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Easy Fall Pretzel Rods (2 Ways)

ByDonna Garrison

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Chocolate covered pretzels are a fall favorite for a reason, they’re easy, festive, and wildly addictive. These Fall Pretzel Rods come in two crave-worthy versions: one dipped in milk chocolate and topped with colorful fall sprinkles, the other loaded with Reese’s Pieces and a peanut butter drizzle. Whether you’re hosting a cozy movie night, prepping a sweet Thanksgiving snack tray, or need need a fast potluck or party snack, these treats are always a hit any time of year.

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Easy Fall Dipped Pretzel Rods

Side-by-side display of two white pails filled with easy Fall pretzel rods. The left pail features chocolate-dipped pretzels coated in red, yellow, and orange autumn sprinkles, while the right pail shows pretzel rods decorated with Reese’s Pieces and a peanut butter drizzle.

These dipped pretzel rods are the kind of easy sweet and salty Fall snacks you can pull together in minutes, but still feel festive and fun.

I love that with just a handful of ingredients including milk chocolate melting wafers, pretzel rods, fall sprinkles, Reese’s Pieces, and peanut butter, you’ll have two delicious Fall Pretzel Rods options perfect for Thanksgiving, Fall parties, potlucks, and movie nights.

My youngest loves to help me make them, and often will go off on her own creative tangents to make them even more fun and festive looking. The more interesting sprinkles the better in her world.

The sprinkle version brings the crunch and color, while the peanut butter version leans into that salty-sweet combo our family loves so much.

Whether you’re helping your kids make cute treats for Thanksgiving, or need quick Fall movie night treats, or a Halloween candy snack, these are no bake, no fuss, melty chocolate and fall candy goodness you can hold in your hand.

Chocolate dipped pretzel rods decorated with fall sprinkles and Reese’s Pieces as festive pretzel chocolate treats.

⭐️ Also check out more fun fall snacks like this quick sweet and salty Fall Snack Mix, and super cute Turkey cookies, some easy pumpkin spice muffins, or these adorable Pumpkin Dipped Oreos and these simple Thanksgiving Classroom Treats.

White pail filled with Thanksgiving pretzel rods coated in chocolate and topped with festive fall-colored sprinkles in red, yellow, and orange. The rods are propped up in white tissue paper, highlighting their colorful autumn-themed decoration.

Why You’ll Love These Fall Pretzel Snacks

  • A little salty, a little sweet: The buttery, salty crunch of a pretzel wrapped in creamy chocolate hits every craving in one fun-to-eat treat.
  • Instant fall vibes: Just add fall-themed sprinkles or Reese’s Pieces and suddenly your snack tray screams “autumn party.”
  • Crowd-pleaser with zero stress: These no-bake bites come together fast, which is so great for last minute gatherings or kid approved kitchen fun.
  • Doubles as a DIY activity: Let kids (or guests!) decorate their own pretzel rods. It’s part treat, part craft, and all fun.
  • Make-ahead friendly: Whip them up the day before and let them set, for easy party prep.
Chocolate-dipped pretzel rods decorated with orange, yellow, and brown Reese’s Pieces and drizzled with peanut butter, displayed upright in a white pail lined with tissue paper.

Fall Pretzel Rods Ingredients

Classic Fall Pretzel Rods

  • 6 pretzel rods
  • 10 oz Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers
  • 2 tablespoons Fall-themed sprinkles

Reese’s Peanut Butter Pretzel Rods

  • 6 pretzel rods
  • 10 oz Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers
  • 1 box Reese’s Pieces
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter (or 1/4 cup peanut butter chips)

TIPS: You can double, triple or quadruple the recipe for parties. You can also skip the peanut butter drizzle, or replace it with melted peanut butter chips, if you need to prep and store the pretzel rods for a few days.

Equipment You’ll Need

  • Microwave-safe bowl
  • Spoon for drizzling
  • Parchment paper
  • Small bowl (for melting peanut butter)

⭐️ Also try these festive pumpkin treats, perfect for Thanksgiving, and Fall parties or these Spooky Halloween party desserts, or some decadent pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing.

How to Make Classic Fall Dipped Pretzel Rods

White pail filled with Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods, each coated in milk chocolate and covered with festive fall-colored sprinkles in red, orange, yellow, and gold. The rods are displayed upright in tissue paper, creating a playful and seasonal autumn treat.

1. Melt the chocolate

Add melting wafers to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 2 minutes on defrost mode, then stir. Heat for 1 more minute on defrost, stir until smooth.

