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Jill McOwen
Jill McOwen
Updated May 27, 2025

Patriotic Pretzel Bites

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Make these easy Patriotic Pretzel Bites with rolos and M&M's for your next red, white and blue occasion. via @foodtasticmomMake these easy Patriotic Pretzel Bites with rolos and M&M's for your next red, white and blue occasion. via @foodtasticmom

Make these easy Patriotic Pretzel Bites with rolos and M&M’s for your next red, white and blue occasion.

Patriotic Pretzel Bites by Foodtastic Mom #redwhiteandblue
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These patriotic pretzel bites are the perfect dessert snack for little hands to get involved, helping to make your party prep smooth and simple. My daughter practically made these by herself. I’ll take any and all help in the kitchen that I can get.

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Patriotic Pretzel Bites by Foodtastic Mom #redwhiteandblue

I’m sure by now many of you have made these little sweet and salty pretzel bites, or at least you’ve eaten them at a friend’s house? I’ve tried them at several parties and finally got around to making them myself. Now I’m a total convert to this colorful party sweet.

Patriotic Pretzel Bites by Foodtastic Mom #redwhiteandblue

They’re an adorable little nibble to set around in small bowls at a party. And thanks to M&M’s helpfully providing their chocolate candies in colors appropriate for every holiday (this is not a sponsored post) these pretzel bites can be customized for any occasion. With high school graduations coming up you can even make these in your school colors.

Patriotic Pretzel Bites by Foodtastic Mom #redwhiteandblue

But I’m partial to red, white and blue. Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July… any other day you want to show you are proud to be an American. Just looking at these makes me smile. They sure made my daughter smile this morning too as she was helping me unwrap Rolos and count out M&M’s. She loved helping and at nine years old can do these all by herself.

easy pretzel bites with rolo candy and red white and blue m&m's
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Patriotic Pretzel Bites

Make these easy Patriotic Pretzel Bites with rolos and M&M's for your next red, white and blue occasion.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 18
Calories 94kcal
Author Jill McOwen

Ingredients

  • 36 pretzels
  • 36 Rolo candies
  • 36 M&M's candies 12 red, 12 white and 12 blue
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place pretzels in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Unwrap the Rolo candies and place one Rolo in the center of each pretzel.
  • Bake the Rolo topped pretzels for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and gently press one M&M candy into the top of each Rolo.
  • Allow to cool completely (so chocolate hardens up again) before setting out in bowls.
  • Multiply the recipe if you need more pretzel bites.
  • Change the color of M&M candies to fit your specific celebration.

Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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  1. Manila Spoon says

    May 25, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    My kids would love making this!

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Patriotic Pretzel Bites

Patriotic Pretzel Bites

Ingredients

  • 36 pretzels
  • 36 Rolo candies
  • 36 M&M's candies (12 red, 12 white and 12 blue)
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Place pretzels in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
3
Unwrap the Rolo candies and place one Rolo in the center of each pretzel.
4
Bake the Rolo topped pretzels for 5 minutes.
5
Remove from oven and gently press one M&M candy into the top of each Rolo.
6
Allow to cool completely (so chocolate hardens up again) before setting out in bowls.
7
Multiply the recipe if you need more pretzel bites.
8
Change the color of M&M candies to fit your specific celebration.

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