Oh yes—No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Clusters are salty, sweet, crunchy, and ridiculously easy 🍫🥜🥨. Perfect for a quick treat or gift!
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Clusters
Yields: ~20–25 clusters
Time: 10–15 minutes (+ chilling)
Ingredients
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1 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate)
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2 cups mini pretzels, broken into pieces
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¼ cup honey or maple syrup
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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Optional: sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
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Line a baking sheet
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Use parchment or wax paper.
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Melt chocolate & peanut butter
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In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter, and honey.
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Microwave in 20–30 second intervals, stirring each time, until smooth.
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Stir in vanilla extract.
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Mix in pretzels
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Fold broken pretzel pieces into the chocolate-peanut butter mixture until coated.
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Form clusters
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Drop spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
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Optional: sprinkle lightly with sea salt for extra flavor.
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Chill
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Refrigerate 15–20 minutes until set.
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Store in airtight container in fridge for up to a week.
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Pro Tips
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Extra crunch: Use pretzel sticks or mini twists instead of broken pieces.
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Nut-free variation: Substitute peanut butter with sunflower seed butter.
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Chocolate upgrade: Drizzle with white or dark chocolate after chilling for a fancy touch.
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Serving tip: Let sit 5 minutes at room temperature before eating—softer, melt-in-your-mouth clusters.
If you want, I can also give a microwave “single-bowl” version that’s ready in 5 minutes—no prep, no waiting, just instant sweet-salty satisfaction.