Rolo Pretzels
Rolo Pretzels are fun sweet treats and salty dessert to make with your kids and great for Christmas treats. The best part is all you need for these are 3 simple ingredients! These easy turtles are made with crunchy pretzels, chocolate rolo candies, and pecans or M&Ms.
ROLO PRETZEL TURTLES
My friend Lindsay gave these to me and although I have seen them before I underestimated their yumminess.
Even though everyone has these Rolo Pretzel Bites on their Christmas plates, I never get tired of eating them because they’re that good.
The buttery, salty pretzels with the chewy sweet caramel is divine. I loved them so much that I made them with my boys today.
I let them put M&Ms on top but for adults salty crunchy pecans makes these taste just like a turtle. This is one of the easiest recipes and a fun activity to do with your kids and takes less than 5 minutes.
I had to give them to my neighbors immediately so I didn’t eat them all.
VARIATIONS ON THIS RECIPE
Make these easy pretzel treats your own! My kids don’t love the pecans but go crazy for the M&Ms and you can use red and green M&Ms for the holiday season.
- Hershey Kiss: Use a Hershey kiss instead of Rolo for Christmas Rolo pretzels. The white and black striped Hershey Hugs are really cute. During Christmas time they have a red and white striped Hershey kiss as well.
- Peanut Butter version – Use a mini peanut butter cup instead of a Rolo for a peanut butter delight!
OTHER CHRISTMAS RECIPES:
- Grinch Heart Christmas Cookies
- Cherry Kiss Cookies
- Pistachio Cherry Meltaways
- Christmas Tree “Cheese” Ball
- Soft Eggnog Cookies
- Sugar Cookie
- Peppermint Eggnog Punch
- Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Eggnog Gingerbread Trifle
- Soft Molasses Cookies
- White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Cranberry and Feta Pinwheels
- North Pole Cupcakes
- Eggnog Eclair Cake
- Santa Claus Cookies
Rolo Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- Bag of mini pretzels, (original, square pretzels, or if you are lucky you can find the mini star pretzels)
- Bag of Rolos, unwrapped
- Pecan Halves
- M&Ms, Hersheys kissables, (optional for kids)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pretzels on an ungreased sheet pan. Place unwrapped Rolos in a single layer on top of each pretzel and bake for 3-5 minutes. You don't want them too melted. Remove from oven and push pecan half (or candy) halfway down on top of each Rolo. Store leftovers in an airtight container.
I love these candies. But, I have two grandchildren who are lactose intolerant. I just discovered that there are dark chocolate Rolos!! These are ok for the kids in moderation….. so I’ll be making them this year!!
Thanks!
350 degrees for 3 minutes is way too long. The caramel oozed out the sides and the M&M candies slid off the pretzels resulting in an ugly mess.
Sorry! It is fine with my oven. I guess every oven is different and you might need less.
When do you unwrap the Rollo before or after you eat it?
before
I love these, but they’re so much better if you unwrap the rolos. The instructions say
Place unwrapped Rolos on top of pretzels
🙂
Will be making these for our church SPECTACULAR ,to snack on ❣️Sure they will disappear fast ❣️❣️Merry Christmas
They’re easy!
We have been making these for years, It is fun to involve husbands, children and especially grandchildren, We use the twisted pretzels then the rolo with a red mm looks like Rudolphs nose. The pecan ones taste like ‘Turtles” and for those that don’t like nuts just put another pretzel on top on the rolo for a sandwich, Lots of options, use your imagination,
Thank you!
Hey I need to make 27 little baggies of these for family…any idea on how many bags of pretzels, pecans & rolos I will need? Also, how many days in advance do you think I could make these?
You can make them way in advance but I have no idea how many you would need. 6 per baggie?
Thank you. It’s a great post.
@Hanna Lee,
My friend gave me some in a cute little Christmas tin filled with some tissue paper.
How long does it take foe roll to reharden
About 10 minutes in the fridge.
Quick question, what packaging would you gift these treats in?
I make these every year…can I also suggest also using mini reeses cups? Especially now that you can find them unwrapped in a bag-much easier!
I LOVE these yummy little goodies. One of my students made them for me last year and unfortunately my dog decided she liked them as well (amzingly she did not get sick). I can’t wait tom make them for my family.
omgoodness! I pinned this a while ago on Pinterest and decided to make it today using mini Snickers instead of Rolos… LORDY! They are delicious!
what a wonderful idea, add some sweet accompaniment like this, you can use also chocolate or strawberry jam, the accompaniment is the less important issue, just try it anything and enjoy preparing this.
This is what I have been doing with my pretzels for the past year! So delicious.
I made these & they were a big hit! I put a cashew on top instead of a pecan or m&m. They were so yummy! I have made them 3 times in 3 days now! lol
This is idiot easy! I love it! I also made mini turtles. One pecan with a Rolo ontop!
Rolo Crack…very fitting!
These are my favorite! I always eat way too many of them! I think I’m going to make them today. Thanks for this post!
My friends and I refer to these as “Rolo Crack.” Every time I make a batch “for gifts” I end up having to make two because I eat nearly all of the first one myself. This stuff is dangerous b/c it’s so easy to make and so addictive! Love your picture.
whenever I make these I can’t stop myself from eating every last one!!