Sweet, salty, crunchy, and smooth. Satisfy all your cravings in a single bite with one of these delicious almond butter and pretzel truffles.
There are certain events that change how the course of your life plays out from that moment on. Buying your first car; moving out on your own; having a baby; dipping pretzels in almond butter…
Okay, so that last one isn’t quite on the same level as the other 3, but it sure is good. And when you throw in some chocolate? It gets even better…
Let’s rewind a bit and look at how this amazingness found its way into my life. So I was out of bananas… and when I say I was out of bananas, I mean I woke up yesterday morning without a single one in my fruit bowl.
This is not okay. I had every intention of ninjaing one from my parents when I was over there on Sunday night (to at least get me through Monday morning), but I ended up forgetting and leaving the poor thing lying on the kitchen counter. I know… I’m disappointed in me too. But I digress.
Monday morning, no bananas. No bananas, no smoothie. No smoothie, no good. Solution? Hit up the grocery store as soon as it opens at 7 AM. The only downside? Getting hit with -25ºC (-13ºF) weather as soon as I walked out the door. For bananas, though? Worth it. But I digress… again.
So I picked up my bananas and continued to do a little browsing since I’m incapable of walking out of a store with only one item. I stuck to the natural food aisle since I was kind of in a hurry to get home, and that’s where I saw that Barney Butter on sale… and right next to it, pretzels. I hadn’t had pretzels in a while and they sounded really good, so I picked up a bag and made my way home.
Fast forward to my kitchen. I was standing around waiting for my bananas to freeze — because everyone knows you can only make a smoothie with frozen bananas — when I got hit with the munchies. The bag of pretzels I bought was ever so conveniently sitting on my counter, so I decided to grab a handful to hold me over until my bananas were ready. And because the jar of almond butter was sitting right next to it… well… can you blame me?
So now you’re asking yourself what all this has to do with truffles… I was planning on making a more traditional truffles recipe for Davida’s Great Valentine’s Day Bake-Off, but everything changed with that first almond butter pretzel bite… and that’s how these almond butter and pretzel truffles were born…
They’re sweet and salty; they’re crunchy and smooth… they’re also covered in chocolate and sprinkles. Basically, they’re perfection in bite-sized form. They also make a great Valentine’s Day gift — either for yourself or that special someone. Hope you enjoy!
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Almond Butter and Pretzel Truffles
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 12 truffles 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup pretzels, crushed (measure after crushing)*
- 1/2 cup creamy almond butter (or peanut butter)
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Crush pretzels by pulsing them in a food processor or placing them in a resealable plastic bag and using a rolling pin to crush them into very small bits. Some bigger pieces are okay.
- Empty the crushed pretzels into a medium mixing bowl. Add almond butter and honey, mixing until fully combined. Place mixture into freezer for ~15 minutes to allow it to firm up.
- Using a tablespoon, shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place onto parchment lined baking sheet. Place back into freezer for another 15 minutes.
- Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second intervals, stirring periodically to ensure no clumps remain.
- Using a toothpick, dip each truffle into melted chocolate, gently tapping side of bowl to remove any excess. Place back onto parchment-lined baking sheet and immediately top with sprinkles, if desired. Repeat until all truffles have been coated.
- Refrigerate for ~15 minutes, or until the chocolate coating has set.
Notes
* use a gluten-free brand such as Glutino if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
These are DEFINITELY getting pinned on pinterest. They look delicious!
After done making，I keep it in a container.but It can keep how many days？1month？Or I must finish all cookies in 1day?
They should be totally fine for a week! You can stick them in the fridge to extend the shelf life a little.
These look amazing!! I will definitely try them!
These look awesome! Can’t wait to try them!
YESSSSSSS! And this IS my favorite sweet and salty combo! And I love you. And omg, they’re so cute. And ohhhh, pretty sprinkles. And seriously, I need photog tips. And did I mention already that I love you?! 😉
YOU need photog tips?! Are you kidding me?! YOU inspire ME! 😛
I know you’re not a PB fan but that would definitely be fantastic too! I love the salty & sweet combo!
These sound amazing…but I don’t have pretzels. I do have bananas tho so maybe I’ll make pb-chocolate covered bananas instead lol
Thanks for sharing! 😀
OMG, these look amazing…almond butter, pretzels and chocolate??? Can it GET any better!??! I don’t think so! Can’t wait to try these! #SitsSharefest
Almost too beautiful to eat. almost….. #SITSSharefest
These look beautiful and sound delicious. I love almond butter, though I bet peanut butter would taste great in this recipe too. I’m definitely making these soon! #SITSSharefest
These are fantastic. I’m going to go buy some pretzels tomorrow.
Girl, you are ON A ROLLLLLLL! These are soooooo cute that I just wanna hug ’em! That sounds strange, but you know what I mean. Perhaps I should make this for Greg soon because he loves pb filled pretzels, so maybe this one will be a winner as well!
I hate waiting for my bananas to freeze =) haha these look AMAZE!
hehe I like that you were going to ninja the banana from your poor unsuspecting parents! 😉
These look ahmazing and I am pinning them ASAP!
Dying…
Literally dying…
Pretzels and almond butter and chocolate may possibly be my 3 favorite foods in the universe. Like, if I run out of them, a grocery store trip happens immediately…that’s how obsessed I am.
Let’s just say that I’ve been thinking about these ever since I saw them on Twitter a few days ago and I’ll be making them as a Valentine’s Day present to myself.
I. Can’t. Wait.
xoxo
These are so pretty and look so great! I’m envious of your photography skills!
How could anyone resist these? Almond butter and pretzels – pretty much the best sweet and salty combo ever. And I am supposed to leave these photos and recipe behind and get on with my life?? Not a chance! Pinned!
Sounds so good!
I would walk a thousand miles for a banana! I remember going nuts at new year when I found out there was no bananas in the house! Don’t mess with hangry Jen! 🙂
I do believe that I’ll now be singing “500 Miles” by The Proclaimers all day… thanks for that 😛
Amanda these are so right up my alley! LOVE the flavors, and the photos are just gorgeous!
Wow lady these look absolutely incredible! I am in awe of the beautiful photography work on them too, so pretty and really makes me want to sharpen my skills.
I love sweet and salty together too.
So I am going to make a Valentine’s Day shoe-box so YOU can slip some of these in my box.
Oh snap, did that come out wrong? The FOOD PORN made me do it! 😉
Sweet Jesus!! Please be my Valentine??? 🙂 🙂 I don’t have any plain pretzels, but I do have pretzel bites filled wih PB. I’m currently imaging a double pb truffle…. and trying to catch myself from drooling =)