Chocolate Covered Pretzels Dairy-Free
Dairy-free chocolate covered pretzels can be quite pricey to buy at the store or online.
But we've been making them ourselves for nearly twenty years!
Quick, easy, and affordable enough to share with everyone.
And nobody even knows they are dairy-free. Make them with dairy-free semi-sweet, dark, or white chocolate...or even with a mix of your favorite flavors!
Plus, add sprinkles or candy canes for some added flair.
See our quick tips and how we make them below!
Every Christmas, we get obsessed with melting dairy-free chocolate...and covering just about everything in it.
Crackers, graham crackers, cherries, marshmallows.
It's all fair game, as long as it's milk-free of course.
These chocolate chips (affiliate) were our go-to for this madness for many, many years.
Then recently, dairy-free, allergy-friendly white chocolate popped up.
And truly, all my white Christmas dreams came true!
Enjoy Life and Pascha both currently make white chocolate chips that are dairy-free and allergy-friendly.
This means we not only dip all the holiday treats in dairy-free semi-sweet chocolate, but we can also dip them in dairy-free white chocolate.
OR we do both, which is bonus fun!
HOW TO MAKE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE TREATS
To cover your treats in both dairy-free semi-sweet and white chocolate, melt each flavor in a separate bowl.
Then dip one color at a time and let it completely set and solidify before using the next color on top.
You can dip brown first and then accent with white drizzle.
Or you can dip white first and then accent with brown drizzle.
Or fully dip each color for two full layers, making sure you set the first layer before diving into the second.
One chocolate is fun. But two is always better!
One of our favorite chocolate dipped treats is chocolate covered pretzels.
When we use rods, these are very easy for the kids to do.
We also make good use of Christmas sprinkles on these (check labels).
My favorite and easiest way to melt chocolate chips is in the microwave, thinned with a little coconut oil.
Vegetable oil works for thinning if you you don't have coconut oil or can't use coconut.
You can even skip the oil if you'd like.
See full directions for dipping pretzels below.
But feel free to use this chocolate dipping method with all kinds of allergy-friendly treats.
TREATS TO DIP IN CHOCOLATE
Here are some snacks we love to dip in dairy-free chocolate, make sure to check that the ingredients are safe for your allergies.
- large marshmallows
- graham crackers
- crackers
- cookies
- pretzels
CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS
See our quick 1-minute pretzel video in this post!
INGREDIENTS
½ cup dairy-free chocolate
1 teaspoon coconut oil
dairy-free pretzels
sprinkles or crushed candy canes
DIRECTIONS
Prepare wax or parchment paper on a cookie sheet or cutting board.
Make sure all your supplies are dry. No water on bowls, spoons, hands, etc. If water gets into the chocolate, it will clump.
If you're melting pretzel rods, melt chocolate in a cup for easy dipping.
Melt chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time. Stir well after every 30 seconds. Stop heating when the chips are mostly melted. Stir well until smooth.
Don't overheat or the chocolate will clump and scorch.
Dip pretzels into the smooth chocolate with a fork or tongs.
Lay wet pretzels on wax or parchment.
If using just one layer of chocolate, sprinkle with sprinkles or crushed candy canes while the chocolate is wet.
Put pretzels in refrigerator to set the chocolate. It may also set on its own on the counter as you work.
Once hardened, add second layer of chocolate if you're using two chocolates.
Let the second layer of chocolate harden in the refrigerator or it may harden on it's own as you work.
When the treats are all set, serve fresh or store in an airtight container for up to a few days.
Hope you enjoy these dairy-free chocolate covered pretzels as much as we do!
You can save these chocolate pretzels on Pinterest.
And see more of our no-bake treats here!
This was originally posted in December 2014.
