Description
A festive and simple snack featuring crunchy pretzels topped with creamy Hershey's Hugs chocolates and colorful Milk Chocolate M&M's. Perfect for holiday parties or quick treats, these Pretzel M&M Hugs combine salty and sweet flavors in a delightful bite-sized snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Snacks
- 70 square pretzels (do NOT use butter snaps)
- 70 Hershey's Hugs chocolates, unwrapped (nearly 1 full 12 oz package)
- 70 Milk Chocolate M&M's, preferably red and green Christmas package
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit and line a cookie sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Arrange Pretzels and Add Chocolate: Place the 70 pretzels in a single layer on the prepared cookie sheet. Top each pretzel with one unwrapped Hershey's Hug chocolate square.
- Bake the Chocolates: Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes until the Hershey's Hugs chocolates are shiny and soft but still maintain their shape, not melting completely.
- Add M&M's: Remove the cookie sheet from the oven carefully. Immediately place one Milk Chocolate M&M on top of each softened Hug chocolate, then press down gently on the M&M to spread the chocolate evenly.
- Set the Candy: Transfer the cookie sheet to the freezer or refrigerator and allow the chocolates to set and harden for 15 minutes.
- Store: After the chocolate has fully set, store the Pretzel M&M Hugs in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
Notes
- Do not use butter snaps pretzels as they do not hold up well with the melting chocolate.
- Watch closely during baking to avoid melting the chocolates completely—they should be soft and shiny but still hold their shape.
- Press the M&M gently to spread the Hug chocolate for better adhesion.
- Chilling time can be lengthened up to 30 minutes if the environment is warm to ensure proper setting.
- These treats can be made ahead and stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pretzel hug
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 3.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
