Copycat Take 5 Pretzel Bites ~ Simple Sweet Recipes (2024)

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Make a homemade delicious Take 5 Candy Bars with this yummy, easy copycat Take 5 Pretzel Bites recipe! Layers of pretzels, peanut butter, caramel, and chocolate.

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Copycat Take 5 Pretzel Bites

Seriously. My favorite candy bar. It’s sweet and salty and all the perfect layers.

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And really, it’s not that hard to recreate when you already have a stash of homemade caramel sauce ready and waiting.

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Just layer, freeze, layer, freeze, layer and EAT! I can handle that!

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If you’ve ever tried a pretzel bite before, these copycat take 5 pretzel bites trump them all. By a long shot.

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Try to eat just one. I dare you.

Copycat Take 5 Pretzel Bites Recipe

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Yield: 24 pretzel bites

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Make a homemade delicious Take 5 Candy Bars with this yummy, easy copycat Take 5 Pretzel Bites recipe! Layers of pretzels, peanut butter, caramel, and chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 24 snaps pretzels
  • 1/4 cup Peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup Homemade Caramel Sauce (go grab this recipe. you need it in your life.)
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Lay out 2 dozen pretzels on a freezer-safe baking sheet or plate.
  2. Spread peanut butter onto each pretzel with a butter knife or spoon. This is easier if you pick up each pretzel spread, and then return to the baking sheet.Freeze* pretzels for half an hour to harden the peanut butter.
  3. Warm your caramel sauce, if needed, for 15-20 seconds in the microwave. Spoon a small drizzle of caramel sauce onto each bite on the tray. Return to freezer* and cool for another half hour.
  4. Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler, or in a pinch heat in the microwave stirring every 30 second until melted. Drizzle chocolate over each bite. Alternatively, you can dip the whole bite into the chocolate, if desired. Freeze for a half hour to allow the chocolate to harden, then serve.

*The freezing steps are optional, but will make your bites easier to assemble and enjoy.

Recipe inspired by Take 5 candy bars.

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About Janel

I'm a sweets addict that enjoys eating yummy treats and good food! I'm also the mom of five beautiful boys from 4-12.

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  1. Chelley @ A is For Adelaide says

    Those pretzel bites look like little pieces of heaven! I need to try these out as another Thanksgiving dessert!

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  2. Cathi Crismon says

    Oh my goodness. These look absolutely delicious! Perfect for the holidays. And your own caramel sauce. That’s awesome!

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  3. susan says

    For me there is no better treat than a sweet and salty treat. These look amazing, all chocolatey sweet and delicious!

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  4. Melissa says

    What a fun way to recreate another recipe. I love these copycat Take 5 Pretzel bites, they look delicious!

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  5. Audrey McClelland says

    Those look so good. Pretzel covered with anything is my weakness and what you did there is absolutely Kryptonite for me. I can’t wait to make these!

    Reply

  6. christina aliperti says

    Take 5’s are one of my favorite treats and these look even better! I have to try and make these myself very soon, I may need to hide them from myself though lol.

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  7. Elizabeth Lampman says

    Pretzels and chocolate are the perfect sweet and salty snack. These look so good and I know my family will love them.

    Reply

  8. Danai @ Living, Learning, Eating says

    Those look so good! I was obsessed with Take 5 bars in 10th grade – still not quite sure what started and ended that obsession, but it’s time to give it another go!

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  9. Mother of 3 says

    Those look SO SO good! Pinned.

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  10. Lindsey says

    Oh my goodness, these looks AMAZING. Thanks for sharing for the #homemattersparty.

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  11. Debrashoppeno5 says

    Love the sweet and salty combo. These look so scrumptious.

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Copycat Take 5 Pretzel Bites ~ Simple Sweet Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Is Take 5 discontinued? ›

And if you're a Take5 fan, have no fear that your favorite candy bar has been discontinued or changed on the inside — it just traded in its dour duds for a new Reese's orange wardrobe.

