Definitely not glamorous but I get asked that question a lot and now you know. If I am not standing in the middle of a grocery store aisle staring off into space, trying to think of how many ways I could use (inset product here), I’m at my home staring off into a blank piece of paper jotting down ideas and sketching it out after deep thought. Just so you know, this is how 95% of my ideas arrive. I had a bag of gluten free pretzel sticks I bought for the TeePee Cookies that needed to be used up so I sat there staring at the bag, wondering what other uses could be used. Need some more inspiration? Search Instagram for #pretzelcabin to find lots of cool ideas.Who says that you have to create gingerbread houses only for winter? I say we start a new tradition over here that summer is for the edible house building.
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The Soccer Mom Blog also offers a Facebook video instruction on how to do this super-sweet craft with your kiddos: This cabin is so Christmasy, it could easily be found in the North Pole! If you want a festive demonstration on how to build and decorate your own pretzel log cabin, check out Fun Foods’ instructional video from YouTube: As with a gingerbread house, you’ll want to warm up your icing so that it’s the right, tacky consistency, and if it keeps hardening on you, set the icing in a glass bowl on a small mug warmer. Once you have the base of your structure formed, you use the pretzel rods as logs stacking on top of the other until you reach your desired height. Graham crackers can serve as a strong base to glue your pretzel rods onto, but if you don’t want to use crackers, you can cut out cardboard to the shape and size you want your structure to be (we know you probably have some Amazon boxes sitting around from all the holiday shopping!). We’re loving the shredded wheat cereal she used on the roof. User created hers with a Seattle Seahawks theme. Instagram also has plenty of amazing examples of pretzel log cabins that’ll spark ideas for your own.
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Pro tip: If you’ve got dietary restrictions, pick up some gluten-free pretzel rods from Amazon or at your local grocery store if they have them.īack in 2015, the blogger at Spaceships and Laser Beams posted this incredible creation on Facebook and earned rave reviews:
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MyRecipes has a full tutorial on how to make one. Then you’ll be ready to personalize your very own. You just need a few basics to get started: pretzel rods, graham crackers (or a similar flat, sturdy cracker), icing and various other add-ons (sprinkles, hard peppermint candy, tiny pretzel sticks, gumdrops, you name it). Plus, it’s got that all-American flair as log cabins are about as patriotic as Abraham Lincoln himself. Enter the pretzel log cabin! Made out of pretzel logs, this is a sturdy alternative to the gingerbread house, making it perfect for kids’ little hands (and for adults with uncrafty hands). You can now build a gorgeous and edible holiday house without losing your cool. The walls are always caving in, the candy balls keep rolling away and the icing shingles wind up looking like a gloopy, dripping mess. Gingerbread houses are an iconic part of the Christmas season, but let’s be real: Making them isn’t always fun.
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