These simple, 4-ingredient Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars will quickly become your new favorite sweet and salty treat! No bake and no candy thermometer needed.
Salted chocolate caramel seems like the latest trend, and honestly, I am completely on board! Chocolate plus caramel with a little sea salt- i'm not sure it gets much easier, or TASTIER. These Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars are the best homemade candy bar ever! And the best part is that it's only FOUR ingredients, and you don't need a candy thermometer or any special equipment. It's pretty much fool-proof, and fail-proof.
How to make salted chocolate caramel pretzel bars:
First, melt your chocolate. Good quality chocolate chips are a must! I like the ghiardelli brand of chocolate chips, for melting, or you could even melt a a couple of Hershey's chocolate bars. Next, Smooth the melted chocolate onto parchment paper. Throw on some pretzels (they don't need to be in an even layer). Then, drizzle the pretzels generously with melted caramel and top the bars with some more melted chocolate and a little sprinkle of sea salt–YUM!
The caramel is what makes everything stick together! I like to use these Kraft Caramel Bits rather than wrapped caramel cubes because you don't have to unwrap them (thank goodness)! The melted caramel is also the perfect texture. There's nothing worse then hard, sticky caramel, right?! ALSO, if you prefer to make the caramel FROM SCRATCH, use this homemade caramel recipe.
These are the perfect treat for pretty much any occasion. I sent them with my husband for his work cookie exchange during Christmas and his office friends went crazy for them. (Kind of embarrassing considering how EASY they are, but they didn't need to know that 🙂 )
They'd also be perfect for Valentine's day. But let's be honest, you really don't need any excuse at all–just a sweet tooth and a few minutes of your time. Enjoy!
CONSIDER TRYING SOME OF MY OTHER FAVORITE DESSERT BARS:
- Butterfinger Cookie Bars
- M&M Cookie Bars
- Perfect Lemon Bars
- Oreo Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
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Recipe
Pretzel Toffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips , good quality chocolate divided into pieces (I like ghiardelli or baker's chocolate bar best for melting)
- 8 ounces mini pretzel twists , half of a regular 16-ounce bag
- 11 ounce bags Kraft Caramel Bits , or homemade caramel
- flake finishing salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Melt 8 ounces of the chocolate chips gently in the microwave (on low heat, stirring every 15 seconds) until smooth.12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Spread the chocolate evenly over the parchment. Immediately add the pretzel twists over the top (it's ok if they overlap!) and gently press them into the chocolate.8 ounces mini pretzel twists
- Add caramel bits to a microwave safe bowl with 2 tablespoons water and melt according to package instructions (on high for 2 minutes). Stir well and drizzle the melted caramel over the top of all of the pretzels.11 ounce bags Kraft Caramel Bits
- Melt remaining 4 ounces of chocolate and drizzle over the caramel. Sprinkle with flake salt.flake finishing salt for sprinkling
- Refrigerate until hardened.
- Cut or tear into pieces, Enjoy!
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Tried this recipe for the first time. It was not complicated in any way. My problem was the chocolate drizzle was more like a storm. Much of the chocolate blobbed on instead of a finer drizzle. We haven’t tried them yet, I’m sure they will be wonderful, however I wondered what is a better way to drizzle the chocolate. I was using a teaspoon. Or is it that the chocolate was not melted enough, it looked smooth.
Hi Casey,
The chocolate should be runny enough to drizzle over the bars. I like to put it in a plastic zip lock, cut off the very corner and then drizzle it on top!
Is your homemade caramel recipe the right amount for one batch of bars?
Hi Katie,
My homemade caramel recipe will make roughly 3-4 batches of these caramel pretzel bars!
Hi Lauren..I would like to make these for Christmas, how do I store them until Christmas..
Hi Lee, I would store them in a covered container in the fridge! Hope you enjoy them!
These are so easy and everyone raves about them. They are soooooo good!
Thanks Heather! I really love how easy they are! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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I am going to attempt these tomorrow! So excited! But I was wondering if caramel chips would work? I can’t ever find caramel candies in any of my stores. But I just found some caramel chips(like chocolate chips but caramel) 🙂
Hi Sarah, I have never tried those so I can’t say for sure…but if the package has melting instructions then they should work!
I used caramel flavored chips today and it was a total mess. Use real caramel.
Thanks for letting us know–sorry those didn’t work. Hopefully you can use the real deal next time 🙂
Fantistic…made a batch for Thanksgiving…thought it would be enough for the whole family… two boys ate the whole thing except for the 2 pieces I got. Guess it was a hit as they both wanted the recipe!!! Thanks
Thinking about making these and shipping them xmas gifts. I’d put them in mason jars with a typical jelly lid. Would they keep for a few weeks or just go stale?
Nellie, I think that is a fantastic idea and I think they would keep just fine mason jars!
So yummy and easy. My 7 year old made these today!! Thanks for the recipe!
Love that you added a step by step with pictures. You couldn’t of walked me through the steps any easier 🙂
Can’t find the caramel squares what can I use instead
I found Hershey’s sea salt caramel baking chi ps can I use these?
Thanks
Hi Diane, I wouldn’t use the caramel baking chips–those wont melt like caramel.
Most standard grocery stores carry the Kraft caramel bits…they are in an orange bag, in the same area as the chocolate chips. They look like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I570GE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=taste03e-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B005I570GE&linkId=df75a35e9fd389431965747236d37482
Let me know if you can’t find those. You’re other option would be to make the caramel homemade.
You may also find them in the candy aisle. That’s where I found them in my local grocery store.