M&M Pretzel Treats

I made a couple of batches of M&M Pretzel treats yesterday.

Pretzels, Rolos, Kisses, and M&Ms

I made a batch with Snyder's of Hanover pretzels, Hershey's Kisses, and M&Ms and a batch with the pretzels, Rolos, and M&Ms.  We had made them with Hugs or Kisses before, but I had never heard of using Rolos, until I saw that Miss Charming from Charming Zebra had made them that way.  Needless to say, I liked the idea, because, well {{{Rolos}}}.

Making a mess.

The process is simple, but oh, it was tedious.  We have made these for several years, but I don't think I had ever actually been the one to make them before; apparently my daughter has always been the one to do it.  Unwrapping - every - little - candy is just a pain.



Kisses

 Other than that, there really is not much to doing them though.  I just spread the little pretzels out on baking sheets, then I put a Kiss or a Rolo on top of each one.  I placed them in a 200 degree oven for 5 minutes, just long enough to get the candy soft.

Rolos

Then you take them out and place an M&M on top of each one, pressing down slightly.  It is a little tricky to get the M&Ms on neatly, but I got the hang of it fairly quickly.

Rolos

Let them cool a few minutes, then pop the tray in the fridge for about 10 minutes to help them set.

Rolos

Let them re-harden thoroughly before trying to handle them.

Kisses

After they are completely firm, you can move them to a storage container.


Kisses

I would have liked to have made the Hershey's ones out of Hugs, rather than Kisses; it would have been much easier to tell them apart from the Rolos.  The store was out of Hugs though, so Kisses it was. 

I also thought, too late, that I could have color coded them, using red M&Ms on one type and green M&Ms on the other, but I had already already mixed the colors by the time I thought of that.

You could tell which was which if you looked carefully, but at a casual glance, they were pretty similar. 

As it turned out, I decided that the Kisses came out prettier than the Rolos, but, personally, I liked the taste of the Rolos better.  The final decision was that the Kisses would be put up to be gifts, but the Rolos were fair game to snack on.  A good deal all the way around, I think.


Kisses

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