Sweet, salty, crunchy… these No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars are crazy delicious!
With Halloween approaching I realized I’ve reached a very sad stage in parenting… my kids are now old enough to notice if I eat half of their candy!
So… I need to make my own treats!
These bars are so rich and sweet I can happily enjoy a couple of these guys while my kids go through their Halloween candy stash!
This recipe starts with some of my favorite Sprouts Farmers Market items… pretzels, peanut butter, chocolate chips and mini peanut butter cups, yum!
In fact, my pantry is usually stocked with most of these ingredients, so this is a great recipe that can be made with little notice!
Now, the mini peanut butter cups are not always something I have on hand because every time I buy a package of them from Sprouts… they mysteriously disappear in a day or two! =)
Oh well, just a good excuse to run to Sprouts to stock up again!
These bars are sweet and salty and crunchy and simply delicious!
If well hidden, they will last several days in the fridge and are perfect for a late night treat =)
Happy snacking!
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups crushed pretzels crush, then measure
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 half sticks, melted
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter I used Spouts brand
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter additional
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips I used Sprouts brand
- Pretzels roughly chopped, for topping
- Mini peanut butter cups roughly chopped (I used Spouts brand)
Instructions
- Place pretzels in a large plastic bag and crush (with a rolling pin) until well crushed (mostly crumbs and some small pretzel pieces).
- In a large bowl, combine crushed pretzels, melted butter, powdered sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter.
- Stir until all ingredients are well combined.
- Spread mixture into a 9"x 9" casserole dish (or square cake pan) and press into an even layer.
- In a small bowl, add chocolate chips and melt in the microwave (at 50% power) in 30 second intervals until mostly melted. Stir until fully melted, then add remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter and stir until smooth.
- Pour, then spread chocolate topping in an even layer, then place dessert in the fridge 2-3 minutes, until the chocolate has cooled slightly, but is not firm.
- Roughly chop some additional pretzels and mini peanut butter cups, remove dessert from fridge and add toppings, pressing in to the chocolate layer slightly, as needed.
- Return entire dessert to the fridge and chill at least 1 hour before cutting into squares.
Yum! These look like the perfect Halloween-y treat bar!
These bars have the perfect amount of sweet and salty! Yummy!
YUM! ! ! ! !
Wow, these look so yummy!