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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These pretzel bares are AMAZING❤️❤️ the were the perfect Christmas treat to pass our to friends and neighbors!
Holy buckets amazing!!!! I used the whole package of chocolate chips for the bottom and a whole bag for the top drizzle. I put Christmas sprinkles on top to make it festive. Hubby loves it and so do I, thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe!!!
This is addictive. ? ?
I couldn’t get caramel bits at the supermarket in my rural Australian town but found Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips (go figure!) and used them instead – YUM! This recipe was an absolute hit at my daughter’s baby shower and has become my new favourite! My husband is gluten-free so next time I’ll look for a GF substitute for the pretzels. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Hello from Australia! I’m so happy you liked them, and found a good substitute for the caramel. Thanks so much for your comment and for following TBFS!
This recipe looks amazing!! I am going to make it for my Memorial Day get together this weekend.
Thanks Kris! Hope you love it 🙂
How big of a cookie sheet did you use?
Hi Amy,
I used a traditional jelly roll/sheet pan!
Made these for Christmas and everybody loved them! They are SO addicting and delicious and perfect. Thanks for such an easy, delicious recipe!
Hi Lauren! Thank you so much for this super easy & extremely tasty snack!! I just have one question, I made this yesterday & really had a hard time cutting it & it also stuck to the parchment paper. So, we have been just trying to break chunks off to eat it. Is there an easy way to cut it & keep it from sticking to the parchment paper? Thanks so much in advance. Merry Christmas.
Hi Julie, so happy you liked them. I’ve never had the parchment paper issue–is it because some of the caramel got stuck on the paper? Maybe try doing a thicker base layer of melted chocolate next time. Or you could even spray a really light layer of non-stick cooking spray, or grease the parchment really lightly with butter before pouring the chocolate on. After they refrigerate and set up, I usually put the whole thing on a big cutting board and chop it into squares with a knife. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for the tips. I think I’m making it again this weekend so I’ll try that.
Hi and thank you for your recipes! How much of your caramel recipe would you use in this recipe?
Hi Jess. You would probably only need about 1/4 of the recipe. Also be sure you cook the caramel barely to the soft ball stage so that it doesn’t hard too much once it’s on the pretzel bars!
I’m wondering how long these typically take to set up? I’m wanting to make them during my Life Skills class at school, but only have a given amount of time. Could they set up in the freezer to make it go faster? Thank you!
Hi Jody, they set up really quickly. I’d give them 10-15 minutes in the fridge 🙂