Peanut Butter Pretzel Pumpkins for Halloween

Cute Peanut Butter Pretzel Pumpkins

Ingredients:

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tbsp butter, at room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 bag mini pretzels

1 bag orange candy melts

Mini chocolate chips (if desired for decorating)

Directions:

- In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together the peanut butter and butter until smooth. 

- Add the sugars and pumpkin pie spice and beat until well incorporated.

- Measure out about a tsp of the peanut butter mixture out and roll it into a ball with your hands.

- Sandwich the ball in between 2 pretzels and set aside on a wax or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.

- Continue making sandwiches until all of the peanut butter mixture is used.  Transfer the cookie sheet to the refrigerator and chill for about an hour.

- Break pieces of pretzels for stems and set aside. 

- After an hour, transfer the orange candy melts to a microwave safe bowl and microwave on 1/2 power for 30 seconds at a time, mixing well between each interval.  Continue until completely melted and smooth.

- Dunk each sandwich into the chocolate, using a fork to retrieve it.  Tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to help remove excess chocolate.  Transfer pumpkin to the cookie sheet to set.

-  Add the pretzel stems to the top of the pumpkins and if you're adding jack-o-lantern features, gently press the chocolate chips into the chocolate coating before it has set completely.

- When all the pumpkins are dipped, transfer the cookie sheet to the fridge until ready to serve.