Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

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These bars are super yummy. The pretzels give a nice bit of saltiness and crunch against the super smoothness of the chocolate ganache. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Recipe by Craving Chronicles, Vegan adaptations noted within recipe ingredients.

Makes 9 medium or 16 small bars

Peanut Butter Base Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (or earth balance)

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 1/2 cups pretzels crushed in a food processor but not too fine, you want some chunks

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients

1 heaping cup semisweet chocolate chips, such as Ghirardelli 60% chocolate chips

1/3 cup heavy cream (or coconut cream)

Directions

Line 8×8 pan with foil. Spray with baking spray.

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt peanut butter and butter together in microwave (about 1 minute on HIGH). Stir in pretzel crumbs, confectioners’ sugar and salt. Spread evenly into prepared pan and refrigerate at least 10 minutes.

In a small saucepan or microwave-safe container, heat heavy cream to near boiling (1-2 minutes on HIGH, depending on your microwave). Pour over chocolate chips. Let sit for 2 minutes. Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. (If needed, microwave on DEFROST 10 seconds at a time to finish melting.) Pour chocolate over chilled peanut butter base. Chill.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting. Lift foil to remove from pan, then slice into bars with a pizza cutter. Store in refrigerator.