Kids Valentines Day Treat

Kids Valentines Day Treat Idea- Chocolate Covered Pretzel Heart Bow and Arrow

This year at the kids school I am in charge of bringing food for the kids party in the "other" category. I wanted to think of something fun and festive that would still be savor worthy in the younger crowd. After much brain storming I came up with the idea to do these chocolate covered pretzel hearts with a bow and arrow. Hope you and your loved ones enjoy!!!! <3

Here is what you will need:

Parchment or Wax Paper

Sweethearts Candy 

White and Milk Chocolate Chips (or white and milk melting chocolate-found at craft stores)

Pretzel Minis

Pretzel Sticks

Red Food Coloring

                                                                                            

1- (optional, it helps the preztel stick to candy hearts better) With a small knife carve a hole into the top of the heart. Do this by pressing knife into candy and turning knife in a swivel motion.

2- Melt chocolate according to directions on package (I find stovetop double broiler method works best)

3-Once chocolate is melted dip pretzel sticks (bow and arrow) into chocolate until fully coated then stick one end of pretzel into carved hole in candy heart. Set the pretzel and candy heart onto parchment paper to harden. Make sure the pretzel and heart and well pressed together as this will insure a strong bond between them.

(my pretzels sticks had finger marks so I put the remaining chocolate in a bag with the corner cut off and touched up any uneven spots)

4- Allow chocolate to harden, it will take up to an hour.

5- Melt White chocolate and add drops of red food coloring until desired color is achieved.

6-Coat pretzel minis (hearts) in this mixture and lay on parchment paper to harden.

7- Once all "hearts" are coated immediately take the "bow and arrows" and place them diagonally across. You want to do this while chocolate coating on hearts is still pliable because as it hardens it will secure and ensure the bow and arrows are attached.

******This whole process will take about an hour to do. For a shorter version you can buy pretzels that are already coated (my local grocery store has raspberry yogurt covered pretzels that would work great as the hearts!) and melt chocolate to secure each piece together!!