Mini Pretzel Pumpkins
A Gothic Twist on a Festive Treat.
As autumn’s chill creeps in, let’s craft a delightfully eerie treat from the Food Network: Mini Pretzel Pumpkins. These bite-sized confections, blending crunchy pretzels with vibrant orange candy and green sour straw stems, evoke the charm of a moonlit harvest without any spectral tales. Perfect for your gothic gatherings, this 40-minute recipe yields 30 tiny pumpkins that capture the season’s moody magic. Follow the simple steps to create these whimsical treats, and let their historical nod to autumn’s bounty spark your imagination.
From food network Total: 1 hr 10 min Active: 40 min
Ingredients
8 ounces orange candy melting wafers (about 1 1/2 cups)
30 mini pretzels
About 15 inches of green candy sour straws or candy spaghetti, cut into 30 (1/2-inch) lengths
Directions
1. Place the candy wafers in a small heatproof bowl set over a small saucepan with about 2 inches of simmering water (the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water). Adjust the heat to maintain a bare simmer. Stir the candy periodically until melted; remove the bowl from the heat.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay the mini pretzels out on the parchment with space between each. With a small spoon, fill the interior of each pretzel with the melted candy so you have pumpkin-like shapes with a pretzel border all around. If the candy starts to solidify at any point, reheat it over the saucepan of simmering water until it’s smooth again.
3. Once all the pretzels are filled, reheat the candy if necessary and transfer it to a piping bag fitted with a very small round tip. Pipe a line around the orange interior to emphasize the pumpkin shape. Then pipe vertical lines from the top of the pretzel to the bottom to mimic the ridges of a pumpkin. Pipe a small dot of melted candy where the arches meet on top and stick a piece of green sour straw in for a stem. Let the pumpkins cool until the candy sets, about 30 minutes. Peel them off the parchment and store them in an airtight container.
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