These Chubby Hubby Clusters are the perfect combo of flavors. These little clusters were something that I threw together because I needed one more treat to put on the neighbor’s goodie plates.
Our sister Elyse made these Chubby Hubby Truffles a couple of years ago, so I took her basic idea and made it into a no-bake candy cluster. If you like chocolate, peanut butter, and pretzels all mixed together, then these are for you.
Did you know we have a lot of candy recipes on our site? Try our Crock Pot Nut Clusters, No Bake Lemon Truffles, or our Double Decker Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge!
Why are they called “Chubby Hubby”?
If the name doesn’t get you, the flavors will! The name Chubby Hubby came from Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream almost 30 years ago.
The flavor combination of pretzels, peanut butter, fudge, and delicious vanilla ice cream brought to life the now famous Chubby Hubby Ice Cream!
We took all of those same delicious flavors and put them into a delicious cluster that can be made in just a matter of minutes. Husbands tend to eat their fair share of these, and for a good reason!
How to Make Chubby Hubby Clusters in the Microwave
Sometimes making candy can seem a little intimidating. Hitting those perfect boiling temperatures and watching your food thermometers can get a little old.
We love these Chubby Hubby Clusters because they can be made in the microwave! Don’t believe us? Here’s how you do it:
- In a large microwavable bowl, mix together chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butter, and peanut butter.
- Microwave on high for 45 seconds, stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds.
- Stir until your mixture is smooth. If it isn’t completely melted, return to the microwave for 20 second intervals, stirring after each time.
- Add pretzels and peanuts to the melted chocolate mixture and stir until they are completely coated in chocolate.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper and refrigerate for about 30 minutes or until firm.
Substitutes for Allergies or Picky Eaters
Not everyone loves peanut butter as much as we do, and some just can’t have it. Here are a few substitutions we’ve made in the past to account for allergies or picky eaters.
- Almond butter
- Cashew butter
- Gluten free pretzels
- Coconut oil
- Dark chocolate Chips
- White chocolate chips
More Candy and Truffles on Six Sisters’ Stuff
We