Ohhh yes—sweet, salty, crunchy, and dangerously easy 😌✨
Here are No-Bake Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars that everyone loses their mind over.
🍫 No-Bake Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars
Ingredients (9×9 pan)
Pretzel crust
- 2 cups crushed pretzels
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
Caramel layer
- 1 cup caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
- ½ tsp flaky sea salt
Chocolate topping
- 1½ cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or butter (for smooth melting)
Instructions
- Make the pretzel crust
- Line a 9×9 pan with parchment paper.
- Mix crushed pretzels, melted butter, and brown sugar.
- Press firmly into the pan.
- Chill 15 minutes to set.
- Add caramel
- Warm caramel slightly so it’s pourable.
- Spread evenly over the crust.
- Sprinkle sea salt over the caramel.
- Chill 20–30 minutes until firm.
- Add chocolate layer
- Melt chocolate chips with coconut oil until smooth.
- Pour over caramel and spread evenly.
- Chill 30–45 minutes until set.
- Slice & serve
- Lift bars out using parchment.
- Cut into squares with a warm knife.
🔥 Pro Tips
- Use hard pretzels, not soft, for max crunch
- For clean layers, let each one fully chill
- A mix of dark + milk chocolate is chef’s kiss
- Sprinkle extra flaky salt on top for bakery vibes
🧁 Fun Variations
- Add peanut butter under the caramel
- Drizzle white chocolate on top
- Use butterscotch chips instead of caramel
- Add chopped pecans or peanuts
If you want, I can give you:
- A 5-ingredient ultra-lazy version
- Holiday tray-friendly bars
- Or a gluten-free swap list
Just say the word 😏🍬
