Chocolate Dipped

A few years ago we received a tower of tins filled with delicious treats as a Christmas gift. It was beautiful to look at and the salty-sweet goodies were delightful. The following Christmas, I tried my hand at creating something similar. It turned out to be easier than I thought and I have been making chocolate dipped confections ever since.

This is a fun project for all ages. The chocolate does not get hot enough to burn little hands and even adults enjoy licking the chocolate off their fingers as they work!  I have had the best success with apricots and mini pretzel twists, but pretzel rods work too along with peanut butter cracker sandwiches, oreo cookies, and dried pineapple rings. Chocolate dipped spoons packaged with some Decadent Hot Cocoa Mix make a great gift for teachers and neighbors. You can make as many or as few as you like and most dipped treats will stay fresh for several days when they are wrapped tight and stored at room temperature.

Chocolate Dipped

1 cup white chocolate chips

Assorted Dippers - pretzels, apricots, cookies, etc.

Colored sugar and/or sprinkles

Place white chocolate chips in a small, shallow microwave safe bowl. Microwave the chocolate on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat until chocolate is completely melted. Dip pretzels or other dippers into the chocolate half way. Shake off excess chocolate. Place on a sheet of parchment paper. Dust with colored sugar or sprinkles. Cool completely (about 15 minutes) and store in an airtight container.

Note: If the chocolate cools off too quickly and starts to firm up again while you are dipping, just put it back in the microwave for 15 seconds on high to warm it back up again. Stir well and start dipping again.