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
I am kind of mad at you for posting these so early in the morning because and I am seriously considering skipping the whole breakfast thing and just making a batch of these….My favourite sweet and salty combo is caramel popcorn. ESPECIALLY if its homemade.
Oh gosh caramel popcorn is amazing. Have you ever tried drizzling honey over salted popcorn? Dee.vine.
these are heavenly!!!
the perfect taste combination.. i don’t know i can be trusted around these..
Oh my gosh. These look PERFECT!
How funny — last night I was eating handfuls of pretzel crumbs (bottom of the bag) with chocolate chips! Definitely one of my favourites!
okay seriously… I’m sending the hubby out for GF pretzels. You are a genius my dear friend!
Interestingly enough, I’m usually not a sweet & salty fan unless it involves pretzels! I love pretzels dipped into things (especially my beloved chocolate) because I love the crunch. This recipe you came up with is genius! I don’t think it would ever occur to me to just crush something in order to incorporate it into a recipe, but I’m learning from you 😀 I think I need to start an Amanda cookbook, since I make almost all your recipes…
I am having a flashback to about 12 years ago when I would sit at my desk with my jar of peanut butter and a bag of pretzels – it was a great work day snack. I totally hit the grocery store regardless of time or weather condition if I need my necessities – gum, apples, berries (when in season) and lately, PB2. I never run out of regular peanut butter (how could I when I have a reserve case on hand at all times?)
A banana shortage is a serious problem that totally justifies emergency grocery stores runs. Yes, been there, done that. And got the “huh, so that’s all you’ll have for dinner?” on a Saturday night by the one cashier I really don’t like. If looks could kill, er, hurt .. Sorry I’m not sorry but don’t talk to me like that when I’m in banana need.
About those truffles … You and Lindsay are getting me really curious about the whole pretzel truffle/ball idea. Also, your pictures are just perfect. Could there ever be too many heart-shaped sprinkles? Or sprinkles in general?!
Considering that chocolate covered pretzels are basically one of my favourite things in existence, throwing that into a truffle with almond butter….yup. Sounds pretty perfect.
Annnd I think I could eat these for dinner 😉
They’re mean to me and don’t make any brand of chocolate covered pretzels peanut-friendly 😡 And I may or may not have eaten these for dinner…
I can’t stand it. I demand you give me some. Now.
Kthxbye.
Can we talk about the fact that you just made my day with this recipe?! I have so many ideas of everything I want to make once I’m done Advocare, and this is at the TOP of my list! YUM YUM YUMMMM!!! Also, I agree with you on the bananas needing to be frozen for smoothies! I pretty much always have some amount of bananas in my freezer at any given time haha
these are like everything I love in one.!! You never let me down lol
Favorite sweet and salty combo is candy corn and pretzels and peanuts. Sounds super weird, but it’s AMAZING… just like I’m sure these are! Yum!
Omg I love this!! I think I say that about a lot of recipes though, but it’s true! Food just has my heart and soul. But these, they take the cake, it has everything that is my favorite. I really want to get some gluten free graham crackers and try this with those!
You might be my favorite person in the world right now, since I really needed a recipe to make for our little “G(irls)alentines” on Friday. And I love the crunchy-salty-combination of nut butter and pretzels. Hope you don’t mind that I switch it up by using peanut butter – haven’t seen any almond butter so far in France 🙁 Bisous!
PB?! Blasphemy! But I’ll make an exception just because it’s you <3
Ohh Yummy. You had me at Almond Butter.
My favorite sweet & salty combo are chocolate (or yogurt) covered pretzels. Ummm, obviously this is the perfect dessert for me then! These look great, and SO pretty!
Ohhh wow I think I would love these! I am such a fan of the salty sweet combo. And no, I cannot blame you for putting two and two together. Pretzels dipped in nut butter is a gift from the heavens. I have to remember these for Christmas time next year because I feel like these would go over big/would be easy to add to my cookie rotation.
