Butter Toffee Pretzels
These butter toffee pretzels combine crunchy pretzels with a rich, buttery toffee coating and bits of Heath toffee for a sweet and salty treat. With just a few ingredients and simple steps, they’re an easy, crowd-pleasing snack perfect for any gathering or gift.
Servings: 12
Calories: 415kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces mini pretzel twists
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup salted butter, sliced into pats (1-stick)
- 5 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 8 ounces Heath English toffee bits, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°F. Line a baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil and generously spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour the pretzels into an extra large heat safe bowl.
- In a 3 to 4 quart saucepan over medium heat, add the light brown sugar, sliced butter pats and light corn syrup and bring to a low boil, stirring constantly. Allow the mixture to boil for 5 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and carefully stir in the vanilla extract and baking soda. Be cautious, as the toffee mixture will bubble up and thicken quickly.
- Immediately pour the hot mixture over the pretzels. Use a wooden spoon or a silicone spatula to carefully stir the toffee and pretzels together until completely coated.
- Use the spoon or spatula to spread the pretzels out on the prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle ½ of the package of Heath toffee bits over the coated pretzels.
- Bake for 1 hour, turning the toffee pretzels in 15 minute intervals.
- As soon as the toffee pretzels are removed from the oven, sprinkle the remaining Heath toffee bits over the toffee pretzels.
- Allow the toffee pretzels to cool completely before breaking apart.
Notes
- You can substitute any type of small hard pretzel for the mini twists.
- It is very important to move as quickly and carefully as possible when you pour the toffee over the pretzels as the toffee will become thick.
- You can sprinkle chopped nuts over the toffee pretzels before baking.
If you are not able to find the Heath toffee bits in the baking aisle, you can substitute chopped toffee candy bars. - You can drizzle the cooled toffee pretzels with melted chocolate candy melts.
Nutrition
Calories: 415kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 611mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 454IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg