Sweet and salty success

Crunchy, sweet, salty — if you like the sound of that — then keep reading!

These Crunchy Chocolate PB Clusters are so good. Great to take to a backyard BBQ or to the cottage for the weekend.

They’re easy to throw together, as long as you have the time to let them cool in the fridge – the whole recipe will take you about 40 minutes including cooling time.

It’s summer vacation now, and I can’t think of a more kid friendly recipe to make together! They’ll have fun breaking up the pretzels, stirring the chocolate and dropping the clusters on the sheets.

The hardest part will be waiting for them to cool in the fridge.

Feel free to substitute Wonder Bar pieces for their favourite candy or toppings instead. This recipe is pretty versatile – I could even see a s’more themed version!

Have fun with this no bake recipe this summer.

Crunchy Chocolate PB Clusters

Adapted from Six Sisters Stuff

1½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips

1 cup peanut butter

3 cups pretzel sticks, roughly chopped (broken in half)

2 cup salted peanuts

Wonder Bar pieces, chopped

In a large bowl, combine chocolate chips and peanut butter and microwave for 45 seconds, stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth.

Add pretzels and peanuts to the melted chocolate mixture and stir until they are completely coated in chocolate. Add in half the Wonder Bar pieces and stir quickly to coat them but don’t let it sit too long or they’ll melt completely.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper and press other remaining pieces of Wonder Bar on to the tops of them. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes or until firm.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

Justine Gelevan’s not a professional baker or critic; she’s a Halifax girl who loves all kinds of goodies – eating them, sharing them, making them and talking about them. She keeps her kitchen stocked with the tastiest ingredients with the help of Atlantic Superstore and President’s Choice. Visit her blog for more recipes and how-tos at thegoodiegirl.ca.