Chocolate and Peppermint Coated Pretzels

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) package pretzel nuggets
• 2 (16-ounce) packages chocolate-flavored bark candy coating, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (4-ounce) square semisweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1 (16-ounce) package hard peppermint candies, finely crushed and divided (about 1-1/2 cups)
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

Details

Servings 5
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 4 ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on LOW setting 2 hours. Stir chocolate mixture; add 1 cup crushed peppermint candies and peppermint extract, stirring well to coat.

Drop pretzel mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies evenly on pieces before they set. Let stand until firm. Store in an airtight container.