The PTO ladies brought snacks to the session last week. One of the treats that disappeared quite quickly (with good reason!) was called “Prolos” – A Rolo sandwiched between two pretzels. HOLY COW, Yu-um. And easy enough to make with your kids!
I lined 3 cookie sheets (mine are stoneware) with parchment paper and put one in front of each kid. Then I put a pile of “heart pretzels” (as Burke calls them) by the cookie sheets and told the kids to spread them out over the cookie sheets.
Placing Pretzels
Once Logan realized he wasn’t supposed to just eat the pretzels, he got in on the fun too.
Then came the Rolos. We unwrapped them and placed one on each pretzel. (Again, Logan had a hard time with the “Don’t eat them yet!” heh)
Rolos on Top
Maggie liked putting them on up-side-down. Not sure why… 🙂 After a few tries, Logan would chant “No eat.” each time I handed him an unwrapped Rolo.
Put them in the oven (at 350) for about 2 minutes. Just enough to get them squishy.
Making the Rolos Squishy
2 Minutes is STILL a Long Time to Wait
Be careful when you take the cookie sheet out – squishy Rolos tend to slide a bit…
Sliding Rolos
While the Rolos are still warm, place another pretzel on top and press down slightly. (I did this while the kids watched … Hot stoneware plus 3 kids makes me nervous!)
Pressed Pretzels
Put in the refrigerator to harden the chocolate. After an hour or so, you can transfer them to an air-tight container.
Store in the Fridge so the chocolate doesn’t melt too much, but be sure to take them out a little while before you want to serve them. (Otherwise the caramel is a tooth hazard…)
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