Lay out a piece of parchment paper and heat a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave on 50% power for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Cut your Nutty Buddys in half and dip the rough end into the melted chocolate and set onto your parchment paper.
Break a pretzel in half to look like antlers and stick them onto the melted chocolate top.
Dip the back of the candy eyes into the melted chocolate and onto the front of the Nutty Buddy below the antlers.
Dip the bottom of a red gum drop into the melted chocolate and onto the bottom of the Nutty Buddy.