With just a few ingredients, Pretzel Toffee is an easy treat to make. You don’t need a candy thermometer to enjoy this fabulous sweet and salty dessert.
Pretzel Toffee has only 6 ingredients and the flavor combination is divine. The sweet chocolate, brown sugar and salty pretzels combine into a decadent recipe. They are topped with sea salt and look and taste wonderful.
We enjoy this super easy dessert recipe year round. They are so simple to make for game night, movie night, holiday parties, birthdays and more. We look for any excuse to make Chocolate Toffee Pretzel Bark every month.
If you love making toffee, try this recipe for Ritz Cracker Toffee and Soda Cracker Toffee. It is another delicious variety.
What's in this post: Pretzel Toffee
Why Make Toffee
This luscious chocolate treat is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. It also makes a great gift for holidays or just because. Everyone will love this buttery toffee!
Package it as gifts and hand out to friends and family. You can put it in a cellophane bag and tie with ribbon. It will look so pretty.
Ingredients
- Mini Pretzels. This is the perfect size.
- Butter. Use real butter.
- Brown Sugar. Packed
- Chocolate Chips. Semi-sweet, milk or dark chocolate.
- Walnuts. Chopped.
- Sea Salt. Blends perfectly with the sweet chocolate.
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe in the recipe card.
Variations
- Chocolate. You can use milk chocolate, semi sweet or dark chocolate.
- White Chocolate. Substitute white chocolate in this recipe for a different taste. Another idea is to drizzle white chocolate over the milk chocolate. The combination is delicious.
- Pretzels. Try using squares, twists or sticks.
- Cayenne Pepper. Spice things up and sprinkle cayenne pepper on top of the chocolate.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Line a jelly roll pan with foil or parchment paper. Spray with a non-stick cooking spray. Don’t skip this step so it will be easy to remove from the pan.
Step 2 – Spread the pretzels out onto the baking sheet in a single layer.
Step 3 – In a saucepan, melt the butter over low-medium heat.
Step 4 – Add brown sugar once butter is completely melted and stir to combine. Bring the butter and brown sugar to a boil and continue boiling for 2-3 minutes until the mixture has thickened.
Step 5 – Immediately remove from heat and pour bubbly mixture over the pretzels making sure to cover all the pretzels. Place in oven and Bake for 5-8 minutes, or just until the edges of brown sugar mixture gets bubbly. Cooking time will vary.
Step 6 – Remove the pan from the oven and immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the pretzels.
Step 7 – Allow the pretzels to sit for 5 minutes to melt the chocolate. Then use a spatula to spread the melted chocolate over the pretzel layer.
Step 8 – Top with the chopped walnuts and sea salt. Place the pan in the refrigerator to allow the toffee to harden and cool completely. Then remove the toffee from the pan and break it apart into pieces with your hands.
Recipe Tips
- Line the baking pan. The mixture is sticky. Line the pan with foil or wax paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle the chocolate immediately. As soon as you take the pan out of the oven, top with the chocolate so it will melt.
- Add toppings right away. If you add toppings, make sure to add them before the chocolate sets. Otherwise, it will not stick to the chocolate.
More Topping Ideas
- Sprinkles. Coordinate to holidays, birthdays and celebrations.
- Nuts. We used chopped walnuts but pecans and peanuts taste great too. Alternatively, you can omit the nuts if desired.
- Chopped Candy. Some ideas include heath bars, butterfinger, snickers and more.
- Crushed Graham Crackers. You can use plain, cinnamon or chocolate graham crackers.
- Toasted Coconut. This looks so pretty and will be a hit with coconut fans.
Storage
Store the leftover toffee in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Don’t leave it at room temperature.
More Chocolate Desserts
- Ritz Cracker Toffee Recipe
- Easy Graham Cracker Toffee
- Chocolate Turtles
- Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
- Football Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cookies
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Pretzel Toffee
Ingredients
- 2 cups Mini Pretzels
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
- 11.5 oz Chocolate Chips semi-sweet, milk or dark chocolate
- 1 cup Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
- Line a jelly roll pan with foil or parchment paper. Spray with a non-stick cooking spray.
- Spread the pretzels out onto the baking sheet in a single layer.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter over low-medium heat. Add brown sugar once butter is completely melted and stir to combine. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 2-3 minutes until the mixture has thickened.
- Immediately remove from heat and pour bubbly mixture over the pretzels making sure to cover all the pretzels.
- Bake for 5-8 minutes, or just until the edges of brown sugar mixture gets bubbly.
- Remove the pan from the oven and immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the pretzels.
- Allow the pretzels to sit for 5 minutes to melt the chocolate. Then use a spatula to spread the melted chocolate over the pretzel layer.
- Top with the chopped walnuts and sea salt.
- Place the pan in the refrigerator to allow the toffee to harden (1-2 hours).
- Then remove the toffee from the pan and break it apart into pieces with your hands. Enjoy!
