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When you need a fast dessert or sweet treat, whip up a batch of this easy Chocolate Bark With Pretzels. Just two simple components and you’re on your way to a speedy and shareable dessert that everyone will love! 

a blue plate with chocolate pretzel bark on a white background with pretzel sticks and chocolate chips
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Hey you! Yeah, you! Give me 15 minutes and I’ll give you a super-fast and incredibly tasty dessert! Sweet, salty, and crunchy – everything we all want and need in life.

This chocolate pretzel bark is one of those no-brainer easy dessert recipes. It’s perfect for last-minute snacks, parties, and holiday gift baskets.

Or, you know, eating it by the handfuls while you hide from your kids in your closet. We all have a thing.

Ingredients for Chocolate Pretzel Bark

Hold onto your hats – it’s just pretzels and chocolate!

a bag of pretzel sticks and a block of milk chocolate on a wooden board

I used pretzel sticks, but you can also use rounds, crisps, or even broken pieces of pretzels. Gluten-free pretzels are perfectly fine in this bark recipe.

I don’t recommend using thicker pretzels as they are much harder to break apart in the bark. And if you have delicate little sensitive teeth (like me!), thicker pretzels are a beast!

Since the chocolate is the star of the show, use the highest quality that fits into your budget. Dark, milk, bittersweet, semi-sweet, etc., the choice is yours!

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

  • If you plan to add anything else that requires chopping (peppermints, dried fruit, nuts, etc.), I highly recommend having everything prepped before you even start melting the chocolate. Once the chocolate and pretzels start to cool on the baking sheet, it will be challenging to get any additional toppings to stick.
  • Before storing, allow the pretzel bark to fully cool. Place pieces in an air-tight container and the bark will be good for up to a week.
  • Don’t rush the melting process as it can cause the chocolate to get grainy when it cools.
  • If you don’t have a microwave, I recommend using a double-boiler in a pot on the stove. No double boiler? Use a glass bowl fitted over a saucepan. Add water to the saucepan but don’t allow it to touch the bottom of the bowl.
a blue dish with chocolate covered pretzels.
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Chocolate Bark With Pretzels

Servings: 25
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 2 minutes
Chilling time: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 12 minutes
pretzel bark on a blue plate on a white board.
When you need a fast dessert or sweet treat, whip up a batch of this easy chocolate bark with pretzels. Just two simple components and you're on your way to a speedy and shareable dessert that everyone will love! 

Ingredients 

  • 16 oz chocolate, chopped {dark, milk, bittersweet, or semi-sweet all work}
  • 3 cups pretzel sticks

Instructions 

  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Sprinkle pretzels on top of the parchment. Pro tip: if you're adding any additional toppings, make sure you chop them now.
    3 cups pretzel sticks
  • Add chopped chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 50% less power for 30 seconds. Allow it to rest for 30 seconds, and then microwave for an additional 30 seconds. Repeat this cycle one more time or until the chocolate is mostly melted. Stir gently with a spoon until smooth.
    16 oz chocolate, chopped
  • Pour the chocolate over the pretzels, moving it around the pan to try to get as much coverage as possible. Use a silicone spatula and bring any wayward pretzels towards the chocolate. Pro tip: if you're adding any toppings, do so now.
  • Allow the bark to fully cool.
  • Break cooled bark into pieces.

Notes

  1. To store, allow the pretzel bark to fully cool. Place pieces in an air-tight container and keep at room temperature. The bark will be good for up to a week.
  2. If you don’t have a microwave, I recommend using a double-boiler in a pot on the stove. No double boiler? Use a glass bowl fitted over a saucepan. Add water to the saucepan but don’t allow it to touch the bottom of the bowl.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25cupsCalories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 88mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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5 Comments

  1. This stuff is awesome!! I needed an easy last minute dessert to throw together for a family reunion last weekend. I had seen this recipe on Instagram earlier in the day, and thought it would be perfect. I was not wrong! I used a mix of dark chocolate and semisweet chocolate (because I didn’t buy a big enough bag of dark) and it came out great! It’s so good, and so easy, I’m planning to make another batch for my family’s Christmas party this coming Saturday. 🙂5 stars

  2. Looks yummy (and easy! Right up my alley!) I love pretzels.  I can’t believe I have never thought of something like this before.  I have dipped them in the past, but that is a bit tedious.

    I got a set (1-cup, 2-cup, 4-cup and 8-cup) of Pyrex measuring cups as a bridal shower gift over 27 years ago and use them all the time.  

    **knock on wood**
    All four of them are still fully in tact, too. A little scuffed and a little chipped from nesting them, but they are one of my favourite things.  And they sure stand the test of time!  I don’t know what they cost my parents, but it was absolutely worth every penny.

  3. Yum! Salty and chocolate — my two favorite tastes.
    I tried pretzels in a nut bar recipe this past spring and my family thought it was genius. And pretzels are so much more affordable than nuts. Thanks for sharing.

    1. I love the idea of it in nut bars!! I do suggest sprinkling some nuts on top of this as a variation, but adding them IN would be great too!