Chocolate covered pretzels are the perfect combination of sweet and salty! To celebrate Halloween I topped off some pretzel rods with eyeball gumballs for cute and creepy Cyclops Pretzels.
One of my favorite things about Halloween is all the weird and creepy desserts! It is just fun to make treats around a theme. especially when a theme involves monsters, blood and other scary thing. My son is reading the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey in his literature studies this year, and one of the most famous stories in that poem features the one eyed Cyclops, Polyphemus. So it just seemed to make sense to make a Cyclops treat this Halloween. I am sure this is not exactly how Homer pictured the monster 2800 years ago, but it works for us!
These are super easy to make, and quite tasty too. I used green candy wafers with chocolate sprinkles to make the “monster” pretzels, and then added an eyeball on the top. I was worried the eyeballs would be too heavy for the pretzels, but one the chocolate hardened it stayed on top fine.
These would be a quick and easy recipe to make for a Halloween party!
Cyclops Pretzel Rods
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- 12 Pretzel rods
- 1/2 cup Green melting candy wafers
- Black Sprinkles
- 12 Eyeball Gumballs
Instructions
- Heat the candy wafers in the microwave until completely melted.
- Dip the pretzels in the candy and top with sprinkles.
- Stick a gumball securely on the top and let the rods harden.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition facts are estimates.
What creepy treats are you enjoying this Halloween?
Hi Anne, These are so great. The kids just love these for Halloween. Thanks for sharing with Foodie Friends Friday party this week. Will pin/share this weekend.
We Look forward to seeing you again with another delicious recipe.
Joanne
These are so cool!
Who knew Cyclops eyes would look this cute? Love them!
Wow, these are very neat and I bet the kids would absolutely love them.
That’s so cool! I am not good at making them but I love seeing what others bring to Halloween parties because they are always so creative.
Fun Fun Fun! I like to surprise the classrooms at school with different Halloween treats and these will be perfect.
Love these! Anything ghoulish my son is all about it! Perfect for a kid Halloween party too!
These are awesome!
I think I’m going to make some for a baby shower… pink, with no eyeballs 😉
What a cool idea! I almost bought some of these pretzel rods to do something fun for Halloween too. I love what you made.
These are so cool!
I love these cyclops pretzel rods. They are sure to be a big hit!
These are so cute, my nephews would love them!
Haha! I love these! My son and I like weird/gross/creepy Halloween food too.