preheat the oven to 350˚

cover two baking sheets with foil or parchment

lay 8 Rolos on each sheet

put in the hot oven for two minutes or until the Rolos get shiny

pull them out

place 3 twists around the Rolo pressing in to stick them in the caramel

place the pans in the fridge or freezer to chill

place it on a burner over medium-low heat

place the chocolate in the upper bowl and stir until almost melted

remove from the heat and add as much green food color as you want to make the chocolate green

break the remaining pretzels into stem shaped pieces

carefully dip the tops of the shamrocks in the green chocolate

lay them back on the baking sheet, add a broken pretzel as a stem

repeat with remaining shamrocks

place back in the fridge or freezer until set

store in the fridge in a seal container until ready to serve