Making your own homemade candy might seem a little daunting, but just wait until you try this Easy Recipe for Salted Caramel Pretzel Candy Bites! These sweet and salty treats are absolutely addicting with the crunchy pretzels and melted caramel combination! This simple recipe will be your new favorite sweet treat!
Why You’ll Love…
I love any kind of no bake dessert, especially one that you can throw together in less than 10 minutes of your time! This three ingredient treat is really my secret weapon for any type of party! Not only is it a total crowd pleaser, but it’s perfect for any time of year! For example, great gift packaged in a heart shape box with flowers for Valentine’s Day! Around Christmas time, it’s perfect for filling in cookie boxes, packaging for take home gifts after cookie exchanges, or just leaving out on a dessert tray as Christmas candy! Not many desserts can do all that and with only three ingredients!
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Variations
Because these chocolate caramel pretzels are just a few simple ingredients, there’s a ton of ways to swap and change these treats to what fits best! You can really do a lot of fun things with these treats, especially when it comes to holiday parties, or other festive events!
Here’s a few candy switches I might make!
Hershey Kiss – From milk chocolate to dark chocolate, and all the other flavors, using one of these in place of the chocolate caramel candy can really change the whole vibe of these treats!
M&M’s – I love swapping the pecan halves out for some of these colorful candy coated chocolates! You can use certain colors to fit that time of year, for example, cute pastels for Easter or your favorite sports team’s colors! Festive and delicious!
Caramel Candies – If you want to leave out the chocolate all-together, you could just add a caramel candy on top of the pretzel and then use the pecan half on top! I would recommend adding a sprinkle of flaky sea salt as well to really play off the salted caramel treat!
If you have any homemade caramel that you want to add to this, make sure that’s a creamy caramel that can set up and hold it’s shape! Save the pourable caramel for the ice cream sundaes!
Equipment Needed:
No need for candy thermometers or double broilers with this candy recipe! All you need is really two things for these chocolate caramel pretzel bites!
Parchment Paper – some of the chocolate and caramel can melt through the pretzel, so it’s good to have parchment paper down so nothing sticks! I don’t recommend using wax paper, because this will be going into the oven!
Baking Sheet – Use whatever size you like best to fit as many pretzels as you can! Trust me when I say you’re going to want plenty of these treats!
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Storage
Once the chocolate as firmed up, store these in an airtight container at room temperature for about 4-5 days! Although, good luck getting them to last that long! I know in my household, they’ll be lucky to last 2 days!
Ingredient List:
See Recipe Card For Full Details.
Step by Step Instructions:
Step 1. Place pretzels in an even layer on a cookie sheet
Step 2. Place candy on top of the pretzels
Step 3: Gently press the pecan halves on top of the melted chocolate candies.
Step 4. Enjoy!
Helpful Tips and Tricks
- Make sure you layer your pretzels in a single layer over the whole pan! You don’t want any over lap with the pretzels!
- Make sure your placing the candy on top of the pretzel that its in the middle so it doesn’t melt off the pretzel during baking!
- This whole process happens quick, so don’t walk away from the oven! I like to check the candies after about 3 minutes!
- Make sure you have your pecan halves ready, so you can place them on as soon as the candies come out of the oven!
If you love a sweet and salty bite, you are going to love this Easy Recipe for Salted Caramel Pretzel Candy Bites! They are the quickest and best candy that doesn’t require any fancy equipment and comes together so fast! The best part of these treats is pressing the pecan half on the chocolate and seeing the melted caramel! I love the chewy caramel with the crunchy pretzels and sweet milk chocolate!
Cheers!
-Holly Michelle
Caramel Pretzel Candies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1 bag Chocolate Caramel Candies
- 3 cups Mini Pretzels
- 1 cup Pecans halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Unwrap chocolate candies and place pretzels in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.1 bag Chocolate Caramel Candies, 3 cups Mini Pretzels
- Place one chocolate candy on a pretzel.
- After every pretzel has a chocolate candy, place the baking sheet in the oven for about 4-5 minutes. The chocolate will be shiny and soft.
- Remove the pan from the oven and gently press a pecan on the top of the chocolate candy, pressing down slightly. You don't want to completely squish the candy, just press down about halfway.1 cup Pecans
- Let the chocolate cool and harden up again.
- Enjoy!
