How To Make Bride And Groom Pretzel Rods

For the by 2 weeks me, Nick, and Carly have been in Idaho and Utah visiting family. The main purpose of our trip was to attend and celebrate the my sister-in-law'southward wedding. Oh my, it was a gorgeous hymeneals! I matter that I helped out with was making these cute hymeneals favors (seen on pinterest & Etsy)… 300 Bride & Groom Pretzel Rod couples. My mother in law and I (and a few other helpers here and there) worked on these for a full of virtually 12 hours. We really picked up the pace towards the finish one time we perfected our method so if I did this again information technology wouldn't take quite so long. (Contact me if you want to order some!)

Yard, then we did 300 couples which means we did 300 brides & 300 Grooms. Since the Groom has both white chocolate and milk chocolate they have to be dipped twice so nosotros actually had to dip pretzel rods 900 times (and nosotros lost count so so even did a lilliputian more than 300). We didn't utilise the really big pretzel rods because we thought that would have way more chocolate, fourth dimension, and money. The day after the wedding ceremony we used up the remaining chocolate and one bag of large pretzel rods for all the grand kids and nosotros constitute that they did not taste nearly as good as the small pretzel "dipping sticks" probably because at that place was likewise much pretzel for the amount of chocolate. Plus, the minor "dipping sticks" pretzels are the perfect size for a piffling treat.

The brides were a chip easier than the grooms but hither are some tips if you lot want to make them (recipe beneath):

Lightly scrape the bottom side of the pretzel and so excess chocolate doesn't puddle.
Less is more when it comes to sprinkles. Too many makes it tastes like those stone processed suckers.
The big bead sprinkles do not stay on easily only but take a deep breath, try to have steady fingers, and if they outset to slide just gently push button them back to the middle. (This was the most hard/annoying part)

I absolutely love how the grooms turned out (plus they gustatory modality better since they have chocolate)! Hither are some tips for making the grooms:

Brand the white chocolate layer every bit thin every bit possible- Dip when chocolate is warm and reheat when it starts to cool and get thick; scrape the bottom side of the pretzels since it will be covered with chocolate anyhow.
When dipping the white chocolate covered pretzels into the chocolate y'all MUST work apace or else the white chocolate will start to melt and mix with the outside chocolate layer (let the chocolate cool in the mug a lilliputian before dipping)
To form a "V", tilt the loving cup and press gently press the pretzel in assuasive the chocolate to come upwards onto the white chocolate. Quickly lift out, gently scrape the back, and place on wax paper.
Brand the buttons by dabbing on chocolate with a toothpick.
The bow ties are a more than slow. You tin can class them hands past making ii dots of chocolate close together but not touching so push the chocolate around using a toothpick to form each dot into a triangle.

Nick'southward mom (with the cute nails) did most all the buttons and bow ties.

Packaging the pretzels was probably the easiest part but but a few tips:

The pretzel rods/sticks are not all the exact same size so earlier placing in the bags friction match each bride to a similar size groom.
When placing the pretzels in, be certain to put them on top of any additional folds in the plastic.
Make the fold right at the top of the pretzel (no extra space to a higher place) and then that they are held in place and won't roll or shift to the side of the bag.

I recollect I became a pretty good (pretzel) matchmaker. 🙂

Despite our miscounting, in the end nosotros just had iii actress grooms… they were yummy!

Bride & Groom Pretzel Rods

This recipe makes 300 brides and 300 grooms which does take time just due to the quantity just information technology's not so bad if you make 20-xxx for something like a bridal shower.

Prep Time 12 hrs

Total Fourth dimension 12 hrs

Servings: 300

▢ 1 pound chocolate flavored Almond Bark
▢ 5 bags Snyder Dipping Sticks Pretzels
▢ iv-5 12 ounce Wilton white candy melts
▢ i 8 ounce container Wilton white sparkling sprinkles
▢ one 5 ounce container Wilton white sugar pearls
▢ 300 modest clear cellophane numberless
▢ 300 stickers

Lay wax newspaper downward on a apartment surface (or big baking sheets to easily move).

For the Groom:

Place some white candy melts in a mug (fill virtually 3/4 full) and microwave in 30 second increments until melted.
Take one pretzel stick at a time and dip it three/4 of the style into the chocolate (I like to hold the mug at an bending and and then twist the pretzel while in the chocolate to get and even line). Pull the pretzel out and then shake and tap it on the inside of the mug to remove backlog chocolate. Scrape the lesser of the pretzel on the edge of the mug and and so identify on wax paper. Echo until you take dipped 300. (Reheat the chocolate when it starts to go thick. Cook more chocolate as needed.)
Once the white chocolate layer is done, fill another mug 3/four full of chocolate flavored Almond Bark and cook in thirty second increments until only melted. If chocolate is really hot, expect v minutes earlier proceeding to dip.
Take a pretzels already dipped in white chocolate and while holding the mug of chocolate at an angle gently, yet quickly, lay the pretzel in the chocolate, pushing simply the end of it completely in the chocolate and so that the bottom is covered only then forms a "V" equally the chocolate wraps around the sides of the pretzel. Pull the pretzel out, give it a quick shake to remove excess and and so lightly scrape the bottom of the pretzel on the edge of the mug. Identify back on wax paper and repeat with remaining pretzels.
Make the buttons with the chocolate flavored almond bawl by dabbing on chocolate using a toothpick.
Form the bow tie past dabbing on two dots close together but not touching. Use the toothpick to form the dots into two touching triangles. (Add together more than chocolate with the toothpick as necessary.)

For the Bride:

Pour some of the sprinkles into a bowl and set close by. Place sugar pearls in a small dish and set aside.
Place some white processed melts in a mug (fill nearly 3/four full) and microwave in 30 2nd increments until melted.
Dip a pretzel into the white chocolate as done with the 1st layer for the groom. When removing the pretzel from the chocolate lightly shake off excess chocolate and lightly scrape the lesser. Concur the dipped pretzel over the bowl of sprinkles, pick upwardly some of the the sprinkles and lightly sprinkle them over the freshly dipped pretzel (what doesn't stick will fall dorsum into the bowl). Lay the pretzel on wax paper and then add three sugar pearls to the summit of the white chocolate to grade a necklace. (If they start to slide but push them back with your fingers or a toothpick. You may need to agree them in place for a few seconds.) Repeat until you have 300 brides.

Heidi (the helpmate) painted all the vases, tea light containers, and frames for her centerpieces. They turned out then stinkin cute! She was able to exercise it if for pretty cheap past getting the vases from the second hand store Desert Industries (similar Goodwill). She wasn't able to get all the same vases just I actually really like that they were all different shapes and that she painted some gold and some with glitter. Stunning!The Bride and Groom with all the nieces and nephews (Carly is freakin out a bit). They are going to be great parents!
Heidi is the most beautiful bride! Lover her clothes, shoes, hair (done by her sister), and doesn't she have the most perfect smile!? I love this picture below where she is smiling at her husband. They are so in dearest! The other picture below with a few of the grooms men shows a little of the back of her gorgeous clothes.