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Walk away. No, wait. RUN away. What I am about to show is bad. It’s horrible and dangerous and terrible and completely, absolutely addicting. You think you’ll be able to eat just one of these little chocolate dipped pretzel sandwiches, but I’m telling you: That’s not possible. It’s like the law of gravity, what goes up absolutely positively must come down. Or that rule about how you can’t fold one piece of paper in half more than 7 times no matter how hard you try. It’s as impossible as a human flapping his arms and flying. It’s like a Lay’s potato chip…you can’t eat just one.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I have a bit of a thing for chocolate and peanut butter. I also have a thing for sweet and salty. I also like when foods combine soft and creamy with hard and crunchy. These pretzel bites are like my dream come true. The sandwich filling is basically just a peanut butter ball (which, let me tell you, takes me to my happy place all by itself), then the peanut butter ball is lightly squished between two salty pretzels. To make matters worse, the sandwich is then dipped in chocolate. Someone save me.
Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp softened butter
- 1/2 – 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 – 1 cup brown sugar
- Pretzels
- 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
Combine the peanut butter, butter, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and 3/4 cup of brown sugar in a mixer. Beat until well combined. Add more sugar as needed to get the mixture to a consistency where you can easily roll it without it sticking to your hands. If the mixture gets too sweet, add 1/4 tsp of salt to cut the sweetness.
Roll the mixture into small balls (about 1 tsp of the mixture for each ball). Sandwich the balls between two pretzels and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Melt the chocolate in a double broiler or carefully in a microwave. Dip one half of each sandwich into the chocolate mixture to coat and then set aside. Repeat with all the sandwiches and then place them back in the freezer until the chocolate has hardened back up. Store in the fridge.
angie says
these ARE amazing, the kids and I made them this week. love them. thanks for sharing!
grace says
i’m not sure any of that peanut butter fluff would actually make it between the pretzels. wowza.
Crustabakes says
i too have a thing for chocolate and peanut butter. and for sweet and salty. and for soft and crunchy. These guys soo have my name on it! yummmm
abbey says
this looks so adorable! perfect as a Halloween treat!
avril says
Um yah….I soooooo want/need to make these little gems of sweetness and salty-ness!!! Wowsers they look GOOD!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
Happy Tuesday!
~avril 🙂
Amanda says
OMG This is Terrific !!!! I also put my spin on it and did 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup cream cheese, for the ball and let me tell you its like a party in your mouth!!!! (if you like cheese cake) woohooooo Your recipes makes my families mouths really happy, Thank You!!!!!
Joanne says
I’m not quite sure whether to rejoice that you’ve come up with something so ingenious…or to run away screaming because this is possibly going to make me gain ten pounds when I make a batch and eat all of it in one sitting. Hmmm…
TheHealthyApron says
Thank you for leaving me with a craving that I can do nothing about because I am at work! Ug…these look incredible!
Maria says
I could eat that entire plate! YUM!
Crystal says
Oh man, these are too cute!! I would eat a ton in no time.
Annie says
Oohh, it’s like buckeyes, but with an added salty crunch! I will definitely be trying these soon. 🙂
Barbara says
Those are so cute, Karly! And I love the presentation! Let alone combining three of the best flavors ever!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Sweet, salty and peanut butter – doesn’t get much better!
Bridget says
This is bad, Karly… Very, very bad… lol
ashley @ ashley's adventures in alaska says
Oh man! You took 3 of my favorite things and merged them together. Thank goodness there’s no way to incorporate Chardonnay into them, or I’d be in serious trouble. 🙂