Chocolate Thanksgiving Turkey Leg Treats

Snickers candy bar, chocolate turkey leg treats or with rice krispy treats are so fun to make during the holidays! Perfect edible Thanksgiving craft for kids or just make to serve as dessert.

I know, it sounds silly doesn’t it. Snickers turkey drumsticks….well they aren’t in fact drumsticks but they sure look like them. Turkey leg treats and are a fun edible Thanksgiving craft for kids. Now if you were lucky enough to grab a bunch of leftover 50% off Halloween candy you’re in luck. (affiliate links present)

Otherwise just grab those mini snickers bars at the store, some marshmallows, chocolate, and pretzels to make this Thanksgiving dessert.

Turkey Leg Treats

1. Chocolate melts
2. White chocolate chips
3. Braided pretzel rods
4. Mini marshmallows
5. Snack size Snickers (grab some after Halloween or cut larger bar into 3rds)
   1. or you could wrap rice krispy treats around the end to make it look like a leg
   2. for that you’d need krispies cereal, butter and marshmallows
6. To cool it is best to use a baking sheet lined with wax paper

Whether you use snack size candy bars or make rice krispie turkey legs to make the thicker end of the turkey treat you would follow the same other directions below. You’re going to want to understand melting chocolate chips in microwave first. You’ll do this for the brown and white versions.

Chocolate Turkey Leg Treats

Literally all you need is melted chocolate to use as a sort of glue to keep all the pieces together well. If you have never done something like this you will be surprised at how well this works. Once it sticks you just cool it and it hardens so it won’t fall off.

You can use chocolate chips or Wilton candy melts, I just use whatever I have on hand at the time. Yes you can make all the traditional Thanksgiving desserts like sheet pan pumpkin pie, pecan and all the things but those are ho hum.

Adding something new into the mix will get people excited. If you have kids you can have them help make these too. Make it an edible Thanksgiving craft for kids before dinner begins. Then put into the fridge to cool and once it is time for something sweet you can whip these babies out to enjoy together.

How to Make Rice Krispy Turkey Legs

If you are making a rice krispie mixture you would just make rice krispy treats with marshmallows and form that mixture around the end like we did with the candy. If you spray your hands or use wax paper it is a bit less messy.

How do you make turkey leg treats without rice krispies?

Below instructions are using mini Snickers candy bars, you could use 3 Musketeers as well for a nut free treat. Since there is nougat inside it is soft and easy to form as you’d like.

1. Put white chips in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, stir, again until chips are smooth and melted. (using 1/2 tsp. of coconut oil really helps the melting chocolate chips process)
2. Dip the end of a mini marshmallow in the white chocolate and attach it to the bottom right side of the pretzel, repeat for left. Put them on to a cookie sheet.
3. Put cookie sheet in fridge until chocolate is hard.
4. Shape snickers bar around the other side of the pretzel so it looks like a turkey leg.
5. Dip just the pretzel and marshmallow end in the white chocolate, put in fridge until hard.

Melt brown chocolate melts the same way as white chips, but in different bowls. Just dip the snickers or krispie treats end into this chocolate. Set on parchment paper and into the fridge again until hard. Then enjoy!

What is a simple turkey shaped dessert?

This could be a great edible Thanksgiving craft for kids or just make them to serve for dessert on that day, or before.

Can you make turkey leg treats the day before?

Yes you could make and shape them ahead of time so on the big day they are done and will save you time. Once the chocolate sets you could store in an airtight container in a single layer on the countertop to enjoy the next day. If you have more, lay a piece of parchment paper in between layers so they don’t stick together.

Everyone will surely get a kick out of them, adults and kids! If you love these Snickers turkey drumsticks you should check out our Thanksgiving Bingo that is fun and Thanksgiving placemats kids can color too.