Sweet, salty, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, these no bake salted caramel pretzel bars are made with out flour, butter, or refined sugar, nonetheless you’d in no way have the power to tell! Merely custom-made to be gluten-free, vegan, and/or nut-free, they make the exact healthful snack!
I’m truly undecided whether or not or not or not or to not say “you’re welcome” or “I’m sorry.”
You’re welcome on account of in the meanwhile’s recipe is every type of unbelievable. I’m sorry on account of in the meanwhile’s recipe moreover happens to be every type of addicting. I truly “solely a sliver”-d my approach by the use of half the pan, however as quickly as I’ve to wrestle with my newly developed dependency, then I’m taking you down with me.
I’m sorry.
And…. you’re welcome.
So keep in mind these sweet & salty path mix granola bars that I posted a while as quickly as additional? I’ll or couldn’t have unintentionally, on goal dipped some pretzels into [almond] butter whereas I was making these… and I’ll or couldn’t have rekindled an prolonged forgotten conduct all by way of the course of. Can we’re saying pretzels and AB for lunch? And usually dinner?
The conduct is actual, my mates. And it.is.GOOD.
Nonetheless you already know what’s even elevated? Together with a contact of sweetness… and a whoooole lot of chocolate…
It’s no secret that I’ve an infinite sweet tooth, and whereas I’ll often get hit with a eager for one subject salty/savoury to snack on between meals, I’m most actually not one to appreciate for elements like chips, crackers, or pretzels typically. Along with we’re talking tortilla chips and salsa, all by way of which case… don’t even get me started on what variety of of those I can put away in a single sitting.
Nonetheless for many actually primarily most likely probably the most half? My snacks of assorted are generally elements like chocolate, bars, cookies, fruit, jelly beans, and utterly one thing with some kind of sugar in it… which is why I do my most interesting to objective to choose additional pure/unrefined types of sugar.
These bars are sweetened with dates and a contact of brown rice syrup (or honey). This not solely eliminates the need for processed sugar, nonetheless affords them a barely caramel-ly model that pairs completely with the saltiness of the pretzels.
The pretzels are what make up just about the entire backside, along with a cup of oats for some additional fibre and textural perfection. Severely. Perfection. The underside of these bars really rings a bell in my memory of a [sweet and salty] shortbread cookie within the simplest way whereby it crumbles and melts in your mouth… together with that it’s made with out flour or butter and doesn’t needs to be baked.
You merely toss the local weather into your meals processor, change the dough appropriate correct proper right into a pan, toss the pan all by way of the fridge, [wait]and voila! You may want your self a batch of delicious salted caramel pretzel bars…
So while you’re all by way of the mood for a sweet and salty snack bar that’s ridiculously easy to whip up and equally as easy to make vegan, gluten-free, and/or nut-free, do your self a favour by making these bars. After which proceed to “solely a sliver” your approach by the use of half the pan.
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No Bake Salted Caramel Pretzel Bars
Full Time:
10 minutes
Yield:
16 bars 1x
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 (20×20 cm) baking pan with a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving only a few inches of overhang on the sides to allow for simple eradicating. Put apart.
- Add pretzels and oats to the bowl of a meals processor and course of until the pretzels have broken down into small units and the oats resemble a flour. Add dates, nut/seed butter, and liquid sweetener, and proceed processing until a dough begins to kind and stick collectively. If it seems too crumbly or dry, add non-dairy milk, one tablespoon at a time until the dough sticks collectively in case you pinch it between your fingers.
- Swap dough to your prepared baking pan and use a spatula or your arms to unfold it evenly all by way of the pan, guaranteeing to press down firmly. Put apart.
- Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on extreme in 30 second increments until melted and straightforward, guaranteeing to stir between each. Pour chocolate over bars and use a spatula to unfold it out evenly. Excessive with crushed pretzels, if desired, and alter pan to fridge for not lower than an hour to allow the bars to set.
- When bars have set, take away from fridge and allow to thaw for a few minutes previous to using a sharp knife to cut into bars. Retailer in an airtight container, each all by way of the fridge or at room temperature, counting on how warmth it is and the best means the bars behave.
Notes
* Use gluten-free pretzels while you need these to be gluten-free. ** I need to counsel using a no-stir nut/seed butter or the texture is additional extra prone to be solely a bit off. Be glad to take advantage of whichever kind is your favourite. I used every a soy nut and almond butter and every labored unbelievable. *** Could also be subbed with honey if not strictly vegan.
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No Bake Sweet and Salty Path Mix Granola Bars
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