Dipped Pretzel Turkey Treat Cups

Ingredients/ Supplies:

Get Supplies according to how many Turkey Cups you want to make.

*Medium Googly Eyes

*Orange or Yellow and Red Foam Sheets or Construction Paper

*Scissors

*Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

*Chubby Short Clear Plastic Cups, 9 ounce Solo 2.8 inches tall

*Pretzel Rods, cut in half if long Rods, we used Crav’n Pretzels from Walmart

*Caramels, like Kraft Caramel Squares or Peters Caramel, we used Heavenly Caramels

*Dark Chocolate or White Chocolate Melting Wafers, like Ghirardelli 

*Fall Sprinkles, we found ours at Walmart

*Chocolate Covered Raisins, we used Members Mark brand from Costco

*Melting Pots, Wilton’s or etc… or melt Caramel in double boiler on medium heat until melted or microwave, melt chocolate wafers in a microwave safe glass container in 30 second increments in microwave stirring between increments until melted or melt according to directions on chocolate wafers and then melt according to Caramel Package instructions.

Instructions:

Melt wafers and caramels according to directions above.  

Then dip one pretzel at a time in melted caramel and scoop with a spoon caramel to desired point on pretzel leaving 2 inches pretzel showing.  Allow to set on a baking mat or parchment paper until caramel is set, repeat for each pretzel needed.  (We made 5 dipped pretzels for each turkey cup.)

Dip each caramel covered pretzel in the melted chocolate wafers in the same way you did the caramel, then place them on baking mat or parchment paper and sprinkle on sprinkles while chocolate is still wet.

Allow dipped pretzels to set completely and then store in a cool dry place until ready make the turkey cups or enjoy!

Assembly:

Cut out as many red snoods from the red foam sheet as needed

Cut out as many beaks from the orange or yellow foam sheet as needed

Using a low temp glue gun and add the eyes, beak and snood to plastic clear cup, glue on where desired allow to set.

Pour raisins in plastic clear turkey cup.  Then add the pretzel turkey feathers.

Enjoy!

Lindy