White Chocolate Pretzel Bark great for gifts

Name: White Chocolate Pretzel Bark
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 6 cups mini pretzels; 1 cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar; 16 ounces white chocolate (coarsely chopped)

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White Chocolate Pretzel Bark is an irresistible treat with salty pretzels covered in toffee and white chocolate. It’s much easier than you might think and great to give for a GIFT.

Pretzels coated in white chocolate and toffee on a black background — White Chocolate Pretzel Bark

One of my favorite treats to give away or send to college students is dark chocolate caramel bark. However, white chocolate pretzel bark is just as fantastic. I’ve made the dark chocolate version so many times and with lots of variations, using different combinations of dark and milk chocolate, adding nuts or bacon and topped with salt. I’ve never met anyone that could resist it.

One of my biggest fans mentioned that he has to watch his caffeine, so he can’t eat dark chocolate bark late at night. I decided to make a completely different version using white chocolate which has no caffeine.

I saw a bark recipe where they used pretzels instead of graham crackers so I tried it and while good, I thought it needed a lot of work. So I changed the amount of brown sugar and white chocolate and ended up with an amazing white chocolate toffee version.

White chocolate pretzel bark on a black board

What you’ll need for white chocolate bark

The ingredients you'll need to make white chocolate pretzel bark

You won’t believe it but you only need FOUR ingredients for this white chocolate bark recipe:

Mini pretzels – If you have regular size pretzels, just break them up a little.
White chocolate – my first choice is Lindt bars, second is Ghirardelli bars, and in a pinch use Ghirardelli white chocolate chips. Do not use almond bark. (affiliate links)
Brown sugar – to make the wonderful toffee.
Butter – anything yummy needs some butter.

Is almond bark the same as white chocolate

Almond bark is nothing like white chocolate. It’s made of vegetable fat, flavors and colors. NOT what you want to put on this delicious toffee bark. White chocolate on the other hand is made up of cocoa butter, milk solids and sugar, they may both be white, but that’s about the only thing they have in common.

What’s the DIFFERENCE between caramel and toffee

There are several difference between caramel and toffee. Caramel has cream and is cooked to a lower temperature, 248º, the texture is softer and chewy. Toffee on the other hand is made with sugar and butter and is cooked to 300º. It’s typically hard which makes it perfect for bark.

How do you MAKE white chocolate toffee bark

Step 1: Start by putting pretzels onto a lined cookie sheet, they will overlap some.

Step 2: Make the toffee mixture by heating up butter and brown sugar in a saucepan. Don’t stir it. The first time around, I didn’t cook the toffee quite long enough and it was a little grainy. One way to prevent this is to use a candy thermometer and cook until it reaches 300º.

Step 3: While the toffee and pretzels are baking, carefully heat the white chocolate in the microwave at fifty percent power and then pour it over the hot toffee pretzel layer. Before it cools add sprinkles if you want it to look festive.

White Chocolate Pretzel Bark with Christmas sprinkles

I love white chocolate, but it’s so much sweeter than dark. The sweetness in this white chocolate bark is offset by the salty pretzels.

I took this to work one day, so I had multiple testers. The first, declared it “the best thing he had ever eaten” and decided he would be making it for Christmas gifts this year. Red and green sprinkles turn this into Christmas bark! All testers were unanimous giving this a thumbs up.

White Chocolate Pretzel Bark with a gift bag

My mother-in-law loves white chocolate and this is one of her favorites. While the white chocolate will get a little melty if very hot temperature, so far I haven’t had any trouble shipping it.

FAQs and Tips

What happens if your butter and brown sugar separate?

It won’t matter a bit, just pour it all over the pretzels and it will be fine once it’s baked.

Can I substitute almond bark or candy melts for white chocolate?

No, these are not white chocolate and will not have the same rich white chocolate taste.

What if you don’t have a candy thermometer?

For chocolate bark, it’s not critical that the temperature is 300º, it’s more of a guideline. Watch the brown sugar and butter closely and once it starts to turn the color of caramel, it’s time to pour it over the pretzels.

Can you ship white chocolate bark?

As long as the temperatures outside are not extremely hot, it will ship without melting. I always tell people to put it in the refrigerator or freezer once it arrives for a few minutes to firm up the white chocolate.

More WHITE CHOCOLATE dessert recipes

White chocolate chex mix is great to give for gifts
Brownies with white chocolate chips
Raspberries are great with white chocolate in these bars

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