Peanut butter chocolate pretzel bark is creamy, crunchy, and addictive. Rich chocolate and gooey peanut butter with crunchy pieces of salty pretzels? Yes, please!
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The idea for a chocolate pretzel bark with swirls of peanut butter came to me in a dream. For real! And I made my dreams come TRUE, y'all! With only three ingredients.
This chocolate bark is perfect for holiday snacking and gifting. It's like a peanut butter cup meets chocolate bark meets crunchy pretzels. The flavors and textures just all go together so well, and it's super easy to make, too!
We will be melting the chocolate and peanut butter in the microwave. If you don't like microwaves, no need to yell at me in the comments! Just use a double boiler instead.
If you love making chocolate bark like I do, also check out my Dubai-chocolate inspired chocolate pistachio bark! It's absolutely incredible. And if you just love all things chocolate and peanut butter, try my no bake chocolate peanut butter energy bites!
💖 Why You'll Love this Recipe
- 3-ingredient dessert perfect for the holidays
- decadent chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and crunchy, salty pretzels
- easy and fun to make!
- naturally soy-free. Use sunflower seed butter for nut-free, if needed, and you can use gluten-free pretzels, if needed, for gluten-free chocolate peanut butter pretzel bark.
✓ Ingredients and Substitutions
- vegan chocolate - You can use vegan chocolate chips or chop up your favorite plain vegan chocolate bar.
- peanut butter - Do not use natural peanut butter for this recipe. It just doesn't melt the same way. You can mix a tablespoon of powdered sugar into the peanut butter, if you want it to be firmer when it cools.
- pretzels - Use pretzels that you like! Gluten-free pretzels are fine to use.
🔪 How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark with Pretzels
Place the chocolate into a small, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30-second bursts, stirring the chocolate well in between, until it's smooth and creamy.
In another small microwave-safe bowl, melt the peanut butter in 15-second bursts, stirring in between, until it's smooth and pourable. If you want your peanut butter to be firmer when it cools, stir in a teaspoon or so of powdered sugar.
Pour your chocolate onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and use a rubber spatula to spread it out. Then, drizzle the peanut butter all over.
Use a toothpick or a butter knife to swirl the chocolate and peanut butter together.
Sprinkle the pretzel pieces evenly over the chocolate peanut butter bark, lightly tapping it into the chocolate, though it's fine if it sticks out a little bit. Transfer to the freezer to chill for at least half an hour, until it's completely firm.
When it's completely cooled through, break your chocolate bark up into pieces, and either package them for gifts or store in a closed container in the refrigerator.
💡 Helpful Tips
- If you hate microwaves, melt the chocolate and the peanut butter in a double boiler instead.
- When you're melting the chocolate and peanut butter in the microwave, make sure you stir between bursts. They usually are melted before they look melted.
- Adding the optional powdered sugar will yield firmer peanut butter swirls.
🫙 Storage Directions
Chocolate peanut butter pretzel bark will keep for up to a week in a closed container in the refrigerator. I do not recommend storing this in the pantry, because the chocolate just doesn't harden the same way after you melt and re-cool it.
📖 Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Pretzel Bark
Ingredients
- 10 ounces vegan chocolate chips or a chopped vegan chocolate bar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter I don't recommend natural peanut butter for this recipe.
- ¼ cup pretzels
Instructions
- Place the chocolate into a small, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30-second bursts, stirring the chocolate well in between, until it's smooth and creamy. In another small microwave-safe bowl, melt the peanut butter in 15-second bursts, stirring in between, until it's smooth and pourable. If you want your peanut butter to be firmer when it cools, stir in a teaspoon or so of powdered sugar.
- Pour your chocolate onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and use a rubber spatula to spread it out. Then, drizzle the peanut butter all over. Use a toothpick or a butter knife to swirl the chocolate and peanut butter together.
- Arrange the pretzels evenly over the chocolate peanut butter bark, lightly tapping them into the chocolate, though it's fine if they stick out a little bit. You can leave the pretzels whole or break them into pieces. It's really just up to your preference. Transfer the chocolate peanut butter bark to the freezer to chill for at least half an hour.
- When it's completely cooled through, break your chocolate bark up into pieces, and either package them for gifts or store in a closed container in the refrigerator.
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