No, the days right after the holidays are probably not the best time for posting a sweet treat recipe. But this one comes with a cute story. And true to the title, the recipe is easy. So easy, in fact, that our 4 year old niece could make them–and she did! (Well…an adult should be around, as the oven does get used).
This is the story as my mother-in-law related it to me: After my mother-in-law heated the Rolos, our niece sat for over half an hour, pressing the pecans into each Rolo, one-by-one. All the while, she made it very clear that she did not want any help making her gift for Uncle Mike and Paddy (that’s their name for Mike’s dad, who also has Celiac).
Apparently our niece only allowed Paddy to eat one before Mike got in town. Having been told the story via email a week before Christmas, I made sure to lord it over Mike that there was a secret surprise waiting for him at his parents’ house.
They were certainly much enjoyed on Christmas morning when Mike got to try them and heard the story of how she made them. :D
You’ll use a 1:1:1 ratio of the ingredients.
- Rolo candy, unwrapped
- gluten-free pretzels
- pecan halves
- Pre-heat the oven to 250 degrees.
- Spread the pretzels on a baking sheet. Then place one Rolo on top of each pretzel. Heat in the oven for 4-5 minutes. You want the Rolos to be soft, but not melting.
- Remove the sheet from the oven and push one pecan half into each Rolo, then let them cool.
(Serves as many people as you want, depending on how many Rolos you feel like unwrapping).
If it’s not obvious from the picture, you’ll want to use small pretzel twists for this.
That 4 year old sounds cute and witty and very talented:-). A very yummy treat, and easy too – the best kind!