It is no secret I love a sweet and salty combo. With it being summer and s’mores the popular snack of the moment, I thought it would be fun to make a salty version using pretzels.
I’m a big fan of pretzels, and use them often when I’m making treats. These are easy to make and really tasty. All you need is pretzels, marshmallows, chocolate bars for inside the s’more and melting chocolate for the outside if you want to cover your s’more in chocolate (I pretty much want to cover everything in chocolate). Add some optional sprinkles, and you are good to go!
I used jumbo marshmallows and cut them to a more manageable size. Sit the marshmallows on your pretzel, add some chocolate (I used a dark chocolate candy bar) and then microwave for a few seconds. I’m sure you could also do this in the oven, but with a 15 month old at my feet, I’m all about the quickest option possible. The marshmallows PUFF UP in the microwave, so do not walk away – mine took less than ten seconds. Pull them out, add the second pretzel and let set up. You could easily call it good at this point.
I decided to dip mine in Wilton’s Chocolate Melts (the light/milk chocolate). I found that putting the s’mores in the freezer for a few minutes made them more manageable when dipping. That’s it – another quick and easy treat that is sure to please and would be so fun for a summer get together.
And on the inside…
That’s some good stuff.
Kathryn @ London Bakes says
July 21, 2011 at 12:48 pmThese look so good and what a simple idea! I love it!
leslie says
February 14, 2015 at 7:28 pmthese were not easy.. very messy and overflowed the pretzels.. i’m giving up on pinterest..must be me:(
Christi says
February 15, 2015 at 11:42 amLeslie, sorry to hear these didn’t work for you? Did you cut the marshmallows down like I mentioned? Full size marshmallows certainly are a bit much for these.
natasha says
July 21, 2011 at 1:10 pmYUM!! I can’t wait to try these!
Caroline @ chocolate and carrots says
July 21, 2011 at 1:12 pmNow, that’s my kind of s’mores! Yum!
jillian says
July 21, 2011 at 1:35 pmomg yes please! i love smores! these look so tasty. i just made a classic smote last night..and put a little peanut butter on it. so tasty! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ERIN WILHELM says
July 21, 2011 at 2:59 pmThese look so easy but yet so yummy! I think I’ll make some for a bake sale that we are having at work next week. Thanks for sharing!
Maureen Leahy says
July 21, 2011 at 3:02 pmThese look wonderful! You do love us, don’t you!
Felicia says
July 21, 2011 at 7:14 pmJust recently discovered your blog and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy checking in with you everyday. You never disappoint! And……I just happen to have some pretzels and marshmallows, thanks for sharing!
Mercedes says
July 22, 2011 at 3:10 amThat is perfect for me. I am always dipping my fries in ice cream!
Alli says
July 22, 2011 at 3:11 amA bite size sweet and salty s’more that looks almost too cute to eat!
Maria says
July 22, 2011 at 6:18 amI can’t wait to make these!
Julia says
July 22, 2011 at 6:38 amI LOVE the sweet and salty combo too, LOVE it!!! What a fun, easy little treat!
Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen says
July 22, 2011 at 8:40 amMmmm..these look great! I can’t wait to try them!
Jen of My Tiny Oven says
July 22, 2011 at 9:52 amThese look amazing, nice twist! YUM!
Dee at Deelicious Sweets says
July 22, 2011 at 3:24 pmMmmmm! These are amazing! I am totally bookmarking this. So glad to have found your blog!
Tessa says
July 23, 2011 at 5:36 pmSweet. Salty. This is brilliant!
M Morgan says
July 24, 2011 at 11:51 amYum – can’t wait to try these!
Pamela Goulart says
July 25, 2011 at 12:59 amWow!!! These sound delightful!!! I love pretzels & Chocolate and I love Marshmallows too!!! What a creatively marvelous idea!!! YUMMO 😀 You get BIG KUDOS for this one!!!! 😀
Inga´s Haven says
July 25, 2011 at 7:31 ampretty !! and prob so yummie 🙂
allana says
July 26, 2011 at 10:36 amHi there- can you provide any sort of ratios! I’m mostly interested in how much chocolate you need to cover X number of pretzels
Thanks!
