9 Days until Halloween! DIY Treat Countdown Special

Hello loves!

I was super upset yesterday when my blog account wasn't cooperating and I couldn't share this fun DIY Halloween Treat recipe. So today you'll get a double-dose of Halloween goodies.... so to kick it off, here's Treat No. 9!

Witch Finger Pretzel Sticks

Here are the items you will need:

1 Bag of Large Pretzel Sticks
1 Bag of melting Chocolate
1 Small Bag of Sliced Almonds

As you can see this one is SUPER easy!  You can totally whip these babies up just before a party if you wanted to. For the chocolate, to make things easier, I choose to pick up a bag of lime green melting chocolate.  However, you could also use white and add some food coloring yourself, or even an erry gray color!  You be the artist and decide ;)

I mentioned my tips on melting chocolate in the microwave on a past posting.  You can see it here and it’s never failed me but please use caution as melting chocolate in the microwave is VERY tricky!  http://www.karamichelledesigns.blogspot.com/2013/09/have-case-of-mondays-check-out-this.html

Use a deeper (microwave-friendly) bowl so you can have more space to dip the pretzel sticks in.  After your chocolate is smooth and melted, lay out a long piece of wax paper.  Begin by dipping each pretzel stick into the chocolate, covering about 80% of the pretzel.  Since we are adding detail, it’s important to only do a series of about 4 to 5, then begin the detail work as the chocolate will begin to harden quickly.  Take one sliced almond piece, and push at the dipped end of the pretzel to make the witch “finger nail”.  Next, take a toothpick and begin making slices into the melted chocolate to make knuckles and finger indentions. Take your time and try to keep your hand steady in the process as the chocolate can move around a lot I still pretty warm.  Continue this process until you have made all the Witch Fingers your heart desires!

 

Don’t they look creepy!?

 

 

As I stated earlier, get creative with the color chocolate you pick out!  A gray color would be really fun to use as Vampires Fingers!

Stay tuned later today for round two as I’ll be sharing Treat No. 8!

 
-kara.michelle
“You had the power all along my dear.” –Glinda, the Wizard of Oz