I know some of you out there hate white chocolate…I am not one of them, but my wife is. She’s looney, but I love her so much and I like to make her happy. SO, I went on a hunt to make white chocolate a little more palatable for her.
The first thing I did was get some pretzel rods – because what is better with chocolate than pretzels?
Then I got some decorations (red hots, sprinkles, colored sugar, etc.).
And finally…I added hazelnut oil to the chocolate as it melted.
Yup, simple as that. Hazelnut oil obviously adds a nutty flavor to the chocolate, but more importantly it makes the chocolate smoother and creamier. Hazelnut oil is the solution! My wife loves it.
Here’s a quick guide to making amazing chocolate dipped pretzels…
Ingredients:
1 bag of pretzel rods
1 container of white chocolate almond bark or 2 bags of white chocolate melts
1 1/2 teaspoon of hazelnut oil (more or less to taste and consistency)
Decorations (including things like: crushed cookies, colored sugar, sprinkles, melted milk or dark chocolate, mini chocolate chips, toffee bits, etc.)
Instructions:
Melt the white chocolate, with the hazelnut oil over a double boiler.
Dip rods in melted chocolate, let the excess chocolate drip back into the pan. Place on waxed or parchment paper. When you get to the end of the rods and you still have more chocolate, re-dip as many rods as you can.
Decorate while the chocolate is still melty. Let them cool completely and eat with abandon!
