Snackies Alert! Mother Lode Pretzels: This You Gotta See
Well, I’ve gotten a few emails, a phone call, and a couple of suspicious post cards accusing me of posting less than healthy stuff to eat (o.k., I didn’t really get a postcard, but it sounded good, so I threw it in just to mix it up).
So, I thought I better address this right now. Here’s the scoop. I love food. And it shows. I’m overweight, and so is my Hubby and my youngest daughter, Babs. And. My cholesterol is low, my blood sugar is fine, my blood pressure is good, I’m extremely active, and my self esteem . . . it’s very high, too. The fact is, I would like to lose some weight, but I would rather eat. I saw a birthday card the other day that summed it up: Eat Right. Exercise. Die Anyway. And you know . . . that pretty much tells you how I feel about dieting.
And it doesn’t help my reputation that I make “Snackies” for Hubby and me. We usually eat them at night, before bed, while we watch television. Not a great habit. So, yes, it’s possible that maybe I might have posted a few unhealthy recipes here at Angie’s Pangies. Maybe.
Having said all that, I do not mean any disrespect to anyone. I totally get eating healthy; I’ve studied nutrition, I’ve eaten vegan, fed folks with diabetes and IBS, and I’ve dealt with food allergies such as gluten, soy, eggs, nuts, and fruit. Obviously, I’m no stranger to dietary issues. Just because we have to die doesn’t mean we have to die tomorrow, or with loads of weight related health issues. So, use common sense, don’t eat junk everyday! And if you’ve got health related weight problems, you might think about not making a few of the recipes I post here. Right? Right!
Which leads me to today’s recipe. If you’re dieting, just browse on to the next site . . . you do not want these in your house. I mean, you can pretty much figure any recipe called “The Mother Lode” is bad news. Actually, one pretzel weighs in at about 150 calories, so that’s not too bad, but you won’t want to eat just one. It’s like that sleeve of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies - 3 cookies in a serving, WHATEVER. And, ohhh, these are just as bad. Maybe even worse.
Here are this weeks snackies. Mine are all gone, so if you make these, please call me over to eat yours.
Mother Lode Pretzels
Adapted From: Taste of Home; Best Ever Desserts
1 (10 ounce) package pretzel rods
1 (11 ounce) package caramel Bits, or regular caramels
1 tablespoon evaporated milk
1 1/4 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
2 milk chocolate covered candy bars, chopped (such as Heath or Skor)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
With a sharp knife, cut pretzel rods in half.
In a medium pan, over low heat, melt caramels with the milk. You know how it’s a complete pain to unwrap all the caramels before you melt them? Well, caramel bits are just the greatest things since sliced bread, if you ask me, which I realize you didn’t. Anyhow, you don’t have to unwrap anything - since they come in little caramel chips! Awesome!
In a large shallow bowl, combine the chips, toffee, and walnuts
Pour melted caramel into a 2 cup measuring cup.
Dip the cut end of each pretzel 2/3 of the way into the caramel and remove the excess caramel.
Roll pretzels in chip mixture.
Place on waxed paper until set. Store in airtight container.
9 comments
You need your own show! I want to make everything you post!! My son will die for these!
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Hello to all you Pangies ( that needs to be on a t-shirt.. I am Pangie and Proud of it..) Holli the MIA ,HLP aka the “nursing student”.. Well since my evil plot to over throw her Highness and force/guilt the CCP out of her what was it again.. oh yeah..”my cold dead hand” failed, as most of my evil plots do.. I suppose that the Mother Lode Pretzels will be an tasty subsitute… for now!
Last year while going through my nutrition class (kinda funny how they make us take a nutriton class, if you had ever meet a nursing student you would know that we eat like stray cats!), my friend/fellow class mate sent this to me and I thought I would share, it’s kinda like our creedo up at the University.. enjoy.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attracive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “Woohoo, what a ride!”
Pretzels and chocolate are the best!
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These were tasty. In fact, they were responsible for me postponing my diet restart for a week!
Yummy!
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I saw these in Taste of Home and have been DYING to make them ever since! They look AWESOME!
Oooh, I bet the kids would love these! Of course I’d have to try them too
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Guess what I just ate?? Yup! I made these! I even took them to work and shared them! They were a hit!! I was asked for the recipe by a couple people and sent them here to your site! (I’m so bad… I run a health blog and made these! I know better! But they were a great splurg!)
I also made your Garlic Shrimp a few weeks ago… for company no less! And they raved about it!
One other thing, I changed my blogs domain name from your-best-life.blogspot.com to http://www.VibrantHealthyU.com. Would you mind changing it on your blogroll? I need the links changed to get my old page rank back. Thanks! Keep the great recipes coming!
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Oh my gosh. I just made a huge batch of these. Am I a terrible person if I don’t really want to share them with my Girl Scout troop tonight? Don’t worry, though, I will share. Otherwise I’m going to gain 50 pounds! Thanks for the recipe!
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