2. Dip the pretzel rods

Six chocolate dipped pretzel sticks laid out on parchment paper, with the top half of each pretzel coated in smooth, glossy milk chocolate. The pretzels are arranged in neat rows, ready to set or be decorated.

Spoon or dip chocolate over half of each pretzel rod and then place them on the parchment paper.

3. Add sprinkles

Fall Themed Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods arranged on parchment paper, coated in milk chocolate and topped with colorful autumn sprinkles including leaves, red and gold balls, and orange and yellow jimmies.

Immediately sprinkle Fall themed sprinkles over the wet chocolate. Let dry until set.

Optional: You can also very gently press the sprinkles into the chocolate with the back of a clean spoon or your fingers.

Close-up of dipped chocolate pretzels with Fall sprinkles, displayed in a white pail lined with tissue paper. Each pretzel rod is coated in chocolate and topped with festive red, orange, yellow, and gold sprinkles shaped like leaves and dots, creating a vibrant autumn treat.
A white cup holds tall chocolate covered pretzel rods coated with colorful red, yellow, and orange sprinkles, text reads "Chocolate dipped pretzel rods with sprinkles."

How to Make Reese’s Peanut Butter Pretzel Rods

White pail filled with an easy fall snack of chocolate-dipped pretzel rods coated in orange, yellow, and brown Reese’s Pieces and drizzled with peanut butter. The vibrant colors and sweet-and-salty combo make it a festive autumn treat.

1. Melt the chocolate

Close-up of Reese's Pretzel Rods ingredients, including a container of melted chocolate with a spatula, a bag of pretzel rods, and a box of Reese’s Pieces in the background. These are the key items for assembling the sweet and salty fall treat.

Microwave melting wafers for 2 minutes on defrost mode. Stir, then heat for another minute. Stir until smooth.

2. Dip the pretzel rods

Six chocolate dipped pretzel sticks laid out on parchment paper, with the top half of each pretzel coated in smooth, glossy milk chocolate. The pretzels are arranged in neat rows.

Spoon or dip the melted chocolate over half of each pretzel rod, and then place them on the parchment paper.

3. Add candy topping

Reese's fall dipped pretzels lined up on parchment paper, coated in glossy melted chocolate and topped with orange, yellow, and brown Reese’s Pieces. The festive colors and candy topping give the pretzels a fall-themed twist.

While the chocolate is still wet, press Reese’s Pieces into the melted chocolate, at the top of the pretzel rods.

4. Drizzle peanut butter

Reese's fall dipped pretzels laid out on parchment paper, coated in melted chocolate and topped with orange, yellow, and brown Reese’s Pieces, then drizzled with creamy peanut butter.

Heat the peanut butter for 20 to 30 seconds, then stir.

Drizzle the melted peanut butter over the top of each pretzel stick using a spoon. Then place the pretzel rods in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes to firm up.

Remove and serve.

Storage Tips: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Though they taste better within a day or two.

White pail filled with Thanksgiving Chocolate Covered Pretzels with Reese's Pieces, featuring pretzel rods dipped in chocolate, coated in orange, yellow, and brown candy, and drizzled with peanut butter.

Tips & Variations

  • Swap the chocolate: Try white chocolate, peanut butter chips, or candy melts for a different twist.
  • Make it spooky or festive: Use Halloween, Christmas, or birthday themed sprinkles or candy decorations for any occasion.
  • Kid station idea: Set up a DIY pretzel rod bar with bowls of toppings. Kids love to decorate their own.
  • Gift ready treats: Wrap a few rods in a cellophane bag tied with ribbon for an easy party favor or a holiday or Thanksgiving teacher gift.
A white cup holds chocolate dipped pretzel rods coated with orange, yellow, and brown candy pieces and drizzled with peanut butter.
Side-by-side display of Fall Chocolate Covered Pretzels in white pails, with one set topped with Reese’s Pieces and peanut butter drizzle, and the other decorated with colorful fall sprinkles. Both variations feature chocolate-dipped pretzel rods arranged upright in festive autumn style.

Final Thoughts

These Fall chocolate covered pretzels are the easy appetizers and snacks your autumn celebrations need.

Whether you’re prepping Thanksgiving pretzel sticks with candy, sending treats to school, or throwing together last-minute holiday pretzel treats for a gathering, they are no-bake, festive, and delicious.

Best of all? You can whip them up in under 20 minutes, which makes them one of our favorite go-to pretzel treats for the season. Sweet, salty, and just the right amount of messy fun.

