Easter Bunny Pretzel Treats (No-Bake Recipe)

Easter Bunny Pretzels are made with three ingredients in less than ten minutes with NO baking required! Sweet, salty, and so dang cute, they’re a festive snack or dessert both kids and adults love.

Looking for more easy Easter treats? Try our Easter Bunny Bait, Easter White Chocolate Pretzel Bark, and Easter M&M Cookie Bars, too!

If you know us, you know we take any excuse to prepare a festive recipe. Easy Valentine Cookies? Reindeer Chow? St. Patrick’s Day White Chocolate Dipped Oreos? Count us in!

However, we have to admit that these rabbit pretzel treats were born out of a deep desire not to turn on the oven. Tell us we aren’t the only ones who simply can’t be bothered from time to time!

Luckily, they turned out to be a super fun activity to do with the kids, and they’re completely delicious! We call that a win. Try them for yourself, and you’ll be making them every year.

Recipe Ingredients

Below is an overview of the ingredients and instructions for these Easter bunny pretzels. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details!

• Pretzels – For the best results, we highly recommend using square pretzel snaps. We find they’re much easier to layer. The candies tend to slide right off other shapes.
• Candy Melts – Use white chocolate candy melts to act as a “glue” holding the M&Ms to the pretzels. We’ve also used white chocolate almond bark, and it works just as well.
• M&Ms – We opt for pastel-colored M&Ms to keep these bunny pretzels super festive, but any color will taste great. Switch it up for different holidays!
• Food Marker – Find edible markers online, in the baking section of your local grocery store, or at select craft stores. 

How to Make No-Bake Easter Bunny Pretzels

1. Arrange the pretzel snaps on a wax paper-lined microwave-safe plate. We use nine to ten. Top each pretzel with one white candy melt.

2. Melt the candy in the microwave until it is soft and partially melted. It shouldn’t be so melted that the chocolate is dripping through the pretzel. Been there, done that. It creates a mess! Press a whole M&M on top of each candy melt. (Carefully!) Then, add two halves to make ears. 

3. Set the pretzels aside on a plate or parchment paper-lined baking sheet to cool and set. Then, use the marker to draw eyes and a nose. Alternatively, you can use black food coloring gel to create black dots for the face.

4. Enjoy!

Note: You can absolutely make more than ten bites. However, you want to work in batches, because the candy melts harden within a couple of minutes!

Common Questions

Easter Bunny Pretzel Treats Recipe

Sammi Ricke

Make these Easter bunny pretzels with three basic ingredients for a sweet and salty no-bake holiday treat!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 minute min

Total Time 6 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 10 servings

Calories 26 kcal

Equipment

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  1 Microwave-Safe Plate
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  wax paper or parchment paper

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 (16 ounce bag) Square Pretzel Snaps
• ▢ 1 (12 ounce bag) White Candy Melts
• ▢ 1 (10 ounce bag) Spring Colored M&Ms
• ▢ Fine Tip Food Marker

Instructions

 

• Determine how many pretzel bunnies you would like to make. Sort out as many M&Ms as you'll need by color (1 whole M&M and 2 halves for each pretzel treat). With a sharp knife, cut some of the M&Ms in half for the ears.
  1 (16 ounce bag) Square Pretzel Snaps, 1 (12 ounce bag) White Candy Melts
• On a wax paper or parchment paper lined microwave-safe plate, lay 9-10 pretzel snaps out (see notes).
• Top each pretzel with one white candy melt. Microwave for 30 to 50 seconds until the candy is soft and somewhat melted. (You want the candy to be soft enough to press an M&M into it, but not so melty that it’s dripping through the pretzel.)
• Working quickly, press a whole M&M onto each pretzel, then add two M&M halves to make ears.
  1 (10 ounce bag) Spring Colored M&Ms
• Allow the white candies to cool and harden before drawing two eyes and a nose on the M&Ms.
  Fine Tip Food Marker
• Store in airtight container for up to one week.

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Notes

Prep Tips – You can make lots of these bunny treats with one bag each of pretzels, candy melts, and M&Ms. However, work in batches of 10 or less, because the candy melts set up quickly. If some of the candy melts do set up before you are able to add the M&Ms simply microwave again. 

Calories are calculated per pretzel bunny (26 calories each).

Nutrition

Serving: 1pretzel bunnyCalories: 26kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 0gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 48mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 2.5gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg

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