mardi gras munchies
Add a sweet and salty splash of color to your Carnivale celebrations with these delicious Mardi Gras Munchies.
M&M Pretzel Munchies are one of our favorite ways to incorporate festive colors into quick sweets for any occasion. With familial roots in Louisiana, Mardi Gras celebrations are a must each year and these Mardi Gras Munchies are a super easy way for us to incorporate the bright colors of the season regardless of where we may be living.
MARDI GRAS MUNCHIES
INGREDIENTS
- Checkerboard square pretzels
- Hershey's Kisses
- Yellow, green, and purple M&Ms
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- Place pretzels on sheet in a single layer. Top each pretzel with a Hershey's kiss.
- Bake for 3 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately top each kiss with an M&M, pressing down to set.
- Allow to cool completely before packaging or storing in an airtight container.
RESOURCES
Easter M&Ms, once available, are an economic way to obtain these colors. Bulk candy stores are a year-round alternative.
Custom Mardi Gras M&M mixes can also be made at myMMs.com
So cute! I am looking for ideas my kiddos can make and this looks just perfect!
Ohhh these look perfect for mardi gras!
These are so pretty! I bet they taste amazing too!
I love Mardi Gras themed treats and these are perfect!
Made these to take to work yesterday! Should have snapped a picture! So easy!
Yay! LOVE hearing this. :)
These are too cute! We do something similar for Christmas, but a different candy in the center :)
So cute!
Oh I love how easy these are to make. They are the perfect treat to make with my two young boys in the kitchen. Thanks!
So pretty. These would make cute Easter treats as well!
I adore these little treats; I always make them for Christmas and they’re ALWAYS the first thing to go! Great idea to make them for Mardi Gras :)
Those sure are pretty! So many ideas come to mind for these…colors for teams, all the holidays…baby reveal.