Close-up of dipped chocolate pretzels with Fall sprinkles, displayed in a white pail lined with tissue paper. Each pretzel rod is coated in chocolate and topped with festive red, orange, yellow, and gold sprinkles shaped like leaves and dots, creating a vibrant autumn treat.

Classic Fall Pretzel Rods

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes

These festive Fall Pretzel Rods are dipped in milk chocolate and topped with colorful fall sprinkles. Perfect for hosting a cozy movie night, prepping a sweet Thanksgiving snack tray, or for a fun fast potluck or party snack.

Ingredients

  • 10 oz Ghirardelli Melting Wafers Milk Chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons Fall sprinkles
  • 6 pretzel rods

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate

Add melting wafers to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 2 minutes on defrost mode, then stir. Heat for 1 more minute on defrost, stir until smooth.

2. Dip the pretzel rods

Spoon or dip chocolate over half of each pretzel rod and then place them on the parchment paper.

3. Add sprinkles

Immediately sprinkle Fall themed sprinkles over the wet chocolate. Let dry until set.

Optional: You can also very gently press the sprinkles into the chocolate with the back of a clean spoon or your fingers.

Notes

Tips & Variations

  • Swap the chocolate: Try white chocolate, peanut butter chips, or candy melts for a different twist.
  • Make it spooky or festive: Use Halloween, Christmas, or birthday themed sprinkles or candy decorations for any occasion.
  • Kid station idea: Set up a DIY pretzel rod bar with bowls of toppings. Kids love to decorate their own.
  • Gift ready treats: Wrap a few rods in a cellophane bag tied with ribbon for an easy party favor or a holiday or Thanksgiving teacher gift.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 313Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 283mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 4g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered from online calculators.

© Donna Garrison
Category: Snack Recipes
Chocolate-dipped pretzel rods decorated with orange, yellow, and brown Reese’s Pieces and drizzled with peanut butter, displayed upright in a white pail lined with tissue paper.

Reese's Pretzel Chocolate Treats

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Chocolate covered pretzels are a fall favorite for a reason, they’re easy, festive, and wildly addictive. These Reese's Pretzel Rods are dipped in milk chocolate and loaded with Reese’s Pieces and a peanut butter drizzle. Whether you're hosting a cozy movie night, prepping a sweet Thanksgiving snack tray, or need need a fast potluck or party snack, these treats are always a hit.

Ingredients

  • 6 pretzel rods
  • 10 oz Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers
  • 1 box Reese’s Pieces
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter (or 1/4 cup peanut butter chips)

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate

Microwave melting wafers for 2 minutes on defrost mode. Stir, then heat for another minute. Stir until smooth.

2. Dip the pretzel rods

Spoon or dip the melted chocolate over half of each pretzel rod, and then place them on the parchment paper.

3. Add candy topping

While the chocolate is still wet, press Reese’s Pieces into the melted chocolate, at the top of the pretzel rods.

4. Drizzle peanut butter

Heat the peanut butter for 20 to 30 seconds, then stir.

Drizzle the melted peanut butter over the top of each pretzel stick using a spoon. Then place the pretzel rods in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes to firm up. Remove and serve.

Storage Tips: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Notes

Tips & Variations

  • Swap the chocolate: Try white chocolate or candy melts for a different twist.
  • Use peanut butter chips for the drizzle: Instead of peanut butter, use melted peanut butter chips for the drizzle.
  • Make it spooky or festive: Use Halloween, Christmas, or birthday themed sprinkles or candy decorations for any occasion.
  • Kid station idea: Set up a DIY pretzel rod bar with bowls of toppings. Kids love to decorate their own.
  • Gift ready treats: Wrap a few rods in a cellophane bag tied with ribbon for an easy party favor or a holiday or Thanksgiving teacher gift.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 360Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 213mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 2gSugar: 28gProtein: 6g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered from online calculators.

© Donna Garrison
Cuisine: American / Category: Snack Recipes

Donna Garrison is the founder of Packed for Life, an ever curious traveler with a passion for making memories with her family through food and travel. With a unique perspective on travelling on a budget gathered over 40+ years, 23 countries and 5 continents she gives families the tools & resources they need to experience the joys of travelling more for less through practical solutions. She helps over 20,000 families a month, make delicious easy recipes, and plan & take the family travel, camping and road trip adventures of their dreams in Canada, the USA and around the world.
Contact her at: Donna [at] packedforlife.com

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