Perfection!
I started working with a new team this summer and they have been appreciating my baking. I asked them what they would like me to bring in next and it was unanimous that they wanted something with chocolate and peanut butter. In my opinion, chocolate and peanut butter are the perfect dessert combo so I had no objection to their choice. I was on a mission to determine how you could make the two even better together and I think I found their perfect companion, pretzels. These tasty little treats are the perfect candy. They are sweet, salty, crunchy on the outside, and creamy in the inside. They are easy to make, but definitely time consuming. I think they would look great on a dessert table at a party or shower, and definitely would be a perfect gift boxed up with a pretty bow. I am already planning on making these again for the holidays. This recipe makes anywhere from 80-100 treats (depending on how much of the filling you eat a long the way), so Zack and I both brought them to work and people LOVED them. There have already been requests for me to make more.
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
recipe by Baked Perfection
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 lb bag square shaped pretzels
Assorted candy melts:
1/2 package white chocolate candy melts
1/2 package chocolate candy melts
1/2 cup pink candy melts
3 tsp shortening, divided
In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, confectioners' sugar, and salt. Roll into 1/2 tsp balls and place on a pretzel; top with second pretzel and place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Chill in freezer until firm, about 20 minutes (See picture below to see what they look like during this step).
Melt candy melts, one color at a time, in the microwave per directions on package, adding 1 tsp shortening with each color (30 sec intervals, stirring in between). Using a fork, gently dip the pretzel bite into the candy coating rotating until covered. Once covered remove and softly tap/shake until the excess chocolate falls off. Place back on wax paper to dry.
To decorate with drizzled chocolate, place excess melted chocolate in a sandwich bag. Using scissors, cut the very tip off the sandwich bag. The smaller your cut, the smaller the drizzle. Use the sandwich bag to pipe the chocolate back and forth over the pretzel bite until you reach the desired look.
A work in process:
24 comments:
Oh my word those look amazing. I WILL be making these in the near future!
Chocolate + salty + peanut butter = a sure success. :)
Oh how cute!! I love the pink ones. I'm sure they are delicious too.
Just commented and it got lost into the twilight zone somewhere, to here's "take two".. Love these, and think they'll be perfect to add to Christmas cookie assortments!! Thanks, and can't wait to try them! ~tina
Ohhh I'm going to have to try these! Mine probably won't turn out as pretty...but I'm sure they'll still be tasty right!
These are so cute! I should really make these soon.
What a perfect combination. Plus, its soo adorable!
That makes my mouth water...MUST find an excuse to make these!!!
Chocolate and peanut butter is the best combination!
I have made the peanut butter ball recipe for years- I can not wait to make these this year! What a nice change it will be!
Thank you for the recipe.
Have a pretty day!
Kristin
These pretzel bites are gorgeous, not to mention how amazing they must taste; chocolate and peanut butter can never fail to please. This is a great idea though, they look so professional!
These are adorable! I am definitely going to have to make these!!!
i am totally loving this idea! what a cute little bite sized goodie to bring to an event! i love that they look like little petit fours!
I think I found a new holiday cookie! These are adorable, and they look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I agree with Vanessa. The salty taste combined with the sweetness of chocolate and peanut butter is impossible to resist.
I'm going to try this one! Sounds yummy, looks like I may not want to share them afterwards LOL.
LOVE this--so impressive looking! I need a long afternoon to make these sometime!
I wish I was working on your team to have enjoyed these beauties. They look awesome!
these look great!
These look so yummy and are so cute. My SIL just asked me to make goodies for a baby shower she's having and these would be perfect for one of the treats. She just wanted little bites of things.
Has anyone else tried these? We made these this past Wednesday. After adding three cups of powdered sugar, the consensus was, there's no way three more cups of powdered sugar is going into the peanut butter filling. So we stopped and started rolling and they turned out fine. In fact, would probably use even a little less than the three cups so the filling is creamier and a little less dry. But otherwise, very easy and tasty.
Thanks for that last comment Ajax. I actually doubled the recipe when I made these and tried to only post the single recipe. There should only be three cups of sugar! Thanks!
Oh, I wish I would have seen that last comment before I made these this morning with the printed out recipe. Sigh. I kept adding more peanut butter and added milk until it came together. I knew it was too much sugar, but didn't listen to my intuition. Oh well, they still turned out GREAT. I made chocolate, white and blue for a baby shower.
Love them, Risa!
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These look fantastic! Do you know how long these keep for?? I'm planning to make them and send them in a care package... and keep some for myself:) Thanks for sharing!
Hi Krisla,
These will keep as long as your butter will keep. I put some in the freezer and they still tasted great weeks later at our house.
Risa
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