Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Fudge is decadent treat made with a chocolate chip base, sweet peanut butter fudge middle, and crushed pretzel top.

I adore the combination of chocolate and peanut butter.  It is a match made in heaven that never gets old.  I like salty and sweet, too.  Scratch that.  I love salty and sweet together.

Salted chocolate?  Yum and yum.

The salty in this very sweet recipe comes from the pretzels.  As if chocolate and peanut butter wasn't enough, right?  But that little salt and crunch from the pretzels goes just right with the super rich fudge and chocolate chip base.

Yup, there's a layer of chocolate chips under all of the salty pretzel peanut butter goodness.

Every flavor of this recipe was just what I wanted it to be, my only issue with it was that when cutting, the fudge layer will crumble really easily.

You have to cut these in the pan and carefully remove them so that they don't break into pieces.  If it does, don't worry.  It'll still taste amazing.  You can sprinkle your bits of fudge over ice cream!  Yes!

This is a super easy recipe to make though.  Just one pan on the stove and one pan to cool.  Aside from the chilling time, this fudge comes together in less than 10 minutes.

Can't beat that!

I'm all about quick and easy dessert recipes and this one totally fits the bill.

Sweet  and salty chocolaty peanut butter decadence is what this fudge is.  So easy to make and so quick to disappear!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Fudge

   

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 bag chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups pretzels, broken into small pieces

Instructions

1. Combine the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.  Stir until completely melted.  Remove from the heat and stir in the powdered sugar a little at a time.
2. Line a 8-inch dish with parchment paper.  Spread the chocolate chips evenly in the bottom of the dish.  Scoop the fudge mixture oven the chocolate chips and gently spread out to fill the pan.  Sprinkle the pretzels over the top and press into the fudge.
3. Refrigerate for several hours before cutting.  Cut into small squares before removing from the pan.  Carefully remove from the pan, as they will crumble very easily.

Notes

• Store in the refrigerator.