Candy-coated pretzels become sweet business | Local News

BELMONT — After the last of her three children head to school, Sara Deschuiteneer gets down to making magic.

With an assembly line of pretzels, caramel, melted chocolate, Reese’s Pieces, Heath Bar Crunch and other candy store favorites spread on her kitchen counter, she concocts what many of us crave: the ultimate snack experience.

“If you search the whole worldwide web for what I do, you won’t find it,” she said.

Deschuiteneer is a wizard in another realm. As founder of Peeper’s Pretzels, she’s turned a mouth-watering hobby into an even sweeter business, taking orders online and by phone and delivering to stores, with requests surpassing her greatest expectations.

“I never imagined I’d be doing this,” she said. “It’s really taken off. I haven’t brought them anywhere for people to try, and had…

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