Christi says
July 26, 2011 at 11:20 amAllana – honestly I’m really unscientific, if I don’t have enough, I heat up more, if I have too much, i rummage through my panty for more things to dip in chocolate. I’d probably use half a bag of the Wilton Melts for about four of these – they are good size S’mores. I should measure a bit more, but I’m much more of a throw it together quick type. 🙂
Courtney says
July 4, 2014 at 9:11 amHello, this recipe sounds delish!! Just curious, are you using regular sized pretzels or the mini ones? I’m planning on using this recipe for our party tomor row and I’m about to head to the store. Thanks!!
Christi says
July 5, 2014 at 10:57 amCourtney, I used the Snyder’s Olde Tyme Pretzels, the same ones I like to use for making chocolate dipped pretzels. 🙂
allana says
July 26, 2011 at 12:52 pmThanks for your quick reply! I don’t work with chocolate melts etc very often so I have no sense of how much comes out of one bar 🙂 I think my store just sells it in bar form, not the melts.
Lyssa says
August 2, 2011 at 7:00 pmAnother way to make a sweet and salty smore is to simply use a Reese’s cup instead of a piece of Hershey’s chocolate when you’re hanging around the campfire.
bevanne crawley says
August 30, 2011 at 4:01 amI love this and your smore pops I have made cake pops for family and friends it
Was quite time consuming your treats are so much quicker and look
Just as tasty thanks so much we are always having pot luck where
I work I know exactly what I’m making for the next one there pretzel
Smores everyone will be so wowed by them lol I always try to come
P with something different to bring thanks for the new ideas
jamie says
November 4, 2011 at 9:53 amI love this idea. Im curious about making them in advance and storing? Any thoughts?? Would making them ahead of time and keeping them in the fridge be ok? This is something Id like to make for possible Xmas goodies and am wanting to get a headstart on some stuff…if these could be made and froze that would be awesome. Can someone please let me know if they’ve done this?!?!
Thanks!
andrea says
December 2, 2011 at 8:26 pmThese look yummy! Have you tried this combo: squish a junior mint between 2 small pretzels and dip in chocolate. One of my favorite!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
December 13, 2011 at 11:44 amThose look amazing!!
Kathleen says
January 16, 2012 at 8:10 pmThese look great! I make cake balls for teacher gifts for the yearly teacher appreciation day at my daughter’s school. I think I’ll make these as well!
I think they would also be great for a party. An easy and impressive food item to bring.
Chanel says
February 9, 2012 at 11:57 amWill clean for your chocolate pretzels….. 🙂
babysushi says
September 1, 2012 at 6:45 ami love your blog! you’ll be my inspiration when i put up my dream store which is an ice cream sundae parlor which i hope is next year *fingers crossed. lots of love from the phlippines
Tamara Pease says
April 11, 2013 at 9:07 amSorry, had to laugh…I think you meant to pantRy….
Kristen says
May 25, 2013 at 12:18 pmI just made these, I picked unsalted mini pretzels and these were easy. I feel you could make these with a little child learning to cook. I made these for a party later today so I will let you know how they liked it. Super easy snack!
Tasha-Ann says
June 1, 2013 at 12:13 amTotally gonna follow you now! Pretzel S’mores?! Why didn’t I think of that?
Rebecca says
August 12, 2013 at 5:50 pmThese are so addictive! Seriously. I’ve made them three times in the past two weeks. Since I’ve made them three times, I can tell you that they are messy to assemble. But they are worth it!
Jo says
November 28, 2017 at 2:00 pmMarshmallow fluff as a sub?
Christi says
November 29, 2017 at 9:03 amI haven’t tried it, might be a bit sticky but would probably work!