Grand-Aunt Dorothy's Batzels in the Belfry

Grand-aunt Dorothy's Batzels in the Belfry

Recipe by John Paul Amaral Illustrated by Bianca Rader

Ingredients: 1 bag of large pretzels 1 bag of milk or dark chocolate candy melts 1 bag of red chocolate candy melts 1 3oz bottle of Wilton candy eyeballs 1 Wilton Halloween Candy Shapes 6-Variety

Optional: Caramel bits Cinnamon candy

Tools: 1 Chocolate Candy Melter Pot 2 Baking Sheets 1 Roll of Wax Paper

Steps: 1. Melt the milk or dark chocolate melts in the chocolate melter pot until liquid. 2. Cut two pieces of wax paper to line your baking sheets and lay them on. 3. Once the chocolate is melted, submerge the pretzels in chocolate with a fork until bubbles start rising. 4. Remove the pretzel and place it evenly on the baking sheet. Repeat and space each 1 inch apart until you run out of pretzels. 5. Place two candy eyeballs on each pretzel as they cool. 6. Clean the chocolate melting pot and melt the red chocolate melts until liquid. 7. Once the chocolate is melted, use a spoon to drizzle the red chocolate over the pretzels. 8. Decorate the pretzels with your spooky sprinkle and optional caramel bits or small cinnamon candy. 9. After cooling, remove the pretzels from the wax paper and prepare to serve.