Salted Chocolate and Caramel Pretzel Bars

These simple, 4-ingredient Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars will quickly become your new favorite sweet and salty treat!  No bake and no candy thermometer needed.

It honestly doesn’t get much easier, or TASTIER, than these Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars. It’s like 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.

INGREDIENTS

• 12 ounces 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 bag 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. Spread the chocolate evenly over the parchment. Immediately add the pretzel twists over the top (it's ok if they overlap!) and gently press them into the chocolate. 
4. Add caramel bits to a microwave safe bowl with 2 tablespoons water and melt according to package instructions (on high for 2 minutes). Stir well and drizzle the melted caramel over the top of all of the pretzels.
5. Melt remaining 4 ounces of chocolate and drizzle over the caramel. Sprinkle with sea salt.
6. Please visit Salted Chocolate and Caramel Pretzel Bars for full instructions.