Easy Peasy Turkey Pretzels Recipe

An easy recipe that will make Thanksgiving just a bit more fun! These adorable pretzel turkeys feature the salty and sweet tastes that kids, both big and small, will love.

Here we have yet another cute and easy Thanksgiving recipe. The Easy Peasy Turkey Pretzels Recipe might not be for little ones to help with but they sure are cute and the kids will love them. Set up the kid’s Thanksgiving table with the Popcorn Turkey Hands recipe, the Peanut Butter Haystacks recipe and the Easy Peasy Turkey Pretzels Recipe for a festive and fun Thanksgiving.

Ingredients

• Hershey Kisses.
• Tiny twist pretzels.
• Candy leaves/acorns.
• Candy eyes.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

3. Place pretzels on parchment paper.

4. Unwrap Hershey Kisses and place a whole kiss upside down in bottom hole of the pretzel. (If the kiss has a hard time staying up then break off tip of kiss).

5. Cut other Hershey kisses in little pieces and place them in the top two holes of the pretzel.

6. Place in preheated oven for 2 minutes, just so the chocolate is softened.

7. Take out and immediately place three candy leaves on the top of the pretzel where the Hershey pieces melted.

8. Then place your eyes, nose, and wattle on. You can use a candy acorn or an orange leaf for the nose. Use a red leaf for the wattle.

9. Work quickly before the kisses start to set.

10. Place in refrigerator for 3-5 minutes to harden. They can also be left out on the counter to harden.

11. Store in airtight container.

Pretzel Turkeys

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Additional Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

The cutest little turkeys for your Thanksgiving dinner made from little pretzels, Hershey kisses and candy leaves.

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Ingredients

• Hershey Kisses
• Tiny twist pretzels
• Candy leaves/acorns
• Candy eyes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
3. Place pretzels on parchment paper.
4. Unwrap Hershey Kisses and place a whole kiss upside down in bottom hole of the pretzel. (If the kiss has a hard time staying up then break off tip of kiss).
5. Cut other Hershey kisses in little pieces and place them in the top two holes of the pretzel.
6. Place in preheated oven for 2 minutes, just so the chocolate is softened.
7. Take out and immediately place three candy leaves on the top of the pretzel where the Hershey pieces melted.
8. Then place your eyes, nose, and wattle on. You can use a candy acorn or an orange leaf for the nose. Use a red leaf for the wattle.
9. Make sure you work quickly before the chocolate hardens.
10. Place in refrigerator for 3-5 minutes to harden if you need them ready quickly, otherwise you can leave them out on the counter to harden.
11. Store in airtight container to keep fresh.