I’d like to take a minute and thank TLC for helping me to teach my children very important life lessons.
The other day my kids and I were watching a cute show on TLC, then it ended and Hoarders began. It was like watching a train wreck. All of us sat there with our jaws in our laps, and a lightbulb went on in my head.
I took this opportunity to teach my children a valuable lesson. If they don’t pick up their toys, they will end up with a house filled with trash, roaches, and smelling like a dumpster when they grow up. Extreme? Maybe. Effective? Definitely.
After three hours of watching people who can’t part with so much as a gum wrapper, I started to notice a trend. If you pay close attention to the items piled high in these hoarder’s houses, you’ll notice it too.
Target bags.
I’m all for Target {don’t get me started on their clearance section}. But have you ever noticed that you end up walking out of there with more items then you intended on buying? I’m on to you, Target… and so are my kids.
Once Hoarders ended, My Strange Addiction started.
What the WHAT!?!?!
All I can say, is that there are some really crazy peeps out there. The first segment of the show was all about an older man and his strange creepy addiction to balloons. Um, yeah… I’m pretty sure my kids are over them. After our last balloon saga, all I can say is…
Thank you TLC!
In other news, I’ve decided it’s perfectly ok to reward yourself with a little treat when your living room floor is not buried under 3 feet of trash and Target bags filled with clearance items.
If you’re going to make a treat you might as well make these Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites. These are ultra addicting so be prepared to hoard them for yourself…
These Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Bites are loaded with irresistible layers: Salty and crunchy pretzels, light and fluffy peanut butter filling, rich chocolate, and a little touch of sea salt to boost all the flavors to the next level.
The best part? These little guys are quick and easy to make!
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- 50 pretzels
- 3/4 cup peanut butter, creamy
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz Chocolate Almond Bark
- salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the peanut butter, melted butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until incorporated and mixture is crumbly.
- Lay out all the pretzels on a large piece of parchment paper. Take about 1/2 tsp of the peanut butter mixture and roll it into a ball. Place it on top of the pretzel. Repeat until finished (you can save any extra filling in plastic wrap in the freezer for later).
- Use your finger to gently press the peanut butter mixture into the pretzel, making it slightly flat on top.
- Melt the chocolate almond bark according to package instructions. Spoon the melted chocolate on top until it runs down the sides. Sprinkle with a tiny bit of coarse sea salt and let dry until firm.
- Store at room temperature in an airtight container. Enjoy!
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J. Burr
I’m sorry but this recipe didn’t work for me, combining equal amounts of sugar and peanut butter with a little butter and vanilla only gives you sweet peanut butter, it certainly is too soft to form into a ball, but I carried on, spooned it onto the pretzels and put them in the fridge. Then covered them in chocolate after they had chilled. Still a disappointment,after all that work, too sweet, not enough peanut butter flavour, oh, well, they sounded good.
Shawn
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy the peanut butter mixture. The idea is to make it taste like the center of a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup. So it’s more on the sweet side. If you’re finding that your peanut butter balls are too soft, add just a bit more powdered sugar to firm them up. Also, try to use regular peanut butter and not natural with extra oils.
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where do i find chocolate almond bark? I must make these for a party this weekend!!!!!!
Shawn
You can find Almond Bark in the baking isle, next to all the baking chocolates. You can even use regular chocolate that has been melted down, but I prefer almond bark because it’s easy to melt and tastes great with this recipe. 🙂 Enjoy these and your party!
CDunbar
First I have to say thank you for posting all these wonderful recipes!! I am going to make these pretzels this week! Also I have watched that balloon episode and I think that I am a little frightened!! LOL I guess TLC shows us that there is all sorts of people out there right!! LOL
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
I’m a huge fan of topping things with seas salt these days, and of course I am always on board for anything peanut butter and chocolate!
Maria G.
Very sweet and could be very tempting even for adults. Would prepare this for Easter and hide some more in the fridge so I can have my afternoon sugar rush! Tell us more sugary concoctions for Easter that’s great for kids!
Dana
These are so stinkin’ cute and dangerous all at the same time! That’s my #1 favorite flavor combo!! My Strange Addiction is, just..WOW. I think nothing beats the one I saw a few nights ago {I hardly ever watch TLC…only on rare occasions}. This 29 year old woman drank animal and human blood. Yeah. She just didn’t like taking blood from a humans neck because that’s ‘too cliche’. No idea how she gets the animal blood. SICK.
I’m still not repulsed again….I would eat these cutie pretzel bites right now. 🙂
Shawn
HAHAHA! I saw previews for that episode and so did my kids. I was like, “See…Vampires do exist!” 😉
Steph @ Crafting in the Rain
These look awesome 🙂
Shawn
Thanks Steph! They are awesome! 🙂
Kathy
Ooh, I’m definitely trying these!
Shawn
Do it! Let me know what you think! 😉
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
OMG My strange addiction. Have you seen the one where the guy realllllly loves his car? As in LOVES it? *Shudder*
LOVE these Shawn. I’d eat a whole batch!
Shawn
EEEK! So crazy! These can be addicting too, so watch out! 😉
Emily
YUM!!!
Shawn
Thanks Emily! 🙂
Stephanie
These look incredible! Im going to grab some pretzels and give these a try this weekend with the kids!
Shawn
Sweet! Let me know how you like them!
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective
Whoa…. dangerously addictive looking. 🙂
Shawn
Oh, they are extremely addictive! 😉