Party Pretzels

These taste alot like a Take 5 bar, and who doesn't love that?  The original recipe calls for butterscotch chips, but I like peanut butter better.  It also calls for toffee bits and walnuts, but that's not my style either.  So, I played with it a little bit and this is what I came up with.  Everyone always loves them!

Ingredients:

                1 package (10 oz) pretzel rods

                1 package (14 oz) caramels

                1 tablespoon evaporated milk

                1 bag mini chocolate chips

                1 bag reese’s peanut butter chips

Directions:

                With a sharp knife, cut pretzel rods in half, set aside.  In a large saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with milk.  In a large shallow bowl, combine chocolate and peanut butter chips.  Pour caramel mixture into a 2-cup glass measuring cup.  Dip the cut end of each pretzel piece two-thirds of the way into the caramel mixture (reheat in microwave if mixture becomes too thick for dipping). Allow excess caramel to drip off, then roll pretzels in the chip mixture.  Place on waxed paper until set.  Store in an airtight container. 

*Let the caramel cool a little bit before dipping and rolling.  If it is too hot it will melt the chocolate chips, but if it’s too cold it will be hard to dip.  You’ll have to play with it a little bit to see what works.