Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark

I'm finding it impossible to resist anything with "salted caramel" in the title lately (you hear me Starbucks? you take that mocha off the menu right now!!), and since the kitchen is still in awful disrepair from the move, I recently made this recipe twice within 3 days.  It's quick, it's foolproof, it requires few ingredients, and it's the perfect treat for a crowd, or someone who especially deserves one.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE PRETZEL BARK

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Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

1 cup brown sugar

12 oz. bag chocolate chips

Sea salt - I used Kosher because I already had it

Enough pretzels to cover a baking sheet - original recipe calls for mini pretzels, but I used sticks because I already had them on hand.  They worked fine, but next time I would try using standard pretzels to amp up the salty/sweet contrast.

Let's Do This:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Assemble the team.

Spread pretzels evenly over a foil-lined baking sheet

 

Melt butter over low-medium heat.

Once melted, add brown sugar and simmer until sugar has dissolved completely.

Pour caramel mixture over pretzels, and bake for 5-7 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips.

Spread melted chocolate over the pretzel-caramel combo, sprinkle with salt, and chill for at least an hour.

Break into rustic, bark-type pieces.

I would write some more detailed instructions, but I really don't think this recipe needs any more explanation.  I actually did something wrong both times I made this over the weekend, and both times it was still delicious.  That's what I call a keeper.