Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark

This is a holiday favorite of mine. It's not a "holiday" dessert but I can never justify making this without having several people to share with. Great to stick in tins and give to coworkers!

THE INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter (2 sticks)

1 cup brown sugar

2 bags chocolate chips (I use milk chocolate but pick whatever you like)

1 bag of salted pretzels

Sea Salt

THE RECIPE

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay your pretzels in a single layer.

Melt butter in a saucepan with brown sugar. Stir until it starts to bubble. Before its thickened completely, pour over your pretzels. The spoon or whisk should leave a trail in the caramel, but you don't want it thick enough to stick to the spoon.

Bake pretzels and caramel for 5-7 min, until the caramel has spread out over the bottom of the pan. Remove and poke any shifted pretzels back into place with a fork.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler until completely smooth. Pour over the pretzels and smooth out with a spatula.

Sprinkle sea salt over the top of the chocolate.

Refrigerate 2 hours or until completely firm. Remove from pan and break apart into pieces (you really shouldn't eat the entire sheet whole, people might judge you).

Enjoy!

The Quest to Home-Made Chef!

Hello, Blogging World.

I'm no food connoisseur. I've been a picky eater most of my life. This is definitely not going to be an other worldly food adventure. But something I have always wanted to do is expand my culinary prowess. I can sit and watch the food network for hours. It's amazing to see what some chefs can put together out of simple ingredients.

So, this is my new quest. Become a self-taught "home chef." Here, I'll be posting my baking and cooking adventures, sharing recipes (failed and successful ones, of course), and maybe one day will become skilled enough to call myself a pseudo chef. I don't have 20,000+ to sink into culinary school, so the internet and television will have to do to teach me!

If you've decided to follow me on this adventure, then welcome to the madness. :)

My name is Kristyn, and I am a 26-year old woman who works a full-time job in a large electronics retail store, selling mobile phones and plans all day. I'm also a type 1 diabetic, for 15 years now! Being a diabetic has been a huge part of my food life. Many people have stereotypes about what diabetics CAN'T eat -- no sugar, no fat, no carbohydrates. Most of that is a myth. There's no way we could cut all of that out of my life.... plus, I don't want to! But moderation is the key, as well as smart substitutions. This is something I have struggled with for a long time and I hope that this quest will help me strengthen my resolve in finding a healthier way to eat every day.

Now... on to the food!