These cute Halloween pretzel cheese witches' broomsticks are a perfect Halloween party snack or an easy Halloween appetizer. Using three simple ingredients, cheese strings, pretzel sticks, and chives, you can make these witch brooms in a matter of minutes!
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
- It's a healthier Halloween party snack as an alternative to sugary sweets.
- Gluten-free: It's easy to make this a gluten-free snack simply by using gluten-free pretzel sticks.
- Only 3 ingredients.
- Takes only minutes to make!
- Just like these Dirt and Worms Pudding Cups, Gluten-free Reese's Pieces Halloween Cookies and Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, they're a fun treat for kids to celebrate one of their favorite holidays!
🛒 Ingredients and substitutions
All you'll need are 3 items:
- string cheese snacks: These are usually available in Mozzarella or cheddar. Choose your favourite. In North America, string cheese refers to snack-sized servings of low-moisture mozzarella or cheddar cheese. They're about six inches long. While they look like solid cylinders, you can pull strips of cheese from them, making them perfect for the bristles of a witch's broom!
- pretzel sticks: Gluten-free pretzel sticks are readily available in most supermarkets. Their rustic look makes an authentic-looking broom handle.
- chives: Chives make the perfect string for tying these witches' broomsticks together. They're purely decorative.
🔪 Instructions
Simple instructions for a very simple healthy Halloween snack!
- Slice cheese strings into 3 equal-sized lengths.
- Fan out the strings, being careful not to pull them apart more than half the length of the "broom." These form the bristles of the broom.
- Insert a pretzel stick in the solid end for the broomstick.
- Tie a chive around the top of the cheese string above the bristles of the broom.
🔁 Possible Variations
If you don't have pretzel sticks, you can use a toothpick or a lollipop stick.
👍🏼 Helpful Tips
Take care when tying the chives around the broom. They will break easily if you pull them too tightly.
❓Reader's Questions
Since these witches' brooms take only minutes to prepare, it's best to make them on the same day and refrigerate them. If you make these more than a day ahead of time, the pretzel may become limp and soggy.
These pretzel cheese witch brooms are made with cheese, so they need to be refrigerated until you're ready to serve them.
🍽 How to serve Halloween witch brooms
These are fun, healthy Halloween snacks for both kids and adults!
- A lunch box treat: Tuck them in your kids' lunch for a treat, or save them for an after school snack.
- For a kids' Halloween party, serve these with Dirt and Worms Pudding Cups, Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Squares, Reeses' Pieces Chocolate Chip Cookies and Mini Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins, or see my Halloween recipe collection. As always, all of these recipes are gluten-free.
- For an adult party, include these cheese and pretzel broomsticks as part of a Halloween platter or charcuterie board. Serve with Puff Pastry Spinach Artichoke Pinwheels, Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates, Chicken Wings, Mini Cheese Balls on a Stick, and Guacamole and Tortilla Chips.
- Don't forget a pitcher of Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria and Apple Cider Ginger Beer Mocktail.
🗒 More Halloween party snack recipes
- Trail Mix Chocolate Nut Clusters
- Gluten-free Reese's Pieces Halloween Monster Cookies
- Dairy-Free Dirt and Worms Pudding Cups
- Mini Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins -Gluten-Free
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When you make these witches' broomsticks, please leave a comment and a star rating below. Thanks in advance!
📖 Recipe
Halloween Pretzel Cheese Witches' Broomsticks
Ingredients
- 4 sticks string cheese
- 12 gluten-free pretzel sticks
- 12 fresh chives
Instructions
- Slice string cheese sticks into 3 equal-sized lengths.
- Fan out the strings, being careful not to pull them apart more than half the length of the "broom." These form the bristles of the broom.
- Insert a pretzel stick in the solid end for the broomstick.
- Tie a chive around the top of the cheese string above the bristles of the broom.
Brit
Super cute and so easy to make!
Elaine
That's great to hear! Glad you enjoyed making them!