Peanut butter and chocolate treats with a salty crunch. Perfect for the holidays or gift giving.
Course
Candy, Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time20minutes
Servings60Candies
AuthorChristoph
Ingredients
1cupcreamy peanut butter
2tablespoonunsalted butter,room temperature
1cuppowdered sugar
3/4cupbrown sugar
1bag waffle pretzels
1semi-sweet Bakers Chocolate Bar or chocolate melting chips
Method
Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
Mix together the peanut butter and butter. Add the sugars and mix into a thick dough. Add more powdered sugar if needed. Place peanut butter mixture in the fridge for about 20 minutes to set.
Arrange a single layer of pretzels on the baking sheet. Roll about a 3/4″ size ball of the peanut butter dough between the palms of your hands and place on the pretzels (I used a melon baller to scoop a uniform amount of dough). Cover the dough with another pretzel and lightly press to create a small sandwich.
Place the little sandwiches in the freezer while you prepare the chocolate for dipping. Temper the chocolate either in a double boiler or in the microwave. Dip the pretzel bites half-way into the melted chocolate and return them to the parchment lined sheet to set.
The chocolate will harden in about 20 minutes. Store the treats in a tightly closed container in the fridge for up to a week, however I seriously doubt there is any chance they will be around that long!
Cooks Notes
If your peanut butter dough is too sticky, add more powdered sugar. This recipe makes about 60 pretzel bites.