Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pretzel Footballs

Happy Tailgating Tuesday!! Today I am going to show you how to quickly and easily make Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pretzel Footballs. 

When I was putting together my Ultimate Tailgating Recipe Collection, one of my favorite recipes I found was for these Chocolate Dipped Football Pretzel Bites. I mean, come on. They are the cutest thing EVER. 

But here’s the thing.

One of my least favorite things to do, cooking/baking-wise, is dipping things in chocolate. I can’t do it. No matter how hard I try, no matter how careful I am, the stuff comes out looking like someone already gnawed on it. Not good.

So I didn’t think I was going to be able to pull these off. Until one day when I was at Wegmans, and discovered these bad boys.

You know I love me a good shortcut.

Literally, with these, all you have to do is pipe on the laces. {If you don’t have a Wegmans near you, they also sell them at World Market and Trader Joe’s, and probably lots of other places, so check out your local grocery store.}

And they turn out so cute, it’s ridiculous. I made these for my son’s flag football team party last night, and they were quite the hit with the 6- to 8-year-old boy set. {And with the parents!}

Here’s what you do:

Lay all the pretzel nuggets out on a baking sheet. 

Place a small amount {you only need 1-2 oz} of white chocolate {you can use almond bark, white chocolate chips, or other type of white chocolate} in a plastic sandwich bag. Do not seal it all the way. Melt in the microwave for 15-30 seconds at a time, squooshing the bag after each interval to make sure the chocolate is mixed and totally melted.

Once your chocolate is melted, snip off a TINY corner of the bag. Like, teensy. Then, just pipe the laces on. 

If you haven’t done a lot of piping, I know it can be scary and intimidating. But with a little practice, you’ll realize it’s actually super easy. I made a short little video to show you a couple of tricks to make your lines look awesome. And you know what? Even if they do come out a little wonky, who cares?!? That’s part of the charm of something being homemade.

So there you have it. Adorable, EASY to make little football treats.  

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