White Chocolate Polar Bear Pretzel Pops

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Melted and tempered white chocolate

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Modeling chocolate* (or candies like vanilla and chocolate tootsie rolls

• Snacks

  • 1 Pretzel rods

• Desserts

  • 1 Fondant rolling pin

• Tools & Equipment

  • 1 Baking pans lined with parchment paper

• Other

  • non-stick baking mat (like a Silpat
  • fork
  • optional, food use only tweezers
  • small and medium round plunger cutters

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Description

Ingredients

• modeling chocolate* (or candies like vanilla and chocolate Tootsie Rolls)
• melted and tempered white chocolate
• OR melted white confectionery coating / Candy Melts
• pretzel rods
• Supplies:
• non-stick baking mat (like a Silpat)
• fondant rolling pin
• small and medium round plunger cutters
• baking pans lined with parchment paper
• fork
• optional, food use only tweezers

Directions

• Roll some white and some black (or dark) modeling chocolate out on a non-stick mat using a fondant roller.
• For each bear:
• • ears - cut out 2 white circles using the medium round plunger cutter
• • inner Ears - cut 2 black circles using the small round plunger cutter
• • nose - cut 2 black circles using the small round cutter and pinch it between your thumb and finger shaping it into a triangle with rounded edges
• • eyes - pinch off 2 tiny pieces of black and roll into balls
• • snout - pinch off 1 pea size piece of white and roll into a ball
• Pour melted white chocolate into a tall glass.
• Dip pretzel into the chocolate, lift it out, shake it, and allow excess chocolate to drip back into the glass.
• If using pure tempered white chocolate, refrigerate the pretzels for about 4-5 minutes.
• If using confectionery coating (Candy Melts) place in the freezer for 2-3 minutes.
• Use a bit of melted white chocolate to attach the round ball onto the pretzel, about an inch from the top.
• Dip a pretzel back into the white chocolate, giving it a second coat.
• Allow the white chocolate to set until it thickens, holding the pretzel for about 10 seconds or so, then press a fork onto the pretzel, lift up, pulling away the chocolate, creating spikes.
• Continue doing this, adding white chocolate if needed, until the entire pretzel looks furry.
• Attach the ears, eyes, and nose using white chocolate.
• Store in an airtight container for several weeks. Do not refrigerate or freeze.