Looking for a tasty, yet simple no bake dessert to serve? Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites are it! Calling for just 7 ingredients, including creamy peanut butter and bittersweet chocolate, these bite-sized peanut butter desserts are the perfect combination of salty and sweet.
I’m always on the lookout for easy, no bake desserts for the summertime because, well, who enjoys turning their oven on during the hottest months of the year?
And I think I’ve found my treat of the summer in this recipe!
Why You’ll Love Them!
Besides the obvious…
- Sweet & Salty: They are wonderfully balanced, too, walking the line between salty and sweet. (And let’s be honest: This is one of my favorite flavor combinations!)
- Kid-Friendly: Also, if you’ve got kids, they’re fun to make with your kids. Yes, it’ll take a little extra time, but it’s a fun activity to do together and pretty kid-safe.
- Small Is Awesome: Bite-sized desserts are going to make you and your people VERY happy.
Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites Ingredients
All you need are 7 ingredients to make these, and chances are, you might have some of ‘em at home already…
- Peanut butter—we keep natural, unsweetened creamy peanut butter in our house and use it in this recipe. Its consistency is a little runnier than conventional peanut butter, so if you’re using conventional peanut butter, you’ll probably need more of it for this recipe.
- Brown sugar—I used dark brown sugar for the extra molasses flavor, but you can use light brown sugar if that’s what you’ve got on hand. The combination with the peanut butter is a delight!
- Powdered sugar—also known as confectioner’s sugar, there is no replacement for this ingredient. This thickens up the peanut butter mixture, as well as adds sweetness.
- Vanilla extract—the real deal kind, please and thank you. We just need a little bit of it to add some vanilla aroma and essence into the peanut butter base.
- Mini twist pretzels—these are going to be our pretzel base, and I highly recommend the mini ones because they make for the best bite-sized treat.
- Chocolate—I used bittersweet chocolate to dip my pretzel bites into because it’s my favorite, but you can use whatever type of chocolate you like best, whether that’s milk, semisweet, bittersweet or dark. I do not recommend making this recipe with white chocolate.
- Salted butter—this will melt into our chocolate glaze.
Variations
There are plenty of ways for you to make these peanut butter pretzel bites your own.
- Chocolate – You can use any type of melted chocolate. If you don’t like bittersweet chocolate, feel free to use another type like dark chocolate or white chocolate instead.
- Dress them up – Once they 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 – 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.
- Creamy peanut butter filling – You could certainly use another nut butter to make this pretzel sandwich too. Almond butter would be great.
How to Make Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
This might be one of the easiest treats you will ever make!
- Prepare baking sheet. First, line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. This will prevent the bites from sticking to the sheet pan and also make for easier cleanup.
- Line sheet with pretzels. Line the baking sheet with the mini pretzel twists. (You’ll need 76-80, so make sure you’ve got enough! I’ve also found it’s easier to set these out beforehand so that when you’re rolling the peanut butter filling that it goes more quickly.)
- Make peanut butter mixture. 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 and crumbly. We want the peanut butter mixture to be able to stick to itself and form a ball without sticking to your hands.
- Form balls. Use a teaspoon to measure out the peanut butter mixture. Gently form into a ball.
- Add to pretzels. Place the peanut butter ball onto one of the pretzels, and press another pretzel on top to form the sandwich.
- Chill. Repeat until all the bites have been made, and then refrigerate for an hour.
- Melt chocolate. While the pretzel bites chill, melt the chocolate with the butter in the microwave. I like to heat it in 30-second bursts until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Dip the chilled bites into the chocolate, and place back onto the baking sheet.
- Chill until the chocolate is set, and then enjoy!
Storage and Freezing
How to Store Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
Once the chocolate has set, transfer them to a food safe storage container and keep in the fridge for up to 10 days.
Can I Freeze Pretzel Bites?
These pretzel bites also freeze well as long as they are stored in an airtight container.
More Easy No Bake Desserts
I love a good no bake dessert- especially in the heat of the summer. Here are a few of our favorites.
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Homemade Chocolate Turtles Recipe
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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!
Servings:
Equipment
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!
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.
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
Calories: 54 kcal, Carbohydrates: 7 g, Protein: 1 g, Fat: 3 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 1 mg, Sodium: 42 mg, Potassium: 34 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 5 g, Vitamin A: 10 IU, Vitamin C: 1 mg, Calcium: 4 mg, Iron: 1 mg
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This was such a quick and easy dessert that does not disappoint! Loved the balance of sweet and salty; the best way to cure my sweet tooth, indeed!
I just love the sweet & salty combo happening here! 🙂 My kind of treat.
I think this is my new favorite snack. The salty, sweet combo is the best. I am making another batch this weekend.
The perfect combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and creamy. They’re the ultimate snack for satisfying all your cravings. I can’t get enough of them!
I made a batch of these Saturday, and they were gone by Sunday haha! So addicting and so easy to make