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We cannot stop munching on these salted caramel pretzel snaps! They only take a couple of ingredients and no time at all to make!
I have been sitting here forever trying to figure out a name for these things because they are kind of like those “turtle” chocolates people make except not because there are not nuts and the chocolate is on the bottom not a shell on top. Bites? But it’s a little more than a bite and truffles clearly wouldn’t work as they are nothing like a truffle. Snaps? I mean, they do snap when you bite them. And trust me, they are addicting little salted caramel pretzel snaps!
Our friend, Aaron gave us a try of a little salted caramel pretzel snaps treat at his house one night, but I haven’t ever seen them at the store, so I was stuck to make my own and I’m happy to say it’s the fastest recipe ever!
Quick and Easy Holiday Treat
I don’t even know if I should be calling it a recipe as there’s not really much to it. In fact, I was trying to hurry so I put two pieces of parchment out, one for me and one for our 10 year old and 6 year old. The 10 year old did the chocolate and caramel and the 6 year old placed pretzels and sprinkled salt. I chose to photograph their’s just to prove it could be done by a child.
Candy making was a whole process at my house growing up. We made gobs and gobs of candies, turtles, peanut butter balls, coconut balls, chocolate pizza, and more! It was such a fun time and I loved helping it.
Salted Caramel Pretzel Snaps
It makes me a little sad to think about how I didn’t realize just what a special opportunity it was to be surrounded by family in a safe, loving home and to just be a carefree kid. I know that it’s like that for most kids, but I regret not taking more advantage of being a family. Now we all live far apart and holidays are often spent alone because it’s too far to travel to everyone. Such a bummer. But at least we can make our treats with our own families not and keep the tradition going.
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Salted Caramel Pretzel Snaps
Salted Caramel Pretzel Snaps
Ingredients
- 3 Bars Milk Chocolate Almond Bark, melted (a 14 ounce package has bars in 2 ounces each so you would need 3 bars or 6 ounces of chocolate)
- 1/2 Bag Mini pretzels
- 1/2 Bag Caramel squares, melted or more as needed. I also use a hunk of Peter’s Caramel Brick from Orson Gygi
- Sea Salt
Instructions
- Lay out wax or parchment paper, using a spoon, drizzle a little chocolate on the paper and smooth it out a little with the back of the spoon like you are painting a circle.3 Bars Milk Chocolate Almond Bark
- Drop three pretzels, slightly overlapping onto the chocolate and spoon a little melted caramel over all three.1/2 Bag Mini pretzels, 1/2 Bag Caramel squares
- Sprinkle with a little sea salt and then drizzle a little more chocolate.Sea Salt
- Let set and store in Tupperware.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Does it only take 5 minutes for these to set in room temperature or do you cool them?
If the kitchen is warm it takes longer, but I just pop them in the fridge if that’s the case otherwise they really do only take a couple of minutes. 🙂
OMG these look perfect! Thanks so much for sharing!
These are Snappers, they can be found at costco, they are dark chocolate though, I’m not a dark chocolate fan but my husband is and I LOVE chocolate covered pretzels and I am obsessed with snappers even though they are dark chocolate so it’s the perfect combo for my husband and I ha. I’m so excited to make these tonight! Costco isn’t close to us.
Yay! I hope you love them!
oh we did! 😉
You can find snappers at Kroger too in the candy section.
How much pretzels do you use?
We use about 1/2 bag. 🙂
I found these in a grocery store in a town about 1 hr. from where we live and have never seen them near home. I am so happy for the recipe. The ones I bought were called snappers and they were exactly like what you have made here. Thanks so much.
Oh yay!! They are so yummy!
I love how these snaps seem sorta fancy but they’re actually crazy easy and oooh that sweet and salty combo gets me every time. I LOVE IT!
That’s what I love too!
Thanks for getting back to me. I thought that was probably what you meant. Will definitely try these!
Turtles, snaps, bark, whatever you call them I love them. I love everything about this. How easy and simple the ingredient list is and how amazing I know they are going to taste. These are perfect for a cookie exchange or quick take-home gifts for friends and family at Christmas!
When you say three bars of chocolate bark, do you mean the small squares? And where do you get those?
Yes, and they are just in the baking section of the store. Each little square is around 2 ounces
Do you mean the ones that say sweet or semi sweet? Like baking chocolate?
Hi Rebecca,
No, melting chocolate is either almond bark, or sometimes called candy coating. It’s different that baking chocolate and is usually sold in flat discs or as a brick.
Could we use chocolate chips and melt them down? Cause I’m not sure what almond bark is either.
I can’t wait to make these for the holidays
Absolutely, almond bark is just the big blocks of chocolate you can buy in the baking section. Not the baking chocolate though.
These look absolutely yummy! Love how simple they are too.