Pretzel Turtles (3 Ingredients)

Published December 14, 2016. Updated November 16, 2018

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Pretzel Turtles are one of the easiest treats you’ll ever make! Crisp salty pretzel layered with sweet caramel chocolate Rolo candy and finished with crunchy pecans. Everyone loves these!

Pretzel Turtles in a Christmas tin with tissue paper. Made with pretzels, rolo candy and pecans.

Pretzel Turtles, the Easiest Treat!

Where have these tasty Pretzel Turtles been all my life? This is one of those easy treats that I’ve seen for years yet I’ve never actually tried them it until now.

I was totally missing out because these seriously easy treats are so good!

My 5 year old loved to help me make these and we both loved that they were ready so quickly.

And I actually love melty chocolate so I may or may not have eaten a few before they chilled and set. There’s just something so irresistible about melted chocolate.

Pretzel Turtles on a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Really this is one of those things you don’t really need a recipe for, it’s more to share the idea with you in case you’ve been missing out on it.

Because maybe you’re like me and you’ve been seeing them for years but for one reason or another you just always forget to make them, so I’m here to tell you do it!

And then quickly rush them off to neighbors and friends before you’ve polished off half the batch and then suddenly realized what you’ve done :).

Pretzel Turtles (3 Ingredients) | Cooking Classy

Chocolate is just one of those thing that gets us all isn’t it? Especially after a long day, or a bad day, or a hectic day, or a rainy day, or a Monday, or yeah, just any day.

It’s chocolate! And it has magical powers.

So just imagine tasting it now – a crisp, salty pretzel topped with decadent chocolate that’s filled with sweet soft caramel and finish it off with a crunchy pecan for a pop of nutty goodness.

Mmm mmm mmm. And they are just so perfectly mini and pop-able. I love holiday treats like these!

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Pretzel Turtles (3 Ingredients)

One of the easiest treats you'll ever make! Crisp salty pretzel layered with sweet caramel chocolate Rolo candy and finished with crunchy pecans. Everyone loves these!
Servings: 50
Prep15 minutes
Cook4 minutes
Ready in: 19 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 (11 oz) bag Rolo candies (50 Rolo's)
  • 50 mini pretzels
  • 50 pecan halves

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line an 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  • Lay pretzels in a single layer on baking sheet then place one Rolo candy in the center of each pretzel. 
  • Warm in preheated oven just until chocolate and caramel have softened, about 4 minutes. 
  • Remove from oven then press 1 pecan into each Rolo candy. Transfer baking sheet to refrigerator and chill until chocolate has set. 
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature (preferably in a single layer - the chocolate softens up just a little at room temperature).
Nutrition Facts
Pretzel Turtles (3 Ingredients)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 43 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 33mg1%
Potassium 19mg1%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Sugar 4g4%
Vitamin A 10IU0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 10mg1%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.