SALTED CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL PRETZEL BARS

Salted chocolate caramel seems like the latest trend, and honestly, I am completely on board!  Chocolate plus caramel with a little sea salt- i’m not sure it gets much easier, or TASTIER.  These Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars are the best homemade candy bar ever!  And the best part is that it’s only FOUR ingredients, and you don’t need a candy thermometer or any special equipment. It’s pretty much fool-proof, and fail-proof.

First, melt your chocolate. Good quality chocolate chips are a must!  I like the ghiardelli brand of chocolate chips, for melting, or you could even melt a a couple of Hershey’s chocolate bars.  Next, Smooth the melted chocolate onto parchment paper. Throw on some pretzels (they don’t need to be in an even layer).  Then, drizzle the pretzels generously with melted caramel and top the bars with some more melted chocolate and a little sprinkle of sea salt–YUM!

The caramel is what makes everything stick together! I like to use these Kraft Caramel Bits rather than wrapped caramel cubes because you don’t have to unwrap them (thank goodness)!  The melted caramel is also the perfect texture. There’s nothing worse then hard, sticky caramel, right?! ALSO, if you prefer to make the caramel FROM SCRATCH, use this homemade caramel recipe.

Ingredients

• 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips , good quality chocolate divided into pieces (I like ghiardelli best for melting)
• 8 ounces mini pretzel twists , half of a regular 16-ounce bag
• 11 ounce bags Kraft Caramel Bits , or homemade caramel
• sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

1. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Melt 8 ounces of the chocolate chips gently in the microwave (on low heat, stirring every 15 seconds) until smooth. 
3. .........................................

for full instruction please see : tastesbetterfromscratch.com