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Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

Looking for a simple no bake dessert to serve this summer? Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites are it! All you need are 7 ingredients, including creamy peanut butter and bittersweet chocolate. These bite-sized peanut butter desserts are the perfect combination of salty and sweet.

Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 38 pretzel bites
Calories: 264 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 76 mini pretzel twists
  • ½ cup creamy unsweetened peanut butter (150g)
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar lightly packed (60g)
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar 96g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter

Instructions

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  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
  2. Line up all the mini pretzel twists on the baking sheet. Set aside.
  3. Measure the peanut butter, dark brown sugar, powdered sugar and vanilla into a large bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat the ingredients together until combined. It will be crumbly, and that’s OK. Pinch a bit of it and see if it forms a ball, as well as sticks to itself, without sticking to your hands. If it does, you’re good to go. If it’s too crumbly, add 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter and mix again until the desired consistency is reached.
  4. Use a teaspoon to measure out the peanut butter mixture into your hand.
  5. Gently form into a ball.
  6. Place the peanut butter ball onto one of the pretzels, and press another pretzel on top to form the sandwich.
  7. Repeat until all the bites have been made, and then refrigerate for 1 hour.
  8. While the pretzel bites chill, melt the chocolate with the butter in the microwave in 30-second bursts until melted. (You could also do this in a double boiler.)
  9. Dip the chilled bites into the chocolate, and place back onto the baking sheet.
  10. Chill for another 30 minutes, or until the chocolate is set.
  11. Enjoy!

Notes

  • These Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.
  • Variations and ideas to change these up:
  • Use different chocolate. If you don’t like bittersweet chocolate, feel free to use another type of chocolate instead.
  • Dress them up. Once the Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites are dipped in the chocolate, you can add a sprinkle of sea salt, colorful sprinkles or even chopped peanuts to add texture and color.
  • Get fancy with it! For these photos, I chose to dip the pretzel bites, but you could easily drizzle the chocolate over the pretzels for a different (and fancier!) look. You could also dip the bites, then drizzle with a different type of chocolate, like white chocolate.
  • Make them gluten free by using gluten free pretzels.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 serving Calories 264kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 50g (17%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 719mg (30%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 38pretzel bites

Amount Per Serving

Calories 264

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 serving
Calories 264kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 50g 17%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 719mg 30%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.