Thank you so much for this video. I just made some white chocolate covered pretzel rods because of you. I used straight up white chocolate, no oil and not white candy and a ladle. Excellent results. Thanks again!
hi. I just finished dipping 60 rods for a fundraiser. Your video really helped me so much. I also put the chocolate and the double boiler in my sink and dipped them there. I didn't have the usual mess of chocolate all over my kitchen and the chocolate was a great consistency throughout.
Aww thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot that you took time. I’m certainly no pro but that was never the intention. I just started this kind of during Covid so I could teach my new daughter-in-law and her friends some very basic, cooking and baking fun!
You know what's crazy, I'm looking at videos using candy coating for pretzels. The next one was your video, and as soon as I see it, I recognize your face because I've seen you someplace before, but not on CZcams, like out and about. CZcams videos come from all over the USA, and all countires, but when you mentioned Rochester Rd., well, we're in northern Oakland County, north of Clarkston. THUMBS UP!!!
Hi My son and I want to make some of these for Christmas. I've done them before but it was a really long time ago. I saw that you added shortening in one of your other videos. Do you do that after the chocolate melts or can you put some in the double pot while you're melting it? Also, can you use anything other than shortening to get that creamy texture? Thanks for making such cool videos!
Hi there! If the chocolate is fresh, when you buy it, the wafers and such… It should be fine in the double boiler while on low heat-- only is the last resort while I add a little bit of some sort of oil. The chocolate melts should be just fine. You’ll jump right back into it like riding a bike if you’ve done it in the past. This was one of the first videos I made and I know it was long and I feel really bad about that. But I figured if one dip could help somebody, jeepers that’s my goal. and gosh, thank you for your very kind words. I so appreciate you. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me and hopefully I’ll see them in time. In the meantime, merry Christmas to you and yours, have a blessed holiday!
@@Aunt-Shirley thank you so much for responding. We are going to try it this week! Here is what my son wants to say: Thanks for showing us this video. It was really cool. Sean
Noted! in the past I’ve use Merkins chocolate. And I get that from a local cake and candy shop here. There are those wafers. This time I bought a different kind,
I would not recommend it. When you freeze chocolates, the buttercream can separate and it will look all white and swirly. Once they are dipped they stay fresh for a long long time. So after they're drying set I keep them in the original pretzel tub that they came in, careful not to overcrowd them so the sprinkles come off. But they really do stay fresh for a long time after that. Good luck! I'm sure you and yours will love them. Shirley
No need, unless it's old chocolate or you want it thinner. I needed mine thinner for the recent Girl scout cookies I made. so I added some cocoanut oil. just never anything that has water. :) Good luck! (Sorry I didn't see this earlier!)
Hi sorry I’m just seeing this now! Actually the pretzels that I make I just give away as gifts. And this older video here? I was making a lot for my husband’s coworkers. I wish I had a better answer for you!
@@Aunt-ShirleyHello, I love your video! You are as cute and friendly as can be. I’ve been wanting to try this for years but was never confident. A few questions: 1. I only bought a regular bag of pretzel rods so I don’t have the container to put them back into like you do. How do I store them so the chocolate doesn’t discolor? Can I just bag them up like you did? 2. How long can they be stored and still taste fresh and not stale? 3. Can you use Nestles chocolate chips? Thank you!!
Hi there! I hope the following will answer your questions. Ideally, I suppose they should be put into something like a big Ziploc bag. But I really don’t even think it’s necessary. I’ve displayed them for company in a widemouth mason jar with a ribbon around it and that always looks so pretty Think of it like a Hershey bar sitting out. It really doesn’t need to be in the refrigerator, because the buttercream can separate, and you’ll get that white swirly look to your chocolates. So room temperature is fine! As far as using the little semi sweet chocolate morsels?, I suppose you could, but I haven’t done that. I’ve used those for making chocolate ganache for what I make a cake though. There’s been a few different times when I’ve had one of those oversized big Hershey bars, and I’ve chunk it up and it works lovely in the double boiler for dipping pretzels! After all it’s just chocolate anyway Well I hope that helped my dear. And thank you for tuning in this was one of my first videos I made. So it makes me feel good that someone liked it.❤
Neat. That’s one thing I never thought of. I guess I have enough chocolate on it that both sides are dipped first and then I shake it off enough that it doesn’t Scooch all over the place when I do laying down. I like everybody chiming in with different ideas! Everyone helping everyone. :-)
@@lynnefairchild7857 hi there. Good question! Actually about 3/4 around the sprinkles will be. So when I put them in to the baggies, I just slide them in pretty side up and all in a row.
