Oh man, I hate to be the one to say something negative....overall I do give these 5 stars for flavour, ease, and visual appeal, however I am disappointed because I made 3 batches to freeze and give away as gifts, but I didn't find these treats have any portability, so I can't use them.
Mainly, the caramel kisses and white chocolate kisses melted okay, but they never hardened again, which means when I tried to package them up they turned into a gooey (delicious) mess. The almond kisses just never melted enough to "squish" for some reason, so I couldn't put candies on top. These tasted great and would be perfect for if you want to make them and serve them in the same evening, however for packaging up as gifts they did not work for me. Still a super-fun kids recipe though :-) I will make them again with my girls.
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This is a super easy snack that is a great hit with the young and old. It saves well in an airtight container and can be enjoyed for a few days after your party or event. I did them in a 350 degree oven but had to watch them continuously but they were fast and fun! ChefDLH
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I too, saw these in Parents Magazine years ago. They are so easy and such a hit! My younger daughter likes this version best. My older daughter likes the "turtle" version made with pecan halves and rolos. Delicious no matter what combinations you use!
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These were cute, very easy to make, and, once frozen, were portable and so made great holiday gifts. But they were a little too sweet for everyone with all that chocolate on those relatively small pretzels and I think I would have preferred to make them with another pretzel pressed on top instead of the M&M. Five stars for presentation and ease of prep... three for taste.
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Did not work well with caramel kisses. Once the Kiss became soft enough to press the M&M into it, the caramel was liquid and oozed out everywhere. I'll stick to milk or dark chocolate kisses in the future.
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Christmas Variation: Use the HERSHEY'S KISSES Candy Cane Flavored Candies and top with red or green M&M's for a festive Chistmas treat. My granddaughters (4&6) helped me make these at Thanksgiving. They liked them so much they requested we make them again for Santa!
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Oh I LOVED LOVED LOVED these little gems. We included these in our 2010 holiday trays and everyone loved them. I really like dipped pretzels but these are so much more festive looking, they are my go to from now on. We used regular kisses and hugs, but next year the kids want to experiment with the different flavors. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us.
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I found with the Hugs I had to bake them at 170 for 6 to 7 minutes. During the Holidays these work really well with the pretzel rings. I also tried a batch with the caramel kisses and pecan halves. Those worked ok at 170 for 4 minutes. Other recipes I have seen use 350 degree oven at 4 minutes for the Hugs.
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I do the same thing but I use the chocolate candy melts found in the candy making/craft section of most stores. I like to use the dark chocolate kind, plus it's a little less chocolate on each pretzel AND you don't have to unwrap all those Hershey Kisses!
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This was AWESOME!!!! We loved making it and is was so easy for my 8 and 9 yrs old to help with and EVERYONE loved it so much!
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These were so easy to make, the hardest part was unwrapping all of those hershey kisses. I made these for my Christmas eve table. Everyone loved them. DH's friends came over for a poker game a couple of days later and finished off what I had left so that leads me to believe they thought they were pretty good also. Thanks for posting!
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These look really cute on a candy or cookie tray. My kids really liked them.
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I made a smaller batch of these with windowpane pretzels. I used regular Hershey's Kisses and the kind with caramel in them. Only the caramel ones turned out. I couldn't get the regular chocolate to melt enough to put the M&M's on. However, the caramel kiss ones are delicious! I will definitely make them again with the caramel Kisses. Thanks for posting.
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Great addition to my Christmas cookies - I was looking for things my 5 year old could help with - this was perfect! And still quite tasty!!! Thank you!
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This is a fun recipe to make with kids. Thanks for a simple, delicious holiday recipe!
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So easy and so so good. My only problem was the unsteady hand from all the coffee I had early made it kind of difficult to get the M&M's in the center. LOL :) Made w/ caramel kisses YUMMY
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This recipe is perfect to make with little ones and it is so easy. No measuring, no mixing. All four of our children ages 13, 11, 8 and 7 all loved helping. We did have to bake the hugs we used with the pretzels a bit longer, more like 8 minutes. We also used chocolate caramel kisses and they made the pretzels taste like turtles! Yummy! We will make these again and they will likely become a family tradition.
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Fantasic! A great liitle addition to my festive treats!
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We make these to add some color to our cookie trays every year. We use the candy cane flavored kisses - the mint, chocolate, and saltiness of the pretzels are a great combination. These also freeze very well. We love how many you can get done in just a few minutes.
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