Caramel and Chocolate Covered Pretzels

This is one of my favorite treats to make because they're easy and the possibilities are endless.  Sometimes I like to use the full size rods and sometimes I use the "penny" sticks.  Either way, there's nothing like that balance of salty and sweet.  Today I made a batch of pennies to put in Easter baskets that I'm making up.  I found these cute pastel mini chips at Target.

You will need:

pretzels (any kind)

            individually wrapped caramels (Kraft)

milk or cream

candy melts

sprinkles, m & ms, toffee, etc.

Spray a glass bowl or measuring cup with cooking spray.  Unwrap caramels and place them in the bowl.  Drizzle with a little bit of milk or cream and microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring until completely melted.

Once the caramel was melted, I transferred it to my Wilton melting pot and kept it on the warm setting.

I put the mini chips in a shallow dish.

Then, I dipped the pretzel in the caramel and used a spatula to pour some higher up on the stick.  Once it was covered, I rolled the pretzel in the chips, pressing gently so they would stick.

I set them on waxed paper to dry.

I also dipped some in regular chocolate candy melts and when they dried, I drizzled different colors on top.  This was done by putting the melted chocolate in a plastic bag and snipping off the corner with a scissor.

Like I said before, the possibilities are endless!