You know, I just finished my jar of almond butter and was actually considering going back to peanut butter for a while…thanks for snapping me out of that! 😉
These look SO good. And sprinkles are never optional in my book!
HOLY MOTHER OF THE GARDEN. You win the bake-off. You just SHUT IT DOWN.
Wow, just wow, Amanda! These truffles look absolutely divine! I’ve always love chocolate covered pretzels, so these are going to totally be up my ally. Per usual, I love the simple ingredients! Thank goodness for Pinterest! 😉
Chocolate and pretzels are definitely a favorite combo of mine! I love how simple and easy these look. I’ll make an emergency run for wine, and sometimes for eggs. But usually just for wine.
Uhm. Have I mentioned lately that your my hero?!
Also. I’m moving in with you. 😉
I do have a spare room… but you’re responsible for cleaning your own bathroom 😛
*packing the Clorox now*
holy yum!!!
Almond butter or P/B and chocolate are my all time fav sweet and salty combo – even though AB and PB are not that salty!
These 5 (technically 4 ) ingredient truffles look wonderful – Amanda your photos are looking GREAT!
Hmm ….on my way home last night with dreary weather forcasted on the horizon (rain, sleet, snow, ice and temps no where as cold as yours) I got a call from my daughter to not forget to go to the store to stock up on Moose Tracks frozen yogurt! Clearly I have taught her well 😉
Hope yall thaw out soon dear!
Simple and easy, sweet and salty? Sounds good to me 😉 Well the one thing I’ll run out to the store: bananas!! They are so important for breakfast and smoothies!
Can you believe that I can’t eat any frozen food? I don’t know what it is, but it makes me shudder like the way when you scratch the fork on a plate – know what I mean? So I actually eat all my desserts half melted 🙂
These look soooo cute!! I love the heart sprinkles!!
My favorite sweet and salty combo definitely is AB with honey or medjool dates filled with a salted roasted almond. SO good.
😯 NO frozen food? But snacking on frozen fruit is one of my favourite things in the world! The only downside is that I can literally put away pounds and pounds without even realizing it.
I love honey whole wheat pretzel sticks dipped in maple almond butter. Hell, I like ANYTHING dipped in maple almond butter.
I don’t think there is a an “emergency” food in my book.
Whoa! Those sound amazing! And so simple too! They would be a great snack…..I cant wait to try them! All your recipes I have tried so far I have loved….luckily I am over 70 miles a week and can eat them to my hearts content right now…..well….almost 🙂
Emergency trips for wine, all the way 🙂
You had me from the very first line. These look amazing!! Pinning 🙂
-25?!? NO..just no! I get jittery just considering such a height, I mean low(?) of frostiness. And I thought I was suffering last winter with -1.
I’m out of bananas too :(..but at least Mum’s picking up some in time for snackage tonight :D.
This recipe sounds perfectly simple – for kitchen disasters like moi – and delicious. Do think they will keep for a good amount of time stored in the freezer?
They should! I’ve kept these kind of bites in the freezer before with no problem, and I even stashed some of these away as well 🙂
AH! These are amazing, and easy (I like easy) I will have to make! Thank you!
Pretzels, nut butter and chocolate just might be the best flavor combination ever…. nothing against the bananas. 😉 Your pictures are beeeeaaaauuuutiful and I love the simplicity of the recipe. I know my kiddos would be all over those!
YOU DID NOT. Damnit Amanda, why do you gotta be so awesome at everything?
Well, someone has to bear the burden 😛
Oh dear lord I just HAVE to make these at some point in the near future. Great recipe!!
These sound and look divine, yum!
I love sweet and salty combinations! In college I loved to eat bananas with Bugles. I am also one of the weirdos who dips french fries in ice cream from time to time. 🙂 Totally grosses J out!
This could not have come at a more appropriate time. Last night’s snack of choice was pretzel sticks and almond butter! Love the combination. And now these?! Ah, you must have read my mind!
Great minds think alike <3
Frozen bananas are the BEST in smoothies! Totally making these—yum!!