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These Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Magic Bars are a winning mix of pretzels, sweetened condensed milk, creamy chocolate peanut butter cups and graham crackers. With the blend of salty, crunchy, creamy, chocolatey, and buttery, this easy recipe ticks all the boxes for the ultimately decadent dessert snack.

A stack of four pretzel peanut butter cup magic bars sits on a white surface against a white background.

Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Magic Bars have all the flavors and textures that one loves in a cookie bar.

Magic Bars are one of my favorite treats to make and eat. In fact, they are the number one pinned recipe of this blog on Pinterest and have been repinned 167,510 times!

The recipe is so easy and honestly you could add any combination of chocolate chips, candy bars and toppings to these bars to make them exactly the way you like them.

Why you’ll love these Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Magic Bars

Easy and quick recipe you can throw together at the last minute
Has all the elements we love in a rich gooey cookie bar plus extra salty, sweet, peanut buttery notes
Will absolutely, always, and forever be a family favorite
Great combination of textures and flavors!

Ingredients

Melted butter
Graham cracker crumbs
Eagle brand condensed milk
Peanut butter cups
Pretzels

A close up of three pretzel peanut butter cup magic bars in a stack divided with white parchment paper made with graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, melted chocolate covered peanut butter cups and pretzels.

How to Make Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Magic Bars

Heat oven to 350.
Melt butter and pour into a 9×13 pan.
Mix in graham cracker crumbs.
Pour condensed milk over the crumbs and then layer the remaining ingredients evenly.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Cool, then cut and enjoy.

Close up of two pretzel peanut butter cup magic bars separated with a piece of parchment showing chocolate, graham cracker crust and held together with sweetened condensed milk.

Tips & Variations

Change the candy. Instead of the usual peanut butter cups, try dark chocolate peanut butter or almond butter cups, chopped Andes mints, Snickers, or white, milk, butterscotch, peanut butter, or dark chocolate chips.
Add mix-ins. Some coconut or chopped pecans, almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts would add extra crunch.
Switch out the pretzels. Try crushed potato chips, rice krispies, or other cereal for a change.
Change the condensed milk. Swap the regular condensed milk for dulce de leche for a rich caramel flavor.

Storage

The candy/cookie bars can be stored on the countertop in a covered dish for 2 days, then refrigerated for up to 5 days. They can also be frozen in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 months.

A stack of three pretzel peanut butter cup magic bars are sitting on white parchment paper against a white background. The bars are made with melted chocolate peanut butter cups, crushed pretzels, graham cracker crumbs and sweetened condensed milk.

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