Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark

Last Updated August 6, 2024

Pretzels. Homemade caramel. Chocolate. And salted. This bark has only 5 ingredients, it’s super easy to make, and you keep going back for more.

Oh yes.  For the sugar lovers, sweets devotees, and when you want to whip up something delicious with precious little effort, this bark is it.  Some people even refer to it as crack bark. Maybe because you break, or crack it, at the end?  (Just kidding everyone, I know what they mean when they call it that.)  Plus all 5 ingredients are pretty easy to have on hand. 

Now, if this were Pinterest, you could call it "5 Ingredient Crack Bark."  Remember my thing with Pinterest names?  Yep.  Still there.  Keep it classy, people, keep it classy.  It already bothers me that this recipe has as many words in its title as it does ingredients.  If you have any better and more concise ideas for the title, please, let me know!

Slightly adapted from Where the Cookies Are

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Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark

Makes approximately one 11x17in / 28x43cm sheet of bark

Ingredients:

• Enough mini pretzels to cover an approximately 11x17in / 28x43cm jelly roll pan, about half of a 15oz bag / 200g.

• 1 cup / 226g butter

• 1 cup / 200g brown sugar

• 2 cups / 340g semi-sweet chocolate chips

• coarse salt

Directions:

Oven 375°F / 190°C.  Line an approximately 11x17in / 28x43cm jelly roll pan with tinfoil. 

1. Cover pan with an even layer of pretzels.

2. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine butter and brown sugar.  Stir until mixture starts to simmer, then allow to cook, without stirring, until mixture turns a nice golden-brown.  This should take 3-5 minutes after the mixture has started to simmer. 

3. Remove mixture from heat and immediately pour evenly over pretzels. 

4. Place in the oven and bake for 6 minutes. 

5. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over pretzels and caramel. 

6. Wait a few minutes, then use a spatula to spread now melted chocolate chips over pretzels.  Sprinkle with salt. 

7. Allow to cool completely before breaking into pieces.  You can place your pan in the fridge or freezer to speed up the process. 

Jenny's Notes:

• Don't have tinfoil?  You can always use wax or parchment paper, but I would recommend greasing them beforehand as I have had the bark stick to both of those products. 

• Want to go crazy?  Use any kind of chips in place of the semisweet chips, such as milk, peanut butter, bittersweet...or a combination! 

• Once you have spread the melted chocolate, feel free to add some extra toppings if you wish.  Coconut, chopped peanuts, finely chopped coffee beans...

Yield 12-15 servings

Author Jennyblogs

Prep time

25 Min

Cook time

6 Min

Total time

31 Min

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Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark

Salty, crunchy, chocolatey, caramelly, and only 5 ingredients to whip up this addicting bark!

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Ingredients

• mini pretzels, enough to cover an approximately 11x17in / 28x43cm jelly roll pan, about half of a 15oz bag or 200g
• 1 cup / 226g butter
• 1 cup / 200g brown sugar
• 2 cups / 340g semi-sweet chocolate chips
• coarse salt

Instructions

1. Oven 375°F / 190°C. Line an approximately 11x17in / 28x43cm jelly roll pan with tinfoil.
2. Cover pan with an even layer of pretzels.
3. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine butter and brown sugar. Stir until mixture starts to simmer, then allow to cook, without stirring, until mixture turns a nice golden-brown. This should take 3-5 minutes after the mixture has started to simmer.
4. Remove mixture from heat and immediately pour evenly over pretzels.
5. Place in the oven and bake for 6 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over pretzels and caramel.
7. Wait a few minutes, then use a spatula to spread now melted chocolate chips over pretzels. Sprinkle with salt.
8. Allow to cool completely before breaking into pieces. You can place your pan in the fridge or freezer to speed up the process.

Notes

If you’re wondering what a jelly-roll pan is, it’s merely a baking sheet with about a 1in side around it, which in this case keeps the bark contained. Don't have tinfoil? You can always use wax or parchment paper, but I would recommend greasing them beforehand as I have had the bark stick to both of those products. Want to go crazy? Use any kind of chips in place of the semisweet chips, such as milk, peanut butter, bittersweet...or a combination! Once you have spread the melted chocolate, feel free to add some extra toppings if you wish. Coconut, chopped peanuts, finely chopped coffee beans...

