Pretzel Fudge Food

EASY SALTED PRETZEL CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 20cmx20cm dish with parchment/baking paper. (Any size from around 20-25cm would work, your fudge will just be slightly thinner.)
• Melt together the milk chocolate, condensed milk and butter over low heat.
• Sift together the icing sugar and cocoa powder.
• When the chocolate mixture is smooth, beat in the icing sugar mix until you have a smooth, thick dough-like mixture.
• Transfer to the prepared dish and smooth the top. Press the pretzels into the fudge and sprinkle with salt (if using).
• Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours to set before slicing into squares.
• Place in a airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to a week.

CHOCOLATE PRETZEL FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square baking pan with lightly greased parchment paper or non-stick foil and set aside.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, place the chocolate chips. Microwave at 70 percent power for 90 seconds. Stir, using the residual heat to fully melt the chocolate until smooth. If needed, microwave at 30 second, then 15 second intervals additionally.
• Stir the sweetened condensed milk into the chocolate until the mixture is very smooth.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan. Top with pretzels. You should fit 4 to 5 pretzels across and 5 pretzels down for an 8-inch pan.
• Sprinkle the fudge with 2 to 3 pinches of coarse sea salt.
• Chill the fudge in the refrigerator until well set, about 2 hours.
• Cut into squares so one whole pretzel is on each square of fudge.

PRETZEL FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine pretzel twists and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Stir in 1/2 cup melted butter. Press mixture over the bottom and sides of an ungreased 9-inch pie plate.
• Combine 3/4 cup butter and chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave, stirring once, until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup brown sugar and white sugar until dissolved. Beat in eggs. Stir in heavy cream, flour, and vanilla extract until filling is smooth. Pour over the crust in the pie plate.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center puffs up and looks set, about 50 minutes. Let cool completely, 1 to 2 hours. Drizzle caramel topping on top.

EASY CHOCOLATE FUDGE WITH PRETZELS

Steps:

• Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides.
• Place butter, chocolate chips, condensed milk, vanilla, and salt in a medium heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pot of barely simmering water. Stir occasionally until chocolate just melts and mixture is combined and warm but not hot, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 2 cups pretzels. Transfer mixture to pan and smooth top; press 1/2 cup pretzels on top. Refrigerate until set, 2 hours (or up to overnight, wrapped). Using parchment, lift fudge from pan and cut into 36 squares.

TRIPLE-DECKER PEANUT BUTTER AND PRETZEL FUDGE

Steps:

• 1. For the crust: Line a 9-by-9-inch baking pan or casserole with aluminum foil, with long flaps hanging over each edge.
• 2. Pulse 15 of the pretzels in a food processor until you have fine crumbs. (You should have 1 cup.) Crush the remaining 10 pretzels into large chunks by hand and set aside for topping the fudge.
• 3. Put the chocolate and butter in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer over medium to medium-low heat. Set the bowl over the saucepan but not touching the water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter melt, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and egg and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until warm to the touch and slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the pretzel crumbs. Press firmly into the prepared pan. (Save the pan of water for melting the chocolate ganache.)
• 4. For the fudge: Combine the condensed milk with the peanut butter chips and a pinch of salt in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cook until melted and smooth, stirring only occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon the peanut butter fudge on top of the crust and spread into an even layer. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• 5. For the ganache: While the fudge is chilling, combine the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl and set over the simmering water. Stir until melted, smooth, and shiny, about 3 minutes. Using an offset spatula, spread the glaze over the fudge and sprinkle with the large chunks of pretzel pieces. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours or up to overnight. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares or into 1 1/2-by-3-inch candy bars.
• Gift Note: Enjoy these at room temperature for up to a week, or refrigerate and serve cold like a candy bar straight from the ice box.
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PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE COVERED PRETZELS

Steps:

• Combine the chocolate chips, honey/maple syrup, and peanut butter in a microwave safe dish. Microwave on high for one minute, remove and stir to mix. If the mixture is not fully combined, microwave for 30 seconds and stire again. Repeat until the ingredients are fully combined.
• While microwaving lay the wax paper on a counter top. When the fudge is combined, coat the pretzels in it. Then lay them on the wax paper to cool.