TRIPLE DECKER MAPLE PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL FUDGE

Triple Decker Maple Peanut Butter Pretzel Fudge image

How to make Triple Decker Maple Peanut Butter Pretzel Fudge

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

yields 4lb
Crust:
1 cup finely ground pretzels
1/2 cup (3 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips
4 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 egg, beaten
Line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing the paper to overhang on all sides.
Heat a saucepan filled 1/3 full with water and bring to a simmer. Put chocolate and butter in a medium heat-proof bowl and place on top of the pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter melts. Add the sugar and egg. Cook
Remove from simmering pot and stir in pretzel crumbs. You will use the pan of simmering water again for the ganache, so be sure to keep it handy. Press the mixture into the prepared pan with buttered hands. Set aside while you prepare the fudge.
Maple-peanut butter fudge:
2 14 oz. cans of sweetened condensed milk
2 10 oz. bags of peanut butter chips (such as Reese's)
1 1/2 tsp. pure maple extract
Combine the condensed milk and peanut butter chips in a large microwaveable bowl. Heat at 100% power until melted and smooth, 3-5 minutes. Stir in maple extract. Pour mixture over crust and refrigerate for 15 minutes. While you wait for the fudge to
Chocolate ganache/ pretzel topping:
1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
3 tbsp heavy cream
25 thick cut pretzels
Combine chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl and set over the simmering water. Stir until melted, smooth and shiny about 3 minutes. Using and offset spatula spread over the fudge and top with 14-15 whole pretzels.
Crush the remaining pretzels and sprinkle over the ganache. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours or overnight. Cut into squares. Enjoy!

Steps:

This recipe makes about 4 pounds of fudge, so make it for holiday gatherings or for people on your bake-and-give Christmas list. They'll thank you for it! These can be enjoyed at room temperature for up to a week when stored in an air-tight container. With refrigeration they will keep slightly longer.