Nutrition Facts

Calories

398.37

Fat

24.26 g

Sat. Fat

14.77 g

Carbs

47.86 g

Fiber

2.24 g

Net carbs

45.63 g

Sugar

31.99 g

Protein

3.04 g

Sodium

384.00 mg

Cholesterol

40.49 mg

Nutritional information is approximate and based on 12 servings.

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Homemade Snickers Bars

Last Updated October 25, 2024

Let’s make Snickers! 

If you just thought, "Why would I want to make Snickers when I can just buy them and save a whole lot of time?" I'm actually with you on that one. While I (and my famiy) are known for making just about anything homemade, I'm not normally the first one to jump on making things homemade that have already been perfected. Homemade Reese's?  Samoas? Oreos? Nah, I'll let Nabisco and the Girl Scout Foundation of America do that. I did make homemade Oreos once, but after a couple hours of work and ending up with less cookies than a package of Oreos that didn't even taste like an Oreo, I decided to be more discerning with such recipes in the future. They tasted good...but they were saving neither time nor money. The exception is, if you can make something that tastes like the original or better, even if it takes longer, because homemade means less chemicals and preservatives! Yay. 

That's where these Snickers come in. Delicious layers of milk chocolate, homemade nougat with marshmallow fluff, salty peanuts, and that decadent caramel layer.

And you know what? They’re not even as hard to make as you might think.

You can melt some chocolate in a pan? Yes you can. Boil a few ingredients together for a few minutes, without even needing a candy thermometer? Sure. Chop up some peanuts? Yep, just watch your fingers! And for the caramel layer, you have your pick between making a homemade caramel (also linked in the recipe), or simply unwrapping a bag of caramel squares and melting them with a bit of heavy cream. Then melt more chocolate, at which you will already be a pro. There you have it, homemade, can’t-keep-your-hands-off-of-them, Snickers bars.

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Recipe adapted from Brown Eyed Baker

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Homemade Snickers Bars

Makes 42-48 small bars

Ingredients:

For the Top and Bottom Chocolate Layer

• 2 1/2 cups / 425g milk chocolate chips (about 1 1/4 bags or 15oz)

For the Nougat Layer

• 1/4 cup / 56g butter

• 3/4 cup / 150g sugar

• 1/4 cup / 59g milk

• 1 1/2 cups / 128g marshmallow fluff

• 1/4 cup / 65g creamy peanut butter

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cups / 233g salted peanuts, roughly chopped

For the Caramel Layer

• 1/2 batch caramel sauce, recipe found here

or

• 14 oz / 396g caramel squares, unwrapped

• 1/4 cup / 59g heavy whipping cream

Directions:

Lightly grease a 9x13in / 23x33cm pan and line with parchment paper.  Grease the parchment paper. 

Make the Bottom Chocolate Layer

1. Place 1 1/4 cups / 213g of the milk chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until melted.  Spread evenly in the bottom of the 9x13 pan.  Place in fridge or freezer to set until next layer is ready.

Make the Nougat Layer

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.  Add sugar and milk, stirring until dissolved.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

2. Remove from heat and stir in marshmallow fluff, peanut butter, and vanilla until smooth.  Fold in peanuts.  Spread evenly over cooled chocolate in pan and return to fridge or freezer. 

Make the Caramel Layer

1. Make a half batch of the caramel sauce as directed. 

or

1. Melt caramel squares with heavy cream in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth.  Once melted, cook for 4 more minutes, stirring frequently. 

2. Pour caramel over cooled nougat layer and return to fridge or freezer.

Make the Top Chocolate Layer

1. Melt the remaining 1 1/4 cups / 212g of milk chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring often.  Spread evenly over cooled caramel layer. 

2. Place back in fridge or freezer until completely set, 10-30 minutes.

3. Keep in pan or remove using parchment paper; slice and serve.

4. Can be stored at room temperature for up to a week, two weeks in the fridge, or three months in the freezer. 

Jenny's Notes:

• Really like peanut butter?  You can add 1/4 cup / 65g smooth peanut butter to each the top and bottom chocolate layer after melting the chocolate.  Or, use part peanut butter chips instead of all milk chocolate chips.  

• Don't need a whole 9x13 pan of Snickers?  You can always halve this recipe and put everything in an 8x8 pan.  But since you're putting the time in, I would recommend making the whole 9x13 pan and simply freezing whatever you won't eat right away.   

