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Thanksgiving Pretzel Turkeys

October 22, 2014 By MommyOctopus 23 Comments
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Thanksgiving Pretzel Turkeys

 

Thanksgiving is a great time to show your appreciation to your family, God, and your many blessings.  One way I like to show my gratitude for those around me is to make fun food!  If you need a fun snack for the kids or something to bring to a fall party, check out how simple it is to make these adorable Thanksgiving Pretzel Turkeys!

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Pretzels
  • Candy Corn
  • Rolos
  • Reese’s Pieces
  • Sugar Pearls

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300.

On a sheet tray lined with parchment paper lay your pretzels with the salted side down with the double rounded end pointed toward you.

Thanksgiving Pretzel Turkeys 1

 

 

Place three candy corns on the single round end.  It’s easiest to start with the middle one and just place the tip under the middle of pretzel and the top part resting on the top of the pretzel.  Place the other two candy corns along the angled part of the pretzel so that they are touching the first candy corn.

Turkey Pretzel Treats

 

 

Gently lay an unwrapped Rolo on top of the candy corns.

Thanksgiving Turkeys

 

 

Place the tray in the oven until the Rolos are soft, 2 minutes.

You can push the Rolos down one of two ways.  You can use the back of a spoon to press them gently down to make sure they contact the pretzels and the candy corns.  The spoon is more direct and you are sure the Rolo is set.  But it tends to deform the Rolo more.

You can also do it while you apply the eyes and beaks. This way leaves the Rolo shape a little more but if you aren’t careful you get chocolate on your fingers that gets on the eyes and beaks.

Thanksgiving Turkey

 

Apply 2 pearls for the eyes and half of a Reese’s pieces for the beak.  Take a toothpick and dab it in the melted chocolate at the edge of the Rolo and dab it in the center of the pearl to finish the eye.

Let cool at least 30 minutes before moving to a serving tray or airtight container.  Enjoy!

Turkey

Comments

  1. Candy Cook says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Fantastic! They’re cute… and super simple. I like it.

    Reply
    • debi J koslovich says

      November 18, 2016 at 9:39 am

      I can’t wait until thanksgiving so my family can witness my turkey talent they will love these pretzel Turkey’s for sure thanks!!!!!

      Reply
  2. Me says

    November 20, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    Where do you purchase sugar pearls?

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    • MommyOctopus says

      November 21, 2014 at 7:45 am

      You can find them at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, or similar stores.

      Reply
  3. Dee says

    November 23, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    I found them at my grocery store in the baking aisle.

    Reply
  4. Little B's Mommy says

    November 24, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Super Cute! But I just went from each kid in my son’s daycare room getting 4 each to just his side of the room getting 2! Maybe my pretzel twists were too small (my husband grabbed the salt free version), but getting those three candy corns to balance was more difficult than playing jenga during an earthquake!
    I will definitely try again but not at 10:30 on a Monday night! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Alida says

    November 25, 2014 at 7:59 am

    I just luv luv it I’m a school teacher . They’re cute helps with fine motor skills and great for decoration . Thanks for the idea

    Reply
  6. Alicia Hurst says

    November 25, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    How long will these stay fresh for? Thanks again

    Reply
    • MommyOctopus says

      November 26, 2014 at 9:24 am

      I’d say not for too long because the moisture in the chocolate will make the pretzel soggy. They don’t last long at our house since kids eat them!!

      Reply
  7. Katie says

    November 26, 2014 at 11:55 am

    I got mini pretzels and couldn’t get the candy corn to balance. What size pretzels did you use?

    Reply
    • MommyOctopus says

      November 26, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      Just updated the post with a picture. Rold Gold Tiny Twists.

      Reply
  8. Shirl says

    November 26, 2014 at 11:29 pm

    Left in oven a little too long. Candy corn melted. Chocolate too soft. Still cute funky turkeys! Watch close after two minutes. Fun.

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    • Ingie says

      November 27, 2014 at 2:10 pm

      I popped them in the microwave for 9 seconds and that worked best for me. 5-6 minutes is too long in the oven (plus they kept falling off when I tried putting the sheet in the oven). I would say 1 minute is plenty at 250 if you do the oven.

      Reply
  9. Ingie says

    November 27, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    Also – I used heart sprinkles turned upside down for the eyes. They were out of pearls at the store. Very cute.

    Reply
  10. Debbie says

    November 10, 2015 at 5:03 am

    I wonder if using orange cake decorator’s icing (in the tube) under the corn would help in keeping corn on pretzel.

    Reply
  11. Traci says

    November 15, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    I warned the rolos first then stuck the candy corn into the melted chocolate. Put back in oven for another minute then did eyes and beak. Worked well!

    Reply
  12. Gr8antjuju@gmail says

    November 24, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    used a pill cutter to cut Reese’s Pieces and went Hobby Lobby for the pearl (eyes) in white and found little pearl eyes already….saved a step! What a fun, cute idea for favors for the kids for Thankagiving!!! In the oven as I type….can’t wait to see the finished product.

    Reply
  13. Dianna Beatty says

    November 8, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    LOVE them~ Can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
  14. Kim says

    November 11, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    Just love this! My son and I had fun making them. Made them gf too! Thanks for the idea.

    Reply
  15. Jen says

    November 20, 2016 at 11:02 am

    Fun with my 8 year old! Tips if you don’t need to mass produce these #1) put Rolo on pretzel and eye balls on top #2) microwave for 15 seconds #3) put candy corn in melted chocolate so it sticks #4) then press down the eye balls into the chocolate to stick #5) add the beak into the melted chocolate

    Turns out great that way and more so a individual craft for kids. Also…found eye balls at Walmart in cake decorating isle for around $2. Happy turkey making!!

    Reply
  16. Mary cook says

    November 3, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Can you freeze these? Also, best way to transport? I used the larger pretzels, they seemed to work easier.

    Reply
  17. Vickie says

    November 6, 2019 at 12:35 am

    Think I might try to make these this Thanksgiving ?

    Reply
  18. Tara says

    November 26, 2019 at 6:52 pm

    I accidentally bought mini pretzels be sure you buy the regular size. The Reese’s pieces were hard to cut in half they would shatter a lot of them and the rolos put in for 2 min would do maybe a minute as they melted too much and the eyes would run off of them. Cute idea!!!

    Reply

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