Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles

As embarrassed as I am to admit it, I never was really a pretzel and chocolate kind of girl.

Flashback almost two years ago, two friends of mine came over to meet our new addition to the family. As he screamed for what seemed like an eternity, they sat there, totally understanding, handing me gifts and telling me that the crying (screaming/yelling/howling) wasn’t bothering them at all (are girlfriends great or what?). In the bundle of goodies that they handed me was a treasure I would learn to value more than even the most adorable tiny baby boy outfits that they had picked out.

Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Pretzel bark.

In other words: Heaven. On. Earth.

Oh, how that pretzel bark got me through countless unsuccessful attempts at feeding this colicky baby boy. The dark melty chocolate. The salty pretzel. The giant, and I mean giant, package that I finished off by myself. Yes, I am not proud, but it is true, and you know what? I needed it okay? Any mom with a new baby will vouch for me that sometimes, you just gotta do what you gotta do.

If you have ever tried Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Pretzel Bark, you are nodding your head right now, totally understanding how I could have eaten the whole thing over the course of a few weeks. Okay, a week. I cannot seem to find it anymore at Trader Joes, but I will always thank Tricia and Michelle for introducing me to the delectable pretzel/chocolate combo that I had always snubbed in the past.

Well, since I cannot satisfy that craving by heading to Trader Joes, I decided I needed to do something about it.

Enter in Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles.

Because, what is better than chocolate and pretzels than chocolate, pretzels and peanut butter??

These are easy, quick and oh so delicious. Go ahead, you know you want to!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles

1 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
3/4 cup coarsely crushed salty pretzels
1 cup dark chocolate chips, melted

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine peanut butter and pretzels. Put bowl in freezer for 15 minutes. Remove, roll mixture into 30 teaspoon size balls. (Mine were definitely bigger and barely fit into the cute little candy liners I bought!) Freeze again for one hour. Remove and dip in melted chocolate until completely coated. Place back onto cookie sheet. Place in freezer for 5 minutes for chocolate to set. Remove. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.