Category: Take 5 Bites

Take 5 Candy Bar Bites Ingredients and Supplies

(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)

Ingredients:

• Pretzel Snaps – square shaped pretzels
• Creamy peanut butter
• Roasted salted peanuts, lightly chopped
• Caramel squares
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Flaky sea salt, for garnishing, if desired

Supplies

• Small sheet pan
• Parchment paper
• Microwave safe bowl

How to Make Take 5 Candy Bar Bites

• Arrange the pretzels on a small parchment-lined sheet pan that will fit in your freezer.
• Spread each pretzel with about 3/4 teaspoon of the peanut butter.
• Sprinkle the peanut butter on each pretzel with about a teaspoon of the lightly chopped peanuts.
• Preheat the oven to 250°F. Unwrap and place the caramels a few inches apart on another parchment-lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 5 minutes to soften the caramels. They should not melt. They should just soften so that you can reshape them.
• Remove the caramels from the oven and while they’re still warm slightly flatten each caramel into a square shape that will fit the size of the pretzel.

•  Place the flattened caramel over the chopped peanuts on each pretzel.
• Place the sheet pan of pretzel bites in the freezer for 15 minutes to flash freeze them.
• When you’re ready to coat the pretzels in chocolate, place 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 seconds intervals until melted and smooth, stirring between each interval.
• Remove half of the flash frozen pretzel bites from the freezer. Using a fork, dip and coat each bite completely in the melted chocolate, letting any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl before transferring the coated bite to a parchment-lined sheet pan.
• Sprinkle each bite with a little flaky sea salt, if desired.
• Repeat with the remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips and remaining bites that are in the freezer.

How to Store Take 5 Candy Bar Bites

Store homemade Take 5 Bites in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. 

To freeze, flash freeze in a single layer on a parchment lined sheet pan for about 1 hour. Then wrap each one in plastic wrap and place in a freezer safe plastic bag or container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Alternatively, flash freeze in a single layer for 1 hour and then space out in layers with parchment between each layer in a freezer-safe plastic bag or container to freezer for up to 3 months.

To defrost, keep wrapped and allow to defrost in the refrigerator first and then let come to room temperature before enjoying.