For a festive look, use a mix of red and green toppings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: Approximately 60
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg