Say hello to chocolate covered pretzel brownies AKA the salty-sweet brownie of your dreams. These fudgy brownies are loaded with chocolate covered pretzels for the ultimate fun brownies for any occasion!
Say hello to chocolate covered pretzel brownies AKA the salty-sweet brownie of your dreams. These fudgy brownies are loaded with chocolate covered pretzels for the ultimate fun brownies for any occasion!
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Brownies
Some people keep dream journals beside their bed. I keep a recipe journal. You see, every so often, a brilliant recipe idea pops into my head. Something so ridiculously tasty sounding that I can’t believe I haven’t thought about it before. It tends to happen right before I fall asleep– hence the recipe journal. I always sleepily jot down whatever I’m thinking of and go to bed dreaming of chocolate clouds.
So, say hello to chocolate covered pretzel brownies AKA the brownies of my literal dreams AKA super fudgy brownies loaded with chocolate covered pretzels.
Now, usually I would go on a whole spiel explaining how delicious these fun brownies are and why you need to make them, blah blah. But like…need I say more?
Like, BAM.
What are chocolate covered pretzel brownies?
Okay, fine. I will. These chocolate covered pretzel brownies are even tastier than they sound. They’re made with the fudgiest, most scrumptious homemade brownies recipe, loaded with chopped up chocolate covered pretzels (drool), and topped with more pretzels and drizzle with a whole bunch of melted chocolate.
Basically they’re what your salty-sweet chocolatey dreams are made of. Plus they’re the perfect treat to whip up for the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, or pretty much any occasion where you want to eat a decadent, show stopping dessert.
What do you need to make chocolate covered pretzel brownies
Not only do I adore this recipe because it’s delicious, but also because it is so darn easy to make. These fun brownies are a one bowl wonder AKA easy prep and easy clean up. Not to mention they’re made with only 9 ingredients?! Have you heard of a better recipe! Here’s what you’ll need:
Butter
Sugar
All Purpose Flour
Cocoa Powder
Bittersweet Chocolate
Eggs
Vanilla Extract
Salt
Pretzels
Tips for the best chocolate covered pretzel brownies
Make sure the sugar is melted: The key to getting fudgy, crackly top brownies like from the box is getting your sugar and butter to homogenize. Make sure that the butter and sugar mixture gets nice and glossy and smooth to ensure the perfect texture.
Use good chocolate: With simple recipes, the quality of your ingredients if SO important. Using high quality cocoa powder and chocolate will make or break your brownies. We love Rodelle cocoa powder!
Under bake them: Remember that baked goods continue to cook as they cool, so you’ll want to take the brownies out when they’re slightly underdone to get that quintessential fudgy texture.
Alrighty, my loves, that’s it for today. We hope you enjoy these decadent pretzel brownies just as much as we do!
1/2cup pretzels, roughly chopped (you can also use chocolate covered pretzels if you want to take it up a notch)
for the chocolate covered pretzel topping
1/2cup pretzels
4ounces chocolate, melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter. Remove from microwave, stir in sugar, and melt both for 30 seconds. Stir again and melt for 60 seconds more. You want the sugar and butter to bubble up slightly, but not burn. This amount of time should do the trick.
Remove mixture from microwave and stir in the chopped bittersweet chocolate. This should melt the chocolate completely. If it doesn’t, put it in the microwave for another 15 seconds. Whisk in all other ingredients except chocolate chips. Gently fold in chocolate covered pretzel pieces and chocolate chips.
Pour batter into a parchment lined 8″x8″ pan.Bake for 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean. Allow to cool before topping.
Once the brownies are cool, lay a mostly flat layer of pretzels on top. Pour the melted chocolate over the pretzels, getting it into all the nooks and crannies. This will help the pretzels adhere to the brownies.
Put the brownies in the freezer for 10 minutes to set before slicing into 16 pieces with a sharp serrated knife. Enjoy!
Keywords: chocolate covered pretzel brownies, pretzel brownies, fun brownies
Hi! I plan to make this but was wondering if you had great dairy free substitutes for the butter. I wasn’t sure if I should go the ghee route or oil route. Thanks!
I want to start by saying these are to die for! Actually life changing. But I did have some challenges getting the pretzel layer to stay attached to the brownies when I cut them. I would say next time I will do a base layer of chocolate directly on the brownies, then add the pretzels, then more chocolate. I think the extra layer of chocolate would really help the pretzels adhere. I also used some melted salted caramel chips from TJs along with the melted chocolate and it was insanely good.
These were delicious. Made it with a mix of 99%, 70% (Lindt) and 50% (Callebaut) and added haighs caramel chocolate chunks in place of pretzels as I didn’t have them on hand. Thanks for a great recipe!
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So say i want to make these in like a 9 x 13 pan have a big group coming over would I double or triple the recipe?!?!
Hi Hannah! You can double the recipe! If you want super thick brownies you could triple it!
Hi! I plan to make this but was wondering if you had great dairy free substitutes for the butter. I wasn’t sure if I should go the ghee route or oil route. Thanks!
Hi Taylor! You could use a dairy free butter! I’ve never tried these with oil, but that might work too–the brownies will probably just be denser!
I want to start by saying these are to die for! Actually life changing. But I did have some challenges getting the pretzel layer to stay attached to the brownies when I cut them. I would say next time I will do a base layer of chocolate directly on the brownies, then add the pretzels, then more chocolate. I think the extra layer of chocolate would really help the pretzels adhere. I also used some melted salted caramel chips from TJs along with the melted chocolate and it was insanely good.
★★★★★
Hello! Is the chocolate melted for the pretzels also bittersweet? Or do you use a different chocolate? It’s not specified.
Hi Grey! Yes we used the same semisweet chocolate, but if you prefer sweeter or darker chocolate you can feel free to use whatever you like!
These were delicious. Made it with a mix of 99%, 70% (Lindt) and 50% (Callebaut) and added haighs caramel chocolate chunks in place of pretzels as I didn’t have them on hand. Thanks for a great recipe!
★★★★★