• The first greasing of the pan before you put in the parchment paper may seem redundant, but it helps the paper to stick to the pan and not move all over while you are trying to spread chocolate and such.  Ironic, though, isn't it?  Usually you grease something to help it move, not keep it in place.

Yield 42-48 small bars

Author Jennyblogs

Prep time

30 Min

Cook time

45 Min

Total time

1 H & 15 M

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Snickers Bars

Possibly better than the real thing, these homemade Snickers Bars are made with glorious layers of caramel, marshmallow-y nougat, and salty peanuts sandwiched between two layers of milk chocolate.

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Ingredients

For the Top and Bottom Chocolate Layer

• 2 1/2 cups / 425g milk chocolate chips (about 1 1/4 bags or 15oz)

For the Nougat Layer

• 1/4 cup / 56g butter
• 3/4 cup / 150g sugar
• 1/4 cup / 59g milk
• 1 1/2 cups / 128g marshmallow fluff
• 1/4 cup / 65g creamy peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups / 233g salted peanuts, roughly chopped

For the Caramel Layer

• 1 cups sugar
• 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
• 1 Tbsp water
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/8 tsp coarse salt
• 1/4 cup cold, unsalted butter cut into tablespoons
• OR
• 14 oz / 396g caramel squares, unwrapped
• 1/4 cup / 59g heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Make the Bottom Chocolate Layer

1. Lightly grease a 9x13in / 23x33cm pan and line with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper.
2. Place 1 1/4 cups / 213g of the milk chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until melted. Spread evenly in the bottom of the 9x13 pan. Place in fridge or freezer to set until next layer is ready.

Make the Nougat Layer

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add sugar and milk, stirring until dissolved. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat and stir in marshmallow fluff, peanut butter, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in peanuts. Spread evenly over cooled chocolate in pan and return to fridge or freezer.

Make the Caramel Layer

1. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a medium sauce over high heat. Allow to cook without stirring until the mixture turns a beautiful amber color. (If it turns an ugly amber color, I can't help ya. Just kidding. Proceed.) This could take anywhere from 10-20 minutes, depending on how hot your stove top cooks. Keep a watchful eye on it, as it goes fast from light golden, perfectly amber, to burnt.
2. Remove from heat and carefully pour in cream, a little at a time, as it will bubble up and spatter at you. Stir until all the cream is mixed in.
3. Attach a candy thermometer to the pan and return to the heat. Cook until mixture reaches 238 degrees Fahrenheit, about 2-5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir in salt. Stir in butter, one tablespoon at a time, until completely smooth. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool completely before using. Spread over cooled nougat layer and return to fridge or freezer.
5. OR
6. Melt caramel squares with heavy cream in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Once melted, cook for 4 more minutes, stirring frequently.
7. Pour caramel over cooled nougat layer and return to fridge or freezer.

Make the Top Chocolate Layer

1. Melt the remaining 1 1/4 cups / 212g of milk chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring often. Spread evenly over cooled caramel layer.
2. Place back in fridge or freezer until completely set, 10-30 minutes.
3. Keep in pan or remove using parchment paper; slice and serve.
4. Can be stored at room temperature for up to a week, two weeks in the fridge, or three months in the freezer.

Notes

Really like peanut butter? You can add 1/4 cup / 65g smooth peanut butter to each the top and bottom chocolate layer after melting the chocolate. Or, use part peanut butter chips instead of all milk chocolate chips. Don't need a whole 9x13 pan of Snickers? You can always halve this recipe and put everything in an 8x8 pan. But since you're putting the time in, I would recommend making the whole 9x13 pan and simply freezing whatever you won't eat right away. The first greasing of the pan before you put in the parchment paper may seem redundant, but it helps the paper to stick to the pan and not move all over while you are trying to spread chocolate and such. Ironic, though, isn't it? Usually you grease something to help it move, not keep it in place.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

169.11

Fat

9.76 g

Sat. Fat

4.49 g

Carbs

18.93 g

Fiber

0.90 g

Net carbs

18.03 g

Sugar

16.15 g

Protein

2.67 g

Sodium

57.84 mg

Cholesterol

11.41 mg

Nutritional information is approximate. Based on 42 servings using the homemade caramel recipe.

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