tom petty peanut butter-pretzel truffles

I've been having a Tom Petty summer. It seems like every time I get in the car, I'm listening to "Breakdown" or "Mary Jane's Last Dance."

And Petty's been strangely relaxing lately, like a drug.

So this is my edible ode to the 70's rocker.

Actually, it's Martha Stewart's recipe, with a few tweaks. But I did give it a sweet new name.

This is peanut butter at its best -- just a little sugar and salt to bring out its natural beauty. Pretzels add some crunch, too, and a little salt of their own.

Then all of those little balls of peanut butter bliss get covered in melted chocolate.

This is now my favorite peanut butter dessert.

I'm sort of obsessed with peanut butter. It's hard to have it in the house. Armed with a spoon, I'm usually able to convince myself that those few grams of protein in every tablespoon somehow make up for everything else in the jar's indulgent depths. 

And then I indulge. 

So delicious.

However, despite my love of peanut butter, I haven't found many desserts that can handle its sheer awesomeness.

Either the peanut butter is buried under a package of cream cheese, a ton of sugar or both, or the texture of the cookie or cake is all wrong.

This is different. It's awesome, super easy and so delicious.

Whip it together one night and see if you don't eat two or three or eight.

Peanut Butter Pretzel Candy

 adapted from Martha Stewart

makes about 12 to 15 balls

• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup crushed pretzels
• about 1 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate (I used about 3/4 cup Hershey's special dark chocolate chips and 1 Hershey's milk chocolate bar)
• sea salt, for sprinkling

Line a baking sheet with foil.

In a small bowl, mix together peanut butter, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in pretzel pieces. Form filling into tablespoon-sized balls and place on foil-lined baking sheet. (If the peanut butter mixture is too soft to form balls, pop the mixture into the freezer for a few minutes to allow it to firm up a little first. My balls were more like rounded mounds.)

Chill peanut butter balls in freezer for 30 minutes.

Carefully melt chocolate in microwave, stirring every 15 t0 20 seconds, until smooth.

Dip peanut butter balls in melted chocolate and place back on pan. Sprinkle a tiny bit of sea salt on each ball. Chill the pan of chocolate-covered balls in freezer or refrigerator until chocolate is set.  Store in refrigerator.

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Comments

[Vanessa Blair]

These truffles look amazing. Chocolate & peanut butter just go together, add in the pretzels, well, it's perfection. I can almost taste these truffles just by looking at your photos. Would make a great chocolate Christmas gift!

[Tina@flourtrader]

I really like this recipe and the addition of the pretzels makes them extra special. Your pictures are stunning I have bookmarked this recipe, simply delicious! Buzz Buzz

[Natalia]

OMG my two favorites addiction things, peanut butter and chocolate love it... i will try it for sure :)

[Emily]

Oh my goodness, these look so tasty!
I'll have to try this recipe with gluten-free pretzels...yum, yum, yum!!!

Thanks!
xo Emily Lynne

[Kelly]

Yummy! These look incredible!!

[Sandra]

Oh Wow, what a cool blog and recipe!

[Alida @ Alida's Kitchen]

These are the most incredible things I've ever seen! LOVE chocolate peanut butter and pretzels. Thanks for sharing!

[Lindsey@Lindselicious]

These look super yummy! I love the salty sweet combo I could eat a dozen of these in one sitting. =)

[Stephanie]

Peanut butter, pretzels, and chocolate. I'm not sure if there is a better combination! These look awesome!!

[Lolly]

Oh wow! What a perfect combination of salty and sweet. I will definitely be making these :)

[Marina]

MMM... l made something similar once but added mini marshmallows as well. Looks Delicious!

[Jennifer Eloff]

LOL I like peanut butter too, but I usually stop at a teaspoon or two in a sitting. This sounds like and looks like a lovely truffle.

[Chandra Lane Sirois]

Oh My goodness!!!! I am drooling! Next Chocolate craving I am making this!
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[FreeSpiritEater]

I'm so glad I stopped by your site, wow! These looks absolutely delicious! I would love to give these as a gift, although it would be hard to share them, yum! Thanks so much for sharing, buzzed it! =]

[Christine]

These truffles look wonderful! I like the name.

[Jenni]

Funny, I've been hearing a lot of "I Won't Back Down" this summer...and there is extra peanut butter in the house. It must be a sign. These look amazing!

[Tamar]

Peanut butter and chocolate the perfect combination, a marriage made in culinary heaven.

[Girl Cook Art]

That looks sensational...so rustic yet appealing. good work!

[Lacy]

These look amazing! What a great combo w/ the pretzels. I'd be addicted to these things if they were in my house. By the way...Tom Petty music, pure relaxation for me also, I love it. :)

[Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Des]

Oh wow, these look incredible. Peanut butter, chocolate and pretzels - yum!

[Rebecca@A Dusting of Sugar]

Nom. These look so good!

[Beth Michelle]

Wow these look ridiculously good. I would love to have a bowl sitting in fron tof me right now to munch on!

[Lauren at Keep It Sweet]

These look so good and dangerous!

[tiffany]

One of my favorite flavor combos! :D

[thejoyofcaking]

I am going to put these on my must make very, very soon list. They look delicious and I too am a peanut butter lover.