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    Home » Recipes

    Salted Caramel Chocolate Bars with Pretzel Crust

    January 15, 2015 by Patti Estep 3 Comments

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    Stack of salted caramel chocolate bars.

    Try these decadent salted caramel chocolate bars that include pecans, pretzels and more. An easy make ahead recipe that freezes well too.

    salted caramel chocolate bars with pecans and a pretzel crust

    This yummy salted caramel chocolate bar recipe came to me while thinking of something to bring to my sister's house for a Saturday night football game.

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    She already had a bunch of great food prepared but I always like to bring something, and the game didn't even start until 8 pm. So, I asked her if she would like me to bring something sweet because by that time of night I am usually craving a little chocolate.

    Chocolate caramel bars with pretzel crust.

    Salted Caramel Chocolate Bars

    One trend I kept seeing was salted caramel, and I really loved the salted caramel chocolates that my husband bought me for Christmas so I thought maybe I should make something with this trendy topping.

    So with two ingredients in mind, salted caramel and chocolate and not much time I thought about seven-layer cookies. You know, the recipe that has been around forever. You can always find it in a local church or neighborhood cookbook. By now I know the recipe by heart.

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    Making Salted Caramel Chocolate Bars

    Seven layer cookies start with a graham cracker crust but I didn't have any so I use pretzels instead. After all pretzels and chocolate work great together and I have used pretzels for my Strawberry Jello Parfait as a crust before and it's great.

    I used pecans for the top layer instead of traditional walnut just because we like them. In my opinion, pecans taste great with chocolate. I even made a delicious Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it.

    You can easily change up these ingredients yourself with some of your own favorites. That's what makes it so fun.

    Oh, and did I mention that they are great for making ahead. And, they freeze well. 

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    Chocolate caramel pretzel bar and a stack of them below.

     

     

    Salted Caramel Chocolate Bars

    Try these decadent salted caramel chocolate bars that include pecans, pretzels and more. An easy make ahead recipe that freezes well too.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Additional Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Recipes
    Cuisine Dessert
    Servings 30
    Calories 191 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups crushed pretzels
    • 2 T sugar
    • stick of butter melted 1/2 c
    • 12 oz bag of chocolate chips
    • 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
    • 12 oz bag of butterscotch chips
    • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
    • 1/2 c salted caramel sauce

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    • Coat a 9 x 13 inch glass pan with cooking spray
    • Mix chopped pretzel pieces, butter and sugar together and press into the bottom of your pan
    • Sprinkle chocolate and butterscotch chips over top
    • Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over entire pan until empty
    • Sprinkle pecans evenly
    • Drizzle caramel over the top for the final layer
    • Bake for 35 minutes.
    • Cool and cut into bars
    • Freezes well.

    Notes

    I have listed the yield at 30 but these are so rich you could easily cut them up more. 30 pieces would mean cutting 6 rows and five the other way. However, you could cut them 8 x 6 making 48 pieces.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 83mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

     

     

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Randi

      November 12, 2016 at 8:32 am

      Salted Caramel is my weakness. These look delicious!

      Thank you for linking up at our Home Matters Link Party!

      Have a lovely evening,

      Randi 🙂

      #HomeMattersParty

      Reply
    2. Charlotte Burkholder

      November 09, 2016 at 2:11 pm

      A winning combo, with the pretzels and salted caramel. Thanks for sharing at Family Joy Blog linkup.

      Reply
    3. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

      November 06, 2016 at 9:16 am

      Oh my those looks so incredible!! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned, yummed and tweeted!

      Reply

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