No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars Recipe

My favorite combo after peanut butter and chocolate is pretzels and chocolate.  I love the sweet and salty combo!  

I recently bought an enormous jar of pretzels, so I decided to make some Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars.  They are a cinch to make!

No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted
• 2 c pretzels twists, crushed
• 1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
• 1 c + 1/4 c smooth peanut butter
• 1 1/2 c milk chocolate chips
• broken pretzels, for topping (optional)

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, pretzel crumbs, confectioners' sugar and 1 c peanut butter. 
• Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a parchment-lined 9x13 pan.  
• Heat on high for 1 minute the chocolate chips and remaining 1/4 c peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir until smooth.
• Spread over peanut butter layer.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour before cutting into bars.  

You can find the original recipe here on Food Network.