What are the ingredients in Take 5 candy? ›

The "5" in the name refers to the combination of five ingredients: chocolate, peanuts, caramel, peanut butter, and pretzels.

Did Take 5 change recipe? ›

The candy bar has been sold since 2004. The new wrappers will feature Reese's eye-catching orange with a new “Reese's Take5” logo. The ingredients aren't changing.

Is Take Five the same as Reese's Take 5? ›

The only thing that changed is the name — from Take5 to Reese's Take5 bars. The Take5 taste test proved what's always been known: the Reese's name makes everything better. Reese's Take5 bars will be available nationwide beginning mid-summer in 1.5-oz.

Does Take 5 have antifreeze? ›

Coolant & Antifreeze Exchange

Take 5's coolant exchange service will flush out old, contaminated fluid and replace it with fresh coolant to keep your engine running at its ideal temperature.

Who is the parent company of Take 5? ›

Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America's leading automotive service businesses including Take 5 Oil Change®, Take 5 Car Wash®, Meineke Car Care Centers®, Maaco®, 1-800-Radiator & A/C®, Auto Glass Now®, and CARSTAR®.

How to make your own take 5? ›

How To Make Take Five Bars
  1. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper.
  2. Combine pretzels, peanut butter, sugar and water in a food processor and pulse.
  3. Press firmly into prepared pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.
  5. Stir caramels and whipping cream in a saucepan until melted.
  6. Pour caramel over pretzel crust.

Are Hershey and Reese the same company? ›

REESE'S Candy is made by The Hershey Company. In 1956, H.B. Reese's six sons took over the family business and later sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963. Which REESE'S Candies are vegan? REESE'S Plant Based Oat Chocolate Confection & Peanut Butter Candy Bars are vegan.

What is the bug ingredient in candy? ›

Candy contains bug poop – Okay, it's not really poop, but a common ingredient in candy called shellac (used to make candy shiny) comes from the excretion of the female Lac beetle.

Why is it called a Take 5? ›

What's the secret to the TAKE5 Bar? It's the layered combination of five classic ingredients – pretzel, caramel, peanut butter and peanuts, all enrobed in rich milk chocolate – that create the perfect salty-sweet, chewy-crunchy remixed snack.

Did Take 5 always have peanut butter? ›

Because Take 5 has always been made with our Reese's Peanut Butter, we made the move to bring this brand under the Reese's line-up – with new, bold mega-brand packaging.

Who owns Take 5 Candy? ›

The Take 5 is a candy bar released by The Hershey Company in December 2004.

Why did Take 5 rebrand? ›

Did you know that the Take5 bar has been stuffed with Reese's peanut butter all along? Hershey's knows that sometimes people judge a book by its cover. That's why they've decided to reintroduce one of their most underrated chocolate bars—the Take5 bar—with a new wrapper, and a new name.

Why is take 5 called take 5? ›

49] Take Five is one of the few pieces in the jazz repertoire to have the unusual time of 5/4, hence the double meaning of the title, which in English means “taking five minutes off” but also hints at the rhythmic tempo of the piece.

What are the layers of take 5 candy? ›

The TAKE 5 Bar is five layers of sweet and salty goodness that doesn't ask you to compromise. It's crunchy pretzels, smooth peanut butter, salty peanuts and sweet caramel—all covered in a chocolaty coating. Grab this snack the next time you want to mix things up.

Was Take 5 bought out? ›

20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Take 5 Oil Change, a leader in the quick lube industry, celebrated a momentous occasion today with the grand opening of its 1,000th location. This marks an extraordinary achievement, propelling the brand's growth by more than 1,400% since its acquisition by Driven Brands in 2016.

Which candy was advertised by dropping bars from airplanes? ›

In an early marketing campaign, the company dropped Butterfinger and Baby Ruth candy bars from airplanes in cities across the United States as a publicity stunt that helped increase its popularity. The candy bar was also promoted in Baby Take a Bow, a 1934 film featuring Shirley Temple. In 1964, Standard Brands, Inc.

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