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
Salted Chocolate and Caramel Pretzel Bars
Equipment
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Melt remaining 4 ounces of chocolate and drizzle over the caramel. Sprinkle with flake salt.
- Refrigerate until hardened.
- Cut or tear into pieces, Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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I can’t find Caramel bits/morsels anywhere. Is it ok to use unwrapped Kraft candy or ice cream topping? Thanks.
yes, you can definitely do that
Marci, it surprised me today when I shopped for them and did not find them in the baking aisle, but in the candy aisle. Hope that might help.
Love these tecipes
I will soon make this but in a vegan form since my one daughter has been vegan for sometime and now all my Christmas desserts are now vegan but not all diabetic friendly which I would need. Will let you know how it turns out. Looking forward to trying this.
Can’t wait to try these! How many 11 oz bags of the Kraft Caramel Bits do I need? It says ‘bags’ but doesn’t say how many.
Absolutely delicious!!
This pretzel bark has been a hit!! I discovered this two years ago and OH My… the recipients of my gifts have fall in love with this dessert.
THANK YOU for sharing!!
I was so looking forward to these but they weren’t a hit at all. Easy to do, but turned out so hard you couldn’t even eat without breaking a tooth or choking. I’m wondering if its because I used the wrapped caramel? Does using the bits make it softer and easier to eat? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to eat these how they turned out for me.
Dear MK, Did you make sure to add the 2 Tb. of water to the melted caramel? Thins it out a bit so caramel doesn’t get so hard.
Can you freeze this!?!?
I had never used the caramel bits before this recipe, but what a time saver! I added chopped walnuts on top of half of the final layer for the part of the family who likes nuts. This was a hit. Easy to make.
What are your thoughts on not using semi-sweet chocolate but rather milk chocolate? It sounds better to me.
That’s totally fine–whichever you prefer!