These cute Turkey Pretzels are a fun Thanksgiving treat both kids and adults will love. Enjoy them as a sweet and salty snack or kid friendly Thanksgiving dessert!
The fun pretzel treats are easy to prepare and can be made ahead.
Thanksgiving Pretzel Treats
These adorable Turkey Pretzels rods with cookies and candy are a fun treat for Thanksgiving. Not only are they great served as is, but these turkey treats make wonderful dessert toppers... instantly making any dessert a Thanksgiving dessert!
Turkey Pretzel Thanksgiving Snack Time
Serve some Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate on the side for the kids. For adults Pumpkin Spice Dalgona Coffee would be lovely teamed with these yummy little pretzel turkeys.
How to Make Turkey Pretzels
Now let's make some of these cute Thanksgiving character treats.
Supplies
Here is everything you will need to make your pretzel rod turkeys.
- Pretzel Rods
- Grasshopper Cookies or other chocolate covered cookies
- Candy Eyes
- Candy Corn
- Orange Reese's Pieces
- Chocolate Candy Melts or Chocolate Bark
- Red Candy Melts
Lay cookies out on waxed or parchment paper (yes, a silicone liner is also fine) leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
Dip pretzel ⅔ way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture. Using a spare candy corn to elevate the non dipped end of the rod is helpful.
Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Re-melt chocolate (it will take less this time, be watchful). Using a spoon place a little chocolate to "glue in place eyes and Reese's Piece on end for beak.
Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
Immediately place the turkey pretzels in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Thanksgiving Snacks
More great Thanksgiving snacks to serve this holiday. It's always nice to have some finger foods to nibble on!
If you enjoyed making these pretzels try my adorable Snowman Christmas pretzel treats too!
Turkey Pretzels Treats
Ingredients
- 12 Pretzel Rods
- 12 Grasshoper Cookies or other chocolate covered cookies
- 24 Candy Eyes
- 84 Candy Corns
- 12 Orange Reese's Pieces
- ½ cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
- ⅛ cup red Candy Melting Chips
Instructions
- Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
- Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
- Dip pretzel ⅔ way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
- Using a spare candy corn to elevate the non dipped end of the rod is helpful.
- Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
- Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
- Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
- Re-melt chocolate (it will take less this time, be watchful). Using a spoon place a little chocolate to "glue in place eyes and Reese's Piece on end for beak.
- Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
- Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
- Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Lola Osinkolu | Chef Lola's Kitchen says
These are so cute Robin!