Mother Lode Pretzels Recipe

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by jadedraven

This is a holiday staple in my home ever since I tried the recipe a few years back. I like to use mini-choc chips, cinnamon chips, and toffee bits and I usually omit the nuts and literally everyone raves about them, they are one of the staples of my holiday treat bags

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2011 by scott5625

I started making this 2 years ago; for the holidays. Now when I dont bring them,the family is left empty. Its just so much to make and takes time due to caramel thickening up. But when there's a family of 74 its a lot to make. I admit there excellent.

Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2011 by jagarrett

Made for after the church Christmas program. Was super easy and fast. Got lots of compliments and it tasted great!

Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2011 by cottoncandyhigh

Great sweet and salty snack. Made these for my sister's birthday- Halloween and everybody loved them!!!

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2011 by crazy4sushi

These were so good. Love the salty/sweet of the pretzel and carmel. The carmel is alot more forgiving that working with just plain chocoalte. And it adds great chewiness. The topping possibilities are endless. I added Christmas spinkles and a drizzle of white chocolate. I made these for second grade Christmas take-home gifts. But the kids ate them right up, before even taking them home. Not sure if I would go through the hassle of making them for kids again. I don't think they appreciated the time and effort that went into them!! I found little pretzel bags at JoAnn's in the cake section. They turned out really cute. I think I will make them for my bunco girls.

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by maggieaw

Yummo- who doesnt like covered pretzels. I threw some M and Ms in mine. So festive!

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by DAFox

Everyone who tried these loved them! I used the Honey Twist Pretzels (Walmart brand) no cutting needed. I also substituted peanut butter chips for the butterscotch and instead of walnuts, I finely chopped honey roasted peanuts! I used whipping cream in place of the evaporated milk so I wouldn't need to open a can for such a small amount. Delicious!

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by momaspanky

So easy! I found some old fashion dipping pretzels that were half the size of the rods, so no need for breaking in half. All the topping stuck wonderfully. Much easier and less stressful than my usual chocolate dipped with sprinkles.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2010 by OKSchultzie

When I took these to our faculty Christmas snack party people were grabbing them before I had a chance to put them on the table!!! Everyone loved the combinabion of sweet and salty. I used caramel apple dip instead of packaged caramels and it saved a lot of time!

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2010 by lmalaine

Much to sweet and very very messy to make. It did not make as many as it said it would. About one and a half dozen less

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by abbyeh

You can really switch any of the candy chips or nuts out for a different kind - I put in peanut butter chips instead of butterscotch because that's what I had, for example. They are awesome.

Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2010 by sweetangelkisses

These are TO DIE for!!!!!! Absolutely LOOOVVEEED em as well as everyone at the party! I hunted down the person who made em cuz I had to make em for Christmas goodie plates! MMMMMM!!!!!!

Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2010 by mrr1128

I've made these several times (without walnuts) and everyone raves. A must for a quick and easy treat to bring somewhere! :)

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2010 by lisawagner

Plan on making a double batch, they won't last long. I like to give them as a gift with a recipe card attached. The only change I make to the recipe is that I leave the pretzels the full length & sometimes I substitue peanut butter chips for the butterscotch.

Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2010 by cnymom

Sweet & salty, a perfect combination! I found that people really liked them with mini chocolate chips, chopped pecans & a few regular size chocolate chips-like a turtle candy on a pretzel.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2009 by eleyana

I have made these multiple times for parties, gatherings and fundraisers. There is never anything but crumbs leftover in a very short time. These things are addictive!

Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2009 by aloha2

Fab-u-lous!!! I took these to my MOPS group and the ladies loved them. My family asks for more, and I usually end up making a double batch. The kids can help, too. Wonderful combination!

Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2009 by schreiber

A mini crockpot works well to keep the Caramel the right temperature. This recipe is a keeper!

Reviewed on May. 17, 2009 by Steph5098

Echoing a previous comment, I brought these to a Memorial Day BBQ and they disappeared before the desserts were "officially" served. People were asking who brought these so they could get the recipe.

Reviewed on May. 03, 2009 by jadedraven

this is a great recipe...really easy and fun. I've made it with dark and white choc, also with cinnamon and peanut butter chips in addition to the toffee and mini choc chips. People always ask for the recipe and beg me to bring a batch to the next gathering :-)

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2008 by gretcheepoo

Really good and fairly easy to make. I bought the mini pretzel rods so that I didn't have to cut full size rods and it worked out really well. The caramel is hard to keep melted, but that was really the only thing that was even remotely difficult. Will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2008 by oksmith

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2008 by megans

I made these for a Super Bowl get together and they were a big hit! Everybody loved them and a couple of people asked for the recipe! A great party item. Yummo!