These Rolo pretzels are the easiest holiday dessert with only 3 ingredients. This bite-sized sweet and salty treat is crunchy and chewy, and all around delicious for snacks or gifting.
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Easy Rolo Pretzel Bites
These Rolo pretzels are one of our favorite sweet treats! They make the perfect addition to any Christmas dessert board and look great alongside Christmas cookies, toffee, microwave fudge and peppermint bark.
This recipe and my Christmas crack are two of the most addictive treats you’ll make this holiday season. With only 3 ingredients, these Rolo pretzel bites are so easy the kids can help, too. Make a double batch, they disappear fast!
Chewy caramel, crunchy pretzels, smooth chocolate, and colorful M&M’s make these festive Rolo pretzels the perfect sweet-and-salty addition to your holiday cookie plate.
Why This Recipe Works
- Only 3 ingredients. This Rolo pretzel recipe couldn’t be easier, just pretzels, Rolo candy, and M&M’s. No mixing or measuring required!
- Fast and foolproof. These pretzels with Rolo candy are ready in about 10 minutes making them perfect for last-minute parties or cookie trays.
- Sweet and salty perfection. The chewy caramel, smooth chocolate, and crunchy pretzel create the ultimate bite-size treat.
- Festive for any occasion. Use red and green M&M’s for Christmas or swap in seasonal colors for any holiday or event.
Rolo Pretzel Ingredients
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Pretzels: Use the square pretzel snaps instead of the twists, so that the melted chocolate doesn’t seep through.
- Rolo’s: These candies have caramel on the inside, with a chocolate exterior. They melt on top of the pretzels and taste delicious!
- M&M’s: A colorful red or green M&M on top is the finishing touch to these delicious treats. Make sure to add the M&M’s right when you take the pretzels out of the oven while the Rolo’s are still warm and melty.
Other Fun Variations
Feel free to swap the M&M’s with pecans to make Rolo pretzel turtles. Or use a Hershey kiss in place of the Rolo to make Christmas pretzel hugs. You can also make these fun Rolo pretzel reindeer by using pretzel twists instead of snaps.
How to Make Rolo Pretzels
Made in less than 15 minutes, this Rolo pretzel recipe is as easy as it gets. Simply preheat the oven, assemble and bake. That’s it!
- Assemble. Lay the pretzel squares out evenly in a single line on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make sure each has a little bit of space in between.
- Add. Then add one Rolo candy on top of each pretzel square.
- Bake. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake at 250°F for about 3 minutes, or just long enough for the Rolo’s to get soft.
- Top. Remove the pan from the oven and then press a M&M, pretzel or pecan on top of each softened Rolo. Make sure to let them cool completely before enjoying!
Recipe Tips
- The pretzels don’t need to be in the oven for long, just long enough so that the Rolo’s begin to soften (usually about 3 minutes). If you keep them in any longer, the candy will melt completely and lose it’s shape.
- Press the M&M’s on top immediately after you remove the pretzels from the oven so that it will sink down into the melted chocolate.
- Feel free to add holiday sprinkles on top, or use different colored M&M’s depending on the occasion.
- Let them cool for several hours before storing in an airtight container. Once the chocolate has hardened again, they are ready to store.
Rolo Pretzel Sandwich
This is another fun variation that tastes just as delicious. Instead of pressing M&M’s over the softened Rolo’s, you can add another pretzel snap on top to make a Rolo pretzel sandwich.
To decorate them even more, dip half of the pretzel sandwich in melted white chocolate and then top with festive holiday sprinkles. The white chocolate not only adds an extra hint of sweetness, but a fun pop of color.
Have leftover pretzels? Mix them in with Christmas reindeer chow, use as the base for our favorite Christmas crack or to make a buttery pretzel pie crust.
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Rolo Pretzels
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°F. Place the square pretzels on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil. Place one Rolo candy on top of each pretzel.
- Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 3 minutes, until the Rolo's have softened. Remove from the oven and press a M&M on top (or use another pretzel or pecan instead if desired). Let cool completely.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely! Use rainbow M&M’s on these Rolo pretzels to celebrate birthdays or other fun occasions. This recipe also works great on Valentine’s Day, Easter or Halloween using the festive holiday M&M’s!
These Rolo pretzel bites will last for up to 2 weeks if stored at room temperature in an airtight container. You can also store in the fridge in a container with a lid and take them out about an hour before serving. If stored in the fridge, these pretzel bites should last for a couple more days.
Yes, although they never last that long in my house! Note, that their appearance does change slightly upon thawing. To freeze, flash freeze on a parchment lined baking sheet then store in the freezer in an airtight container up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.
