Name: Festive M&M and Pretzel-Kiss Bites
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 1 h 14 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 75 Pretzel Squares (Plain); 75 M&Ms – Colors of your choice!; 75 Dark Chocolate Hershey’s Kisses (16 Oz Bag)

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Need a snack that’s perfect for every holiday? I’ve got you covered with these M&M and Pretzel-Kiss Bites! The sweet and salty treat is a true crowd pleaser and can be modified based on the occasion.

Festive and Bright

This was the first year I didn’t go all out with Christmas cookie decorating. The holidays kind of snuck up on me, so I kept it really simple with peanut butter blossoms. With half a bag of Kisses left and a full bag of pretzels in the pantry, my mind immediately went to the perfect, quick and easy snack. I grabbed some red and green M&Ms and was all set to go. The good thing about this treat is that it can be modified based on the occasion or holiday. Valentine’s Day? Use red and pink M&Ms. 4th of July? Red, White and Blue. Festive and bright all year round!

Making M&M and Pretzel-Kiss Bites

Ingredients:

75 Pretzel Squares (Plain)
75 M&Ms – Colors of your choice!
75 Dark Chocolate Hershey’s Kisses (16 Oz Bag)

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet. Preheat oven to 300F

Lay out pretzel squares flat on baking sheets leaving only a little space between pretzels. Place a kiss in the middle of each square. Bake for 3-4 minutes until Kiss is softened but not fully melted. Remove from oven and immediately place an M&M on top of each kiss. Use light pressure to push M&M down into Kiss.

Allow to cool at room temperature. You can also pop the baking sheets in the fridge to chill to expedite the setting process.

Note: For the non-chocolate loving folks out there, another option is to replace Kisses with caramel squares and bake for 5-6 minutes and press pecans down into the caramel. Just as delicious!