![]() I might make my own caramel from scratch, if time permits. ![]() I will make these again for the holidays and try milk chocolate as well. At first I was concerned about the caramel, it had hardened so much that it made the candies almost unedible, but the next day (I just kept these on the counter at room temp) the caramel had somewhat softened a bit and actually have the consistency of the real candy bar. Half way through dipping in chocolate, I thought white vanilla almond bark might be good also so I dipped the other half of the pretzels in that. I used a regular bag of semisweet chocolate chips melted with a tablespoon of shortening. I ended up using two baby spoons to drop globs of it on top of the peanut butter. I found the caramel pretty tricky to work with. I didn't use nearly the entire jar, in fact I had some PB left in the bag and squirted it back into the jar. To apply the peanut butter, I cut the corner off a freezer bag and loaded a couple of big spoonfuls of PB in it and "piped" a teaspoon or so on each pretzel. I used about 3 cups of pretzels to start with. of delicious Take 5 toffee.These are good candies and would be great for holiday cookie platters. Toffee can be stored in an airtight container. Once the chocolate has had a chance to set up it will need to be broken into small pieces.Last, but not least, we’ll sprinkle with more peanuts.Then we’ll melt chocolate chips and spread them over the toffee and drizzle in melted peanut butter chips.The hot toffee is poured over the pretzels and peanuts then cools until hardened.Sprinkle some of the nuts onto the peanut buttered pretzel. Let the little hands use the food chopper (because they think it is so cool) to chop up some of the unsalted peanuts. I’ll take you step by step through the process of making the toffee in the recipe below, but be sure to also watch my video for a better visual. Lightly spread peanut butter onto your pretzels being careful not to smoosh it through where it is oozing out the other side.Then we’ll add a single layer of peanuts and pretzels. We’ll first start out by lining a baking sheet with foil.HOW TO MAKE Take 5 TOFFEEīefore you dive into this recipe, be sure to read through my entire post AND the helpful tips at the end! Peanut butter chips are like chocolate chips, and melt easily then harden once again, making them perfect for drizzling across this toffee recipe. Peanut butter would be delicious, but would also make this toffee a sticky mess. A healthier version of Take 5 candy bars Sweetened with dates and loaded with chocolate and peanut butter, these bite-sized and no-bake candy bites are the perfect sweet treat. Instead of peanut butter, I used melted peanut butter chips. Instead of caramel, I used English toffee. My Take 5 toffee is based off of those 5 basic ingredients. Have you ever had one? I’m assuming you found your way to this recipe because you like them, but if not, here you go.Ī Take 5 candy bar is made out of pretzels, peanut butter, peanuts, caramel, and chocolate. Watch our step by step video! What is a Take 5 Candy Bar? It isn’t hard! You might also like our churro toffee recipe. It really does make the best gifts! Many are intimidated by making English toffee from scratch, but you really shouldn’t be. I make batches and batches of English toffee during the holiday season. If you’ve been here for a minute, you already know how much I love making toffee. A fun spin on traditional English toffee. Take 5 Toffee! If you like the candy bar, you’ll love this toffee! Pretzels, peanuts, toffee, milk chocolate and peanut butter.
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