I notice you’re not tempering your chocolate. Real chocolate need tempering, otherwise it will end up having discolored blotches or blooming. If your chocolate doesn’t require tempering, then I doubt it’s real chocolate, rather candy melts. Please clarify. They sure do look scrumptious though. Thank you for sharing
after checking, the brand that I bought was new to me, and I really didn’t think it was chocolate! It was from a local company, here called, Stover and Company. The candy melts were totally delicious, especially the dark chocolate, but upon looking, they really weren’t chocolate at all. They were the wafers! so you’re absolutely right real chocolate needs tempering, I just got excited because this brand said no tempering. Lesson learned! it was delicious though.
@@mariannebonar-cunningham6852 I understand. Originally my videos were all made for family members during Covid. People who know me. I know there are a zillion CZcams videos, where by people have multiple cameras and certain lighting, and certainly don’t talk as much as me. I didn’t wanna be like that. I just wanted to be my authentic self, and have people feel like they’re sitting in my kitchen with me talking. My Facebook group is much more interactive in that regard. I do respect your opinion, And I appreciate the word sorry at the end :-) I’m kind of thin skinned I suppose lol🙃
Thank you so much for this video. I just made some white chocolate covered pretzel rods because of you. I used straight up white chocolate, no oil and not white candy and a ladle. Excellent results. Thanks again!
What brand?
hi. I just finished dipping 60 rods for a fundraiser. Your video really helped me so much. I also put the chocolate and the double boiler in my sink and dipped them there. I didn't have the usual mess of chocolate all over my kitchen and the chocolate was a great consistency throughout.
Awww thank you for your kind words! You actually have no idea how that makes me happy! Yay!
Thank you!! God bless you and your family!!! Your video was very helpful!
I really like your video, you are so natural and friendly! thank you!!!
Aww thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot that you took time. I’m certainly no pro but that was never the intention. I just started this kind of during Covid so I could teach my new daughter-in-law and her friends some very basic, cooking and baking fun!
Great video 👍👍
Very helpful! I will make these with my daughters for Christmas! Happy Holidays to you!
Thank you for your kind words! I hope they turn out wonderfully for you! Happy holidays to you as well. May God richly bless you this following year!🥰
You know what's crazy, I'm looking at videos using candy coating for pretzels. The next one was your video, and as soon as I see it, I recognize your face because I've seen you someplace before, but not on CZcams, like out and about. CZcams videos come from all over the USA, and all countires, but when you mentioned Rochester Rd., well, we're in northern Oakland County, north of Clarkston. THUMBS UP!!!
THANK YOU
Thank you for your video.
So nice of you to take the time to comment ☺️ that actually really means a lot!
Back in the day we did a double boiler with chocolate and we had to add the wax. Boy I feel old 😂😂😂😂
thanks Rachel. Yes I did use a double boiler to melt the chocolate. I don’t like using a microwave for this stuff. So you are right, I’m with you!
I just enjoyed watching your video
Ty!!
What a delightful video to watch! I wish I could help make the pretzel rods and bag them up, maybe eat one or two!
Thank you so so much I appreciate your kind words
Omg i love thiss
I think I love you Aunt Shirley!!!
Haha love you right back!😄
Wilton Chocolate from Lititz,PA is awesome "chocolate" wafers
Hi My son and I want to make some of these for Christmas. I've done them before but it was a really long time ago. I saw that you added shortening in one of your other videos. Do you do that after the chocolate melts or can you put some in the double pot while you're melting it? Also, can you use anything other than shortening to get that creamy texture? Thanks for making such cool videos!
Hi there! If the chocolate is fresh, when you buy it, the wafers and such… It should be fine in the double boiler while on low heat-- only is the last resort while I add a little bit of some sort of oil. The chocolate melts should be just fine. You’ll jump right back into it like riding a bike if you’ve done it in the past. This was one of the first videos I made and I know it was long and I feel really bad about that. But I figured if one dip could help somebody, jeepers that’s my goal. and gosh, thank you for your very kind words. I so appreciate you. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me and hopefully I’ll see them in time. In the meantime, merry Christmas to you and yours, have a blessed holiday!
@@Aunt-Shirley thank you so much for responding. We are going to try it this week! Here is what my son wants to say: Thanks for showing us this video. It was really cool. Sean
I love this video! Please use common store brands if your able to! So I can follow it exactly
Noted! in the past I’ve use Merkins chocolate. And I get that from a local cake and candy shop here. There are those wafers. This time I bought a different kind,
Merckens is the best!!
