Whip Up Shamrock Pretzels for a Simple St. Patrick’s Day Treat (Just 4 Ingredients!)
Munching on these shamrock pretzels is like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow! They’re one of our favorite St Patrick’s Day snacks!
Sham-rock and roll with these St Patrick’s Day snacks! ☘️
Who doesn’t love St. Patrick’s Day snacks? The day is a fun reminder that we’re inching ever forward into Spring, and to celebrate, we’re sharing these cute shamrock pretzels that take just four ingredients and a few minutes to make!
This idea utilizes two different shapes of pretzels and some candy to create festive shamrock snacks. The result is a salty-sweet treat that’s also fun to create with the kids and tastes yummy, too! I also like that since there are no nuts so it’s a fairly allergy-friendly kids snack too.
Shamrock Pretzels
prep time: 10 MINUTES
cook time: 2 MINUTES
total time: 12 MINUTES
Make these salty chocolate treats, perfect to serve as St. Patrick's Day snacks!
Ingredients
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
2
Place three mini pretzels and one pretzel stick in a shamrock shape on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
3
Place a Rolo candy in the middle of the pretzels. Repeat with as many treats as you'd like to make.
4
Bake for 2 minutes at 250 degrees in the oven until the chocolate is just starting to melt, but not all the way melted.
5
Gently press a green M&M in the middle of Rolo so that the chocolate connects all four pretzels.
6
Freeze until the chocolate is set, then enjoy! Yup, that's all it takes to make these cute shamrock snacks!
7
To store leftovers, just keep them in a covered container for up to a few days.
Tips for making shamrock pretzels as cute St. Patrick’s Day snacks:
- Eating gluten-free? You can still make these shamrock snacks! Check out gluten-free pretzels from brands like Glutino or Snyder’s. Look for their rods and their twists for a wheat-free take on the original recipe.
- I used a bag of dark chocolate mint M&M’s, but if these are sold out near you, you can purchase a bag of milk chocolate M&M’s and pick out the green ones as another idea!
- Make sure to use parchment paper to prevent the shamrock pretzels from sticking to the sheet pan as the melted Rolo cools.
- Here’s a fun and frugal kids’ activity to consider with this snack – use this appealing treat to lure in sneaky leprechauns on St. Patrick’s Day and trap them! 😉 Turns out designing fun leprechaun traps has beonlinee a popular tradition and Oprah.online has some fun DIY leprechaun trap ideas!
I love that these festive shamrock pretzels are easy enough for kids to help make!
You can make just a few or create a bunch of these St. Patrick’s Day snacks for a larger crowd. These shamrock snacks are a fun idea to consider taking to school parties, to give to neighbors, or just to enjoy at home. I know we love how simple they are to make.
Feeling festive? Try making our copycat McDonald’s Shamrock Shake recipe next!
