5.0 from 21 votes
Peanut Butter Pretzel Bite Recipe
With just 7 ingredients, these EASY Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. Great for snacking!
Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 38
Calories: 54 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 76 mini pretzel twists
- ½ cup creamy unsweetened peanut butter
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar lightly packed
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
- Line up all the mini pretzel twists on the baking sheet. Set aside.
- 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.
- Use a teaspoon to measure out the peanut butter mixture into your hand. Gently form into a ball.
- Place the peanut butter ball onto one of the pretzels, and press another pretzel on top to form the sandwich.
- Repeat until all the bites have been made, and then refrigerate for 1 hour.
- 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.)
- Dip the chilled bites into the chocolate, and place back onto the baking sheet.
- Chill for another 30 minutes, or until the chocolate is set.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings!
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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.
Nutrition Information
Calories
54kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
42mg
(2%)
Potassium
34mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
10IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 38Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 54
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 54kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 42mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.