This peanut butter bark with pretzels recipe is a quick and easy way to make homemade candy!
My oldest kids are coming to the end of their semester at college and are under stress as they finish projects and prepare for finals. They haven't been very good company. At all! Some people living with them would even describe them as grumpy. It is at times like this that I completely understand sending kids thousands of miles away to attend college.
I can't make their projects and finals go away, but I can try to sweeten them up a little with some candy. And if it doesn't work, I can take the candy and go hide in my room with a good book and a cup of tea until finals are over.
I am still working on clearing out the pantry ahead of our move which has forced me to improvise on several occasions. I wanted to make something with peanuts and chocolate – two proven mood improvers, but I was out of peanuts, so I modified my Peanut Butter Bark recipe to include pretzels.
Peanut Butter Park with Pretzels Recipe
- 1 package peanut butter chips
- 1 tablespoons shortening
- 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup of crushed pretzels (I used Glutino pretzels to make this gluten-free)
- Cover a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- Melt the peanut butter chips and shortening according to package directions. Once melted stir in ½ cup of the pretzels.
- Melt the chocolate chips according to package directions. Once melted stir in ½ cup of the pretzels.
- Alternate spooning the melted chocolate chips and melted peanut butter chips on to the cookie sheet. Then use a spatula to semi blend the two and spread it evenly over the foil.
- Let sit for 2 hours to firm up or put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Break into pieces.
- 1 package peanut butter chips
- 1 tablespoons shortening
- 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup of crushed pretzels (I used Glutino pretzels to make this gluten-free)
- Cover a cookie sheet with foil.
- Melt the peanut butter chips and shortening according to package directions. Once melted stir in ½ cup of the pretzels.
- Melt the chocolate chips according to package directions. Once melted stir in ½ cup of the pretzels.
- Alternate spooning the melted chocolate chips and melted peanut butter chips on to the cookie sheet. Then use a spatula to semi blend the two and spread it evenly over the foil.
- Let sit for 2 hours to firm up or put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Break into pieces.
My daughter declared this candy her new favorite, but I have found that starving, stressed college students are very generous food critics…which is why I let them live at home while going to college. 🙂
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Beth @ Aunt B's Kitchen says
April 26, 2012 at 6:33 amOh, my word! I find myself wanting these…for breakfast! Is that a bad thing? 😉
Cindy says
April 26, 2012 at 8:15 amWhen I was in college, I always relied on chocolate to get me through finals. Your Peanut Butter Bark looks delicious!
Debbie@Mountain Breaths says
April 26, 2012 at 5:15 pmI agree with sending them away to college 🙂 These look delicious! Visiting you from Foodie Friday. Have a nice weekend.
Yvonne @ StoneGable says
April 26, 2012 at 7:18 pmMy goodness I love the name of your blog! How creative!
Your sweet treat will help with the grumpies during finals.
If not you can eat it for “medicinal purposes”!
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
April 27, 2012 at 12:45 amIf that wonderful Peanut Butter Bark with Pretzels won’t cheer them up, nothing will! I love the sweet / savoury thing going on in this treat!
Nancy W says
April 27, 2012 at 4:16 amThese look amazing, I’m going to make some to send to my son in college, they look like they’d ship well!
Miz Helen says
April 27, 2012 at 3:14 pmYour recipe looks awesome. Hope you have a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Me and My Sweets says
April 29, 2012 at 4:43 amYum Yum Yum!
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The Quiet Mom says
April 30, 2012 at 2:26 pmYum! So easy to make too. Thanks for sharing.
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Rose says
December 7, 2016 at 1:15 pmI have a nut allergy, so im wondering if soy peanutbutter will work. If so how much should i use?
Alea Milham says
December 7, 2016 at 3:51 pmNo, it won’t work with a soy butter. I would replace the peanut butter chips with white chocolate chips. You will still get a tasty sweet/salt/crunchy bark.