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Think of a brownie pie with a pretzel crust and peanut butter-chocolate topping. Now stop thinking about it and make it happen. —Cathie Ayers, Hilton, New York
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Nutritional Facts 1 brownie equals 298 calories, 18 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 324 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.
Originally published as Triple-Layer Pretzel Brownies in Simple & Delicious February/March 2012, p45
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Reviewed on May. 14, 2013 by grniis2
These were amazing! I read some of the comments and changed a couple of things. Used 2-1/2 cups pretzel crumbs, really pulverized them and 1 cup butter. The crust held together real well. Also refrigerated them overnight.Took them to work and everyone raved about them. Great combination of sweet and salty.
These were amazing! I read some of the comments and changed a couple of things. Used 2-1/2 cups pretzel crumbs, really pulverized them and 1 cup butter. The crust held together real well. Also refrigerated them overnight.
Took them to work and everyone raved about them. Great combination of sweet and salty.
Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2013 by Wend85
Amazing!!!
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2013 by suezmike
You can make this recipe by baking the brownies as directed, frosting them with the peanut butter/chocolate chip frosting and then just sprinkle crushed pretzels on top. Great combination of salty and sweet without the hassel of the crumbly crust. This eliminates the added calories from the butter and sugar as well. Entire family prefers them this way!
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2012 by niesgirl
too much crust; too much crumbly, but I'd try the suggestion of 2 C pretzel crumbs and 1 stick butter next. AMAZING tasting.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2012 by wadesworld1973
I have a question.....this recipe states to bake the brownies for 35-40 minutes, but my brownie package directions state to bake for 24-26 minutes....which should i do?
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2012 by voodoowitch
I guess they tasted okay but the crust fell apart for me too and they were impossible to get out of the pan. Not worth the hassle.
Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2012 by AllyLynne
They were a complete success for the event i made them for! I discovered that if i left them in the fridge overnight after i put the peanut butter on top, it works much better. P.S my pretzel bottom didnt crumble. 1 cup of butter to 2 cups of pretzels worked PERFECTLY!!
Reviewed on May. 09, 2012 by frecklefaceginger
I initially thought the butter measurement was wrong on the recipe. Should be melting 1 1/2 sticks of butter or margarine. Not sure why the crust has been crumbly for some of you. Consider refridgerating it after it's all cooked. I think they're better a little chilled! The crust usually stays well intact too!
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2012 by cookbookmom
I put the pretzels in my blender and literaly made fine crumbs out of 90% of it. There is a layer on top of larger chunks. But I think that's the secret to holding the crust together--the butter can bind with the fine crumbs easier than the crumbly chunks.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2012 by Arista137
Crust crumbled as others said and overall it was dry. I rarely meet a brownie recipe I don't like, but these are not very good.
Reviewed on Mar. 04, 2012 by Alssuperstar89
If I were to make this again I would add less pretzels. Maybe 2 cups and one cup of butter. These tasted great but I think it was just too much pretzel that would not hold together. I do think putting them in the freezer was a good idea they got a more solid feeling. I will make them again with the smaller amount of pretzels and one cup of butter.
After reading the reviews I tried a few things, I added more butter to crust and one tablespoon of flour. I also used one tablespoon of powdered sugar. I put it in the freezer. Even with all these changes the crust still crumbled. Next time I would used 2 cups of crushed pretzels and one cup of butter. The topping was great. A good recipe but the crust needs work.
Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2012 by mom_jam
I wish I would have read the reviews before I made these. My crust fell apart as well.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2012 by nhatalsky
I agree with the other reviewers...easy recipe, but the crust fell apart. Frustrating, because I threw nearly half the pretzel mixture down the drain. Next time, I will try adding more butter to hold it together.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2012 by dezali
The crust did not hold together. Tried to add more butter and sugar...still didn't work.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2012 by tjr1234
made for church fish fry - sold out within 1 hr
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2012 by anna.712
Very yummy, but the pretzel crust was crumbly. Next time I may add more butter to the crust to try and hold it together better. Overall good easy recipe though.
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