
These quick Rolo pretzel turtles are a time saver during the holidays. Rolo pretzel turtles have been around for years. I’m not sure if they qualify as a cookie or a candy but they sure are delicious. They come together in less than 10 minutes and the sweet salty combination can’t be beat.
Jump to RecipeYou’ll want to add these to your baking list, especially if your in a time crunch. I did a post on these years ago and instead of just updating the photos, I’m doing a whole recipe makeover. Not that there is much to makeover, but you get it. It literally comes together in minutes. This could be one of your easiest holiday recipes ever.
Here’s another holiday toffee pretzel recipe you might enjoy.
Quick Rolo Pretzel Turtles Recipe:
Ingredients:
- Bag of round or square pretzels
- Bag of Rolo candies
- Sanding sugar (optional)
- Cashews, pecans, or nuts of choice
Rolo Preztel Turtles Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Arrange Pretzels on a baking sheet & unwrap and place a rolo on top of each pretzel
- Place on top rack in oven and bake for 3-5 minutes or until chocolate looks melted

- Remove from oven and place nuts or pretzels on top of melted chocolate pressing downward.

- You can also make a pretzel sandwich caramel bite if you don’t like nuts
- Sprinkle on some red sanding sugar for an added holiday touch

You can leave some plain for those picky holiday eaters.

You can also gift these Rolo Pretzel Turtles in this adorable tin mailbox:
- I found the tin mailboxes at Dollar General and they make the most adorable and inexpensive gifts.

This is not a sponsored post, I simply linked to the above in case you wanted to get these adorable mailbox tins. If you want to see my original post of this recipe redo, you can find it here. Please be prepared to cringe when you see one of my first blog recipe photos. Literally, what was I thinking by leaving a picture of a bug on that recipe? Get your peeks in now folks, because I’m going to send that post to the trash.
Technically, this isn’t really a recipe, more of a how to assemble a few ingredients to make a quick and easy holiday treat or addition to gift baskets for family and friends. Happy Holidays TKP friends & family. Thanks for reading and I hope you have a blessed and peaceful holiday season.

Quick Rolo Pretzel Turtles
Course: Holiday CandiesCuisine: CandyDifficulty: Easy4
servings10
minutes5
minutesIngredients
Bag of round or square pretzels
Bag of Rolo candies
Sanding sugar (optional)
Cashews, pecans, or nuts of choice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Arrange Pretzels on a baking sheet & unwrap and place a rolo on top of each pretzel
- Place on top rack in oven and bake for 3-5 minutes or until chocolate looks melted
- Remove from oven and place nuts or pretzels on top of melted chocolate pressing downward.
- You can also make a pretzel sandwich caramel bite if you don’t like nuts
- Sprinkle on some red sanding sugar for an added holiday touch.
- Leave some plain for those picky holiday eaters.
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