Merkins is my favorite as well!
I refuse to use anything but Merckens!
Love your way !! It looks like my way, just don’t have your chocolate,
Thanks for this video. Can you freeze them?
I would not recommend it. When you freeze chocolates, the buttercream can separate and it will look all white and swirly. Once they are dipped they stay fresh for a long long time. So after they're drying set I keep them in the original pretzel tub that they came in, careful not to overcrowd them so the sprinkles come off. But they really do stay fresh for a long time after that. Good luck! I'm sure you and yours will love them. Shirley
Do you need to add wax? I use the merkens for Easter eggs, but you add wax. Thanks!
No need, unless it's old chocolate or you want it thinner. I needed mine thinner for the recent Girl scout cookies I made. so I added some cocoanut oil. just never anything that has water. :) Good luck! (Sorry I didn't see this earlier!)
Hello. Thank you for the video. May I ask how you price the pretzel rods? Thank you.
Hi sorry I’m just seeing this now!
Actually the pretzels that I make I just give away as gifts. And this older video here? I was making a lot for my husband’s coworkers.
I wish I had a better answer for you!
@@Aunt-ShirleyHello, I love your video! You are as cute and friendly as can be. I’ve been wanting to try this for years but was never confident. A few questions:
1. I only bought a regular bag of pretzel rods so I don’t have the container to put them back into like you do. How do I store them so the chocolate doesn’t discolor? Can I just bag them up like you did?
2. How long can they be stored and still taste fresh and not stale?
3. Can you use Nestles chocolate chips?
Thank you!!
Hi there! I hope the following will answer your questions.
Ideally, I suppose they should be put into something like a big Ziploc bag. But I really don’t even think it’s necessary.
I’ve displayed them for company in a widemouth mason jar with a ribbon around it and that always looks so pretty
Think of it like a Hershey bar sitting out. It really doesn’t need to be in the refrigerator, because the buttercream can separate, and you’ll get that white swirly look to your chocolates.
So room temperature is fine!
As far as using the little semi sweet chocolate morsels?, I suppose you could, but I haven’t done that. I’ve used those for making chocolate ganache for what I make a cake though.
There’s been a few different times when I’ve had one of those oversized big Hershey bars, and I’ve chunk it up and it works lovely in the double boiler for dipping pretzels! After all it’s just chocolate anyway
Well I hope that helped my dear. And thank you for tuning in this was one of my first videos I made. So it makes me feel good that someone liked it.❤
@@Aunt-Shirley Thank you so much!! Happy Holidays!! I’m going to subscribe to your utube…
When do you do the other side Shirley
The whole pretzel is thoroughly dipped when I lay down. :-)
*it’s laid down, that is . 😉
Neat. That’s one thing I never thought of. I guess I have enough chocolate on it that both sides are dipped first and then I shake it off enough that it doesn’t Scooch all over the place when I do laying down.
I like everybody chiming in with different ideas! Everyone helping everyone. :-)
Are the sprinkles only on 1 side of the pretzel?
@@lynnefairchild7857 hi there. Good question! Actually about 3/4 around the sprinkles will be. So when I put them in to the baggies, I just slide them in pretty side up and all in a row.
I notice you’re not tempering your chocolate. Real chocolate need tempering, otherwise it will end up having discolored blotches or blooming. If your chocolate doesn’t require tempering, then I doubt it’s real chocolate, rather candy melts. Please clarify.
They sure do look scrumptious though. Thank you for sharing
My candy melts sucked. It came out too thick and the brand before that was full of air bubbles despite not mixing well
after checking, the brand that I bought was new to me, and I really didn’t think it was chocolate! It was from a local company, here called, Stover and Company. The candy melts were totally delicious, especially the dark chocolate, but upon looking, they really weren’t chocolate at all. They were the wafers! so you’re absolutely right real chocolate needs tempering, I just got excited because this brand said no tempering. Lesson learned! it was delicious though.
I wanted to enjoy this video. Too much talking. Sorry
@@mariannebonar-cunningham6852 I understand. Originally my videos were all made for family members during Covid. People who know me.
I know there are a zillion CZcams videos, where by people have multiple cameras and certain lighting, and certainly don’t talk as much as me.
I didn’t wanna be like that. I just wanted to be my authentic self, and have people feel like they’re sitting in my kitchen with me talking. My Facebook group is much more interactive in that regard.
I do respect your opinion, And I appreciate the word sorry at the end :-) I’m kind of thin skinned I suppose lol🙃