If you love salted caramel & crunchy pretzels paired with rich & creamy chocolate, then these Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars will be your new favorite treat. Not only are they easy to make, they are rich, decadent & over the top delicious.
Do you love salted caramel? How about when it is paired with crunchy pretzels & chocolate? Do I have your attention now? My girls & I were wanting to create something over the top delicious for our 4th of July celebration this year. We thought if we layered chocolate, pretzels & caramel into an insanely rich & delicious bar recipe it would definitely be pretty amazing. Topped with some red, white & blue M&M’s for the holiday & the result was these Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars that we can’t get enough of.
My friends, I have to warn you. These Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars are dangerous. They are so easy to make & crazy good. That is a bad combo in this house & I’m sure it is in your house too. That salty sweet combo is irresistible.
Dessert Bars Recipe
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To make these it is as simple as layering. Just melt your milk chocolate & spread it out on the parchment paper. Then top with pretzels. Drizzle the melted caramel over the top & sprinkle on the M&M’s & a little bit of sea salt. If you want this to be thinner & more like a bark than a bar – you can stop there & chill for a bit to firm up before serving.
But we knew we wanted a thick bar when we started this recipe, so we repeated the process a second time to get a nice thick, gooey bar of deliciousness. Completely optional but I don’t regret it one bit. These are AH-MAZ-ING!
Common questions we get about these bars…
How long do these need to chill?
Typically 3-4 hours in the freezer is enough to make sure they are ready for cutting. You don’t want them to fall apart when people are trying to enjoy them.
What if I don’t have candy melts? Can I use chocolate chips?
Yes, you can definitely do that. Just use about 1/4 cup more chocolate chips as you would candy melts to make up for the size difference.
Can I use pretzel sticks instead of twists?
Of course – they taste the same. You just might need more of them to cover the same area as you would when using the twists.
How long will these keep?
If you store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator you should be able to enjoy them for about a week. We have never had a batch last longer than a couple days for our family of 5, so we haven’t tried them when any older than that.
Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars
For this recipe you will need…
- White & Milk Chocolate Candy Melts
- Pretzel Twists
- Caramel Squares
- Coconut Oil
- Patriotic M&M’s
- Coarse Sea Salt
If you swoon for salted caramel pairied with chocolate, these will be your new favorite treat!
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Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars
Ingredients
- 3 cups Milk Chocolate Candy Melts divided
- 1/3 cup White Chocolate Candy Melts
- 1 bag Pretzel Twists
- 40 Caramel Squares divided
- 4 tbsp water divided
- 2 tbsp + 1 tsp Coconut Oil divided
- 2 cups Patriotic M&M’s divided
- 2 tsp Coarse Sea Salt divided
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Combine 1-1/2 cups of the milk chocolate candy melts with 1 tbsp of the coconut oil & melt in the microwave at 50% power in 30-second intervals - stirring in between each interval.
- Once melted, spread out into an even layer on the parchment paper
- Immediately top with pretzels
- Combine 1/2 of the caramels with 2 tbsp of water in a large measuring cup & microwave for about 1-2 minutes or until melted.
- Pour over the top of the chocolate/pretzel layers
- Sprinkle 1/2 the M&M's & sea salt on top
- Repeat all the steps & then melt the white chocolate & remaining coconut oil in a small bowl & drizzle over the top of your creation.
- Refrigerate or freeze for several hours or until hardened
- Cut into bars & enjoy!
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate. Please double-check with your own dietary calculator for the best accuracy. We at Yummi Haus cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
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Tamar Strauss-Benjamin says
That sounds so rich and gooey!!
Jenny says
Your 4th of July sweet treat looks amazing! I will be featuring it in my 4th of July Red, White, Blue Sweet Treats this sunday at Merry Monday 6 pm pst. Hope to see you at the party!
Erlene says
Yum! Sweet, salty, crispy, and chewy. I think you’ve touched upon all the craving pains in one dessert. Pinned and will be including your pretzel bar recipe in this week’s MM features.
ittefaqco says
Wow! It looks so yummy. I just can’t wait to make these for my kids. I use Himalayan salt in cooking and really like it. So, I am going to sprinkle it on top of these pretzel bars to add beautiful pink color. I would also recommend you to try Himalayan salt in cooking because it is very good.
Miz Helen says
What a very special treat, we will love your bars! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Miz Helen
Kathy says
What size baking sheet do you use?
Gina Kleinworth says
I used a 9×13 for this. But you could go larger if you have it. I didn’t push the ingredients out all the way to the sides of the pan. The sides are just there to catch anything that may want to drizzle off.
Maria says
100% recommended! The color combination is so good that you want to try them. But once you try them you are going to add them in your favorite list for sure, like i did. Thank for wonderful pics also