you deserve a hug

I know you've seen these "pinned" all over Pinterest in the past few days (orignial pin here). I'm here to tell you that you should run to the grocery store, get the ingredients and take the 20 minutes it takes to make them. You won't regret it, until your pants get too tight, that is.

They are so simple, really. Just lay out pretzels on a parchment paper-covered cookie sheet. Unwrap a bag of Hershey's Hugs and place one on top of each pretzel. Stick the cookie sheet in the oven (preheated to 175 degrees) for 4-6 minutes. Just long enough so that the chocolate is soft but not melted.

When they come out place an M&M into the center of each one. Now, this is important advice from yours truly, use peanut M&M's. Really, trust me here. Unless, of course, you're allergic to peanuts and in that case you should obviously use the regular ones. I'm sure they're divine as well.

And there you have it, the perfect blend of sweet and salty and I bet you can't stop at just one. I checked My Fitness Pal and it looks like they come out to about 75 calories for two, which is really not that bad. If you only eat two, that is.