I had a major craving this week – something salty, and something that involved pretzels. Maybe you’ve been there? Well, I wasn’t about to settle for just one or the other, so I decided to get creative and combine them into the ultimate sweet and salty treat: Sea Salt Caramel Pretzel Brownies! Let me tell you, these babies turned out AMAZING! They’re huge and incredibly satisfying, and at only 5 Weight Watchers points each, they fit perfectly into my Weight Watchers plan. 
The best part? They’re surprisingly easy to make! Outside of the pretzels, you probably already have the ingredients you need – especially if you’re used to making any of my other recipes. I keep it lightened up with light butter, unsweetened applesauce, and just a bit of sugar. Smucker’s sugar free caramel topping is a great addition to sweet recipes because it adds a good bit of sweetness without adding a ton of calories or points. So ditch the store-bought snacks and whip up a batch of these yourself. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed!
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
It will curb any sweet and salty cravings.
I love a sweet and salty mixture (like dipping fries in a Frosty!). And this recipe is the perfect pairing. Sweet caramel, crunchy and salty pretzels, all mixed in with a bit of chocolate!
Make these caramel pretzel brownies for your next movie night!
If you want to keep your diet in check, but still want to enjoy a fun movie night with delicious snacks, grab a bag of Skinny Pop and one of these caramel pretzel brownies.
Caramel pretzel brownies are great for a potluck.
If you want to impress your friends, but also ensure there’s something at the potluck you can indulge in, these brownies are what you need. They’re delicious enough to not be labeled “diet friendly” even though they are! 
Ingredients you need to make Caramel Pretzel Brownies:
- 2 cups of pretzels (I used Rold Gold tiny twists) Measure them before crushing them.
- 1 tablespoon reduced fat margarine melted
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites or ¼ cup liquid egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons Smucker’s sugar free caramel topping
- Pinch of sea salt
How to make Caramel Pretzel Brownies (step by step):
- Preheat the oven to 350F, and spray a 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Crush the pretzels into a crumb by placing them in a bag and using a heavy glass to crush them.
- Sprinkle the pretzel crumbs into the bottom of the sprayed baking dish, then drizzle the melted margarine on top of the pretzel crumbs.
- In a bowl, beat together the egg, egg whites, sugar, and apple sauce for 2 minutes- until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and chocolate chips and mix well.
- Very gently pour the brownie batter onto the pretzel crumbs. Try to spread it without messing up the crumbs too much. It’s ok if some show through around the edges.
- Pour the caramel sauce into a small zip lock bag, cut off the tip of the bag, and drizzle it onto the brownie batter. Top with a pinch of sea salt.
- Bake in the oven for 20-23 minutes.
- Let them cool then cut into 9 large brownies. Enjoy!
Makes 9 brownies. Nutrition info for 1 brownie: Calories 151, Fat 2 g, Saturated fat .7 g, Carbs 30 g, Fiber 1.99 g, Sugars 7.99 g, Sodium 152.82 mg, Protein 4 g. 
WW Points For Caramel Pretzel Brownies
- Rold Gold tiny twists pretzels 8 points
- Reduced fat margarine melted 4 points
- All purpose flour 13 points
- White sugar 15 points
- Unsweetened cocoa powder 3 points
- Baking powder
- Egg
- liquid egg whites
- Vanilla
- Unsweetened apple sauce
- Mini chocolate chips 3 points
- Smuckers sugar free caramel topping 3 points
- Sea salt 0 points
5 points per brownie based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Freestyle SP- (blue & purple) 5 using WW recipe builder
Smart Points- (green) 5 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 4 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- Use Lily’s no sugar added caramel baking chips for a fun twist on the flavor!
Tips and Tricks for Making Caramel Pretzel Brownies:
- You can cut the brownies into smaller pieces if you prefer a brownie with fewer Weight Watchers points.
- These brownies will keep well in the fridge for up to seven days. You can also freeze these brownies for up to three months.
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Caramel pretzel brownies
Ingredients
- 2 cups of pretzels, I used Rold Gold tiny twists, and measure them before crushing them
- 1 Tbsp reduced fat margarine, melted
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites, 1/4 cup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp sugar free caramel topping
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F, and spray a 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Crush the pretzels into a crumb by placing them in a bag and using a heavy glass to crush them.
- Sprinkle the pretzel crumbs into the bottom of the sprayed baking dish, then drizzle the melted margarine on top of the pretzel crumbs.
- In a bowl, beat together the egg, egg whites, sugar, and apple sauce for 2 minutes- until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and chocolate chips and mix well.
- Very gently pour the brownie batter onto the pretzel crumbs. Try to spread it without messing up the crumbs too much. It's ok if some show through around the edges.
- Pour the caramel sauce into a small zip lock bag, cut off the tip of the bag, and drizzle it onto the brownie batter. Top with a pinch of sea salt.
- Bake in the oven for 20-23 minutes.
- Let them cool then cut into 9 large brownies. Enjoy!
Notes
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Freestyle SP- (blue & purple) 5 using WW recipe builder
Smart Points- (green) 5 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 4 using PP calculator
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Kate thank you for the Granola treats recipe my daughter Andrea made some up and they are lovely.
So now we have bought the ingrediants and Andrea has made two batches for the WeightWatchers class tomorrow, I have copied and printed the recipe out for the class.
the only thing is we could not find the light maple syrup or the light peanut butter so we use ordinary and left out the brown sugar.
I am sure the class will love them so thank you
kind regards
Sandra
from the uk
Hi Sandra, that is so awesome your sharing with your group, especially all the way in the UK (I was born in England, Manchester) I hope they all enjoy them.. I know it’s hard some times when it comes to ingredients and living in another country.. but your compromise sounds great 🙂 Take care..
I made these today and I followed the recipe exactly, but they tasted awful (bland and spongey). I don’t know what I did wrong.
I am so sorry to hear that 🙁 it is hard for me to tell you what you did wrong without being there and honestly you could of done everything right and they just were not for you 🙁
I had the same issue. I think it’s lack of wet ingredients as mine were very dry. Going to try them one more time and add some plain Greek yogurt or milk.
Made the brownies this morning. I love them! Used Hershey’s Dark Chocolate cacao. They are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Thanks for another great recipe!
So glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Would these be ok to freeze?
Yes I think they would freeze ok
What would the freestyle points be if using splenda or stevia?
Hi, sorry I only know the points as I made it, I never use splenda or stevia so I would not know the difference, you’d need to do build it in your App
Do you have any idea how many grams to use instead of 2C of pretzels? When it comes to things with shapes (or even cheese, lol), it’s so much easier for me to weigh the product in grams than to try to guess how many pretzels there would be in 2C.
And to clarify, you measure the pretzels whole then crushed them (so my thinking is that whatever size pretzel was used, as long as you used the correct number of grams, it would be irrelevant what size they were since they’re going from whole to crushed based solely on weight).
Thanks for your help in figuring this out. I’d love to try them!
Hi Michelle after a quick google search (sorry don’t have pretzels in the house at the moment) 1 cup is equal to 40 grams, hope that helps