Description
Sweet holiday magic comes alive with Christmas M&M Peanut Butter Clusters, a festive treat blending rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter. Delightful clusters sparkle with colorful candies, promising joyful moments you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 ml) creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups (340 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (170 g) Christmas M&M candies
Crunchy Add-ins:
- 2 cups (60 g) mini pretzels, broken into pieces
Instructions
- Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet to create a non-stick surface for the clusters.
- Combine peanut butter and chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second increments and stirring until completely melted and smooth.
- Gently fold pretzel pieces into the chocolate-peanut butter mixture, ensuring thorough coating of each fragment.
- Using a spoon, carefully dollop the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, creating rustic cluster shapes.
- Artfully place M&M candies on top of each cluster, pressing them slightly into the warm chocolate base.
- Chill the clusters in the refrigerator for approximately 60 minutes, allowing them to firm up and develop a satisfying crunch.
- Once set, remove from the refrigerator and indulge in these festive, sweet-and-salty treats.
Notes
- Swap out regular chocolate chips for dark or white chocolate to create unique flavor variations.
- Use gluten-free pretzels and check chocolate chip ingredients to make this recipe celiac-friendly.
- Add a sprinkle of sea salt on top for an extra flavor dimension that enhances the sweet and salty combination.
- Prevent chocolate from seizing by melting slowly and stirring consistently, ensuring a smooth and glossy texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Melting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 245 kcal
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 130 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg