Your turn to bring snacks to playgroup?

Sometimes you just want a chocolatey snack from your oven that requires no eggs to crack, bowls to wash, and long wait time.

This recipe, first seen at my sister's, has become a favorite around here as a yummy treat and fun activity to do with kids. The teacher in me sees a math lesson in every step of this process... but my 10 month old isn't feeling it yet.

Pretzel Rafts (a name I coined for them myself)

Gather your ingredients:

pretzels (i like the snaps)

hershey's kisses (the almond ones are great... if you aren't making these for kids)

m&ms

baking sheet (with parchment paper if you love easy clean up like me)

Lay out as many pretzels as you want to make on a baking sheet... a great job for even the itty-bitty kids.

Place a kiss on top of each pretzel... unwrapping them all is a fun time killer for little fingers

Put them into a 300 degree oven until the chocolate is just shiny... not melted. (about 2-4 minutes... almost enough time to gather all the kiss wrappers and wash your hands)

While they are warm, place an m&m on top of each kiss.

Let them cool... and enjoy!

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