Butter Toffee Pretzels (Print version)
Sweet, crunchy pretzels coated in a buttery toffee layer with flaky sea salt. Ready in 25 minutes.
# What you'll need:
→ Pretzels
01 - 6 cups mini pretzels (about 200 g)
→ Toffee Coating
02 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter (115 g)
03 - 1 cup packed light brown sugar (200 g)
04 - 2 tablespoons light corn syrup (30 ml)
05 - 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
06 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Finishing
07 - Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
# How to make it:
01 - Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Place the mini pretzels in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
03 - In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup, and sea salt. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring frequently, and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and bubbling.
04 - Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the vanilla extract until well combined.
05 - Quickly pour the hot toffee mixture over the pretzels. Use a spatula to gently toss until all pretzels are evenly coated.
06 - Spread the coated pretzels in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
07 - Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, gently stirring halfway through, until the toffee is set and bubbly.
08 - Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with flaky sea salt to taste.
09 - Allow pretzels to cool completely on the baking sheet. Once cooled, break apart any clusters and transfer to an airtight container.
# Expert suggestions:
01 -
- These pretzels vanish within hours at any gathering, and nobody believes how simple they are to make.
- The contrast of salty crunch against that sweet toffee shell is genuinely addictive in the best possible way.
02 -
- Work quickly once the toffee comes off the heat because it starts thickening fast and becomes much harder to coat evenly.
- Stirring halfway through baking is the difference between perfectly crisp pretzels and ones that burn on the edges.
03 -
- Use a silicone spatula for tossing because it scrapes every bit of toffee out of the bowl and onto the pretzels.
- Do not walk away from the simmering toffee even for thirty seconds because it goes from perfect to burnt very quickly.