Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark is a salty, sweet, buttery treat of PERFECTION! This easy-to-make snack satisfies all your cravings. Whip up a batch before movie night or place the bark in jars as a gift to neighbors and friends. It’s a holiday favorite that can actually be enjoyed at any time of year. The sweet chocolate and caramel go so perfectly with the salty crunch of the pretzels. Our Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark sprinkled with chopped walnuts is one of my all-time favorite indulgences. The buttery goodness and crunch simply melt in your mouth… irresistible!
Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark
These are the perfect treat for pretty much any occasion (like being bored at home in quarantine!). I like to make them for a cookie exchange during Christmas because people go crazy over this chocolate bark. They’d also be perfect for Valentine’s day. But let’s be honest, you really don’t need any excuse at all–just a sweet tooth and a few minutes of your time. Enjoy!
Let’s break it down so you can see how EASY Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark is to make. Begin by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper. We use parchment paper for all of our baking because nothing sticks to it. This is particularly useful when making toffee. Then, pour an even layer of mini twisted pretzels on top of the parchment paper.
In a sauce pan over medium/low heat, melt two sticks of butter with one cup of brown sugar. The brown sugar does something magical at this point… it turns into toffee! The granulated sugar eventually dissolves completely as the sugar butter mixture begins to bubble and boil. Once bubbly, pour the hot toffee over the pretzels. Don’t worry if it doesn’t cover every pretzel perfectly, a few minutes in the oven fixes that.
Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark
See that? The bubbly hot toffee melts even more in the oven and manages to cover each pretzel perfectly. Careful though! The toffee is still VERY hot at this point, so even though brown sugar and butter smells so good when it turns into toffee, you have to wait for it to cool:) Now, things get even MORE fun! Pour an entire bag of chocolate chips over the melted toffee pretzel mixture. Yup, an entire bag!
If you have watched the video then you know how magical this next step is… Place the baking sheet in the oven for another minute, then take a spatula and spread the melted chips into a layer of liquid chocolate amazingness. This step is so satisfying and fun! Bigger kids love doing this part of the recipe too. One of my kids (I won’t mention which one) begs to eat the chocolate off the spatula afterwards. YUM!
Before the chocolate hardens, sprinkle some chopped walnuts on top. Of course, this step is optional but I happen to LOVE the extra bits and pieces of crunch and salt on top of the chocolate and toffee. It makes the chocolate toffee pretzel bark looks fancier with the little chopped nuts too (that extra touch always goes a long way when you’re making it for others!). During Christmas, consider skipping the walnuts and sprinkling crushed candy canes on top!
The very last step is the easiest of all. Just pop the baking sheet in the refrigerator or the freezer and let the chocolate toffee bark harden. Once it’s no longer melted, grab the sides of the parchment paper and remove the bark from the baking sheet. With clean hands, break the HUGE piece of bark into smaller pieces. Again, kids are great at this job:) It’s ready to enjoy! Chewy, buttery, toffee mixed with sweet and salty chocolate pretzels. It’s addicting!
More Easy Dessert Recipes by Smart School House:
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Thick and Gooey Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars
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Ice Cream in a Bag
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Lazy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
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Almond Joy Cookies
Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark Recipe
Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Sauce pan and spoon (wooden spoon works great for this)
- Spatula
Ingredients
- ½ bag Mini twisted pretzels
- 1 bag (12oz) semi sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°
- In a sauce pan over medium to low heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring frequently. Cook it until the brown sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is bubbling hot (as seen in the video)
- Pour the melted butter/sugar mixture over the pretzels
- Place the baking sheet in the oven for 6 minutes
- Remove the baking sheet and pour the entire bag of chocolate chips on top
- Return the baking sheet to the oven for 1 minute
- Once again, remove the baking sheet from the oven and spread the melted chocolate until smooth over the pretzels using a spatula (as seen in the video)
- Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top
- Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for an hour or until the chocolate toffee bark is hard. In a hurry? Put it in the freezer for about 30 minutes
- Break the bark into smaller bite size pieces and enjoy!
Notes
Where is the recipe for Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark? You showed a video, many photos and instructions, but no recipe. I would like to have it. Thanks.
Thanks for letting me know! It’s back in there now (at the bottom of the post).