Best 6 Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PRETZEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. In the bowl of a food processor, combine pretzels and sugar and process until you have fine crumbs. Add melted butter and process until evenly moistened. Transfer mixture into prepared pan and press down into a compact, even layer. Bake until crust is fragrant and edges are browned, about 17 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
• Prepare the caramel: In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cream, brown sugar and salt. Heat mixture over medium heat, stirring, until butter melts and everything is well combined. Turn heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour over pecans and prepared crust. Bake until caramel is bubbling and has darkened slightly, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack.
• While caramel cools slightly, melt chocolate in short bursts in a heatproof bowl in a microwave or over a pot of simmering water. Let chocolate cool for a few minutes, then spread evenly over caramel. Sprinkle with crushed pretzels and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to the refrigerator to set for 30 to 60 minutes.
• To serve, lift the bars out using the parchment overhang and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 16 or 20 squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PRETZEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the 3 cups of whole pretzels over to cover the pan evenly
• Add butter and brown sugar to a sauce pan and bring to a boil
• Boil 2 - 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick
• Pour over pretzels and us a rubber spatula to spread it out
• Place pan in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 4 - 5 minutes, until edges are bubbly
• Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle on the whole bag of chocolate chips on top
• Allow chocolate chips to sit for 5 minutes and melt, then use a rubber spoon or spatula to spread the chocolate out to cover the pretzels
• Sprinkle the crushed pretzels on top of the melted chocolate
• Place pan in fridge or freezer until set, around an hour or two.
• Once hardened, use your hands to break the bars into pieces
• Store leftovers in an airtight bag in the freezer until ready to eat

SALTED CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL PRETZEL BARS

Steps:

• 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 sea salt.
• Refrigerate until hardened.
• Cut or tear into pieces, Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL BARS

Steps:

• In a small glass bowl, add the Hershey chocolate chips (Reserve about ¼ cup of chips for later). Melt in the microwave in 20 second intervals until melted.
• Spread the melted chocolate on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Place pretzels on top of the chocolate, they can overlap.
• Place the Kraft caramel bits in a bowl with 2 Tablespoons of water and melt in the microwave for 1 ½ minutes to 2 minutes. Once melted drizzle and spread over the pretzels. Let Cool.
• Melt the reserved ¼ cup of chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle over the cooled caramel. Repeat with the Reese's peanut butter chips stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
• Let Bars cool completely then Enjoy!

SALTED CARAMEL PRETZEL BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 11x17-inch baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Spread pretzels onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Combine butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Pour mixture over pretzels.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over pretzel mixture. Bake for 1 minute more. Stir mixture to evenly spread chocolate over pretzels. Lightly sprinkle salt over pretzels. Cool until set, 2 to 3 hours. Break into pieces.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL-PECAN PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the pecan halves on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake, shaking the sheet once halfway through, until lightly toasted, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a plate to cool.
• Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Arrange the pretzels neatly on the baking sheet, then top each pretzel with an unwrapped caramel. Bake until the caramels soften (but are definitely not melting), 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and gently press a pecan half onto each caramel, just enough for the caramel to fill the pretzel. Set aside to cool completely.
• Remove the cooled pretzel/caramels from the baking sheet. Spoon 24 small dollops (1 1/2-teaspoon helpings) of the melted chocolate all over the baking sheet, then lightly drop a pretzel onto the middle of each dollop, making sure the pretzel is centered. Allow them to cool completely before serving (you can hasten this along in the fridge).