Sweet and Salty Bite Sized Treats

We are ready and waiting for our baby to come now. There is no longer church commitments, day care commitments, just a mom waiting to hold her little one. Seth has been sick with a cold, we all have been actually, so taking it easy has been the going thing around here. Today we needed a project in the kitchen. (Let's face it, I was craving chocolate!)

I had these cute little pretzel treats last year, but had never made them myself. We had no recipe just an idea in mind and went for it. I don't even know what to call them...

Pretzels with Rolos and Pecans

We laid small pretzel twists out on wax paper and then put a Rolo on each one. I put them in the oven at 350 degrees for just a few minutes, until slightly softened. Then we pushed a whole pecan into the top of each one and let them cool. They make a yummy bite sized treat.

While we were at it, why not make a bigger mess with more chocolate...

Pretzels with M&M's
My tiny man has become quite the model it seems.

Again we laid small pretzel twists on wax paper. This time I melted semi-sweet chocolate (almond bark would work great too) in a small metal bowl over a boiling pot of water (double boiler style, I just don't have one). We then spooned a glob of chocolate on each pretzel and poked M&M's into each of the pretzels three holes. Again, let them cool and harden. (Wondering about the all-green M&M's? I found a bag from Valentine's Day that had never been opened. They are those sweet sexy green girl M&M's now a cute candy treat only ten months later...he, he.)

It was fun and Seth loved being able to be a part of the whole process, minus heating the chocolate of course. We are enjoying our bite sized treats and waiting for the contractions to get stronger. Baby this week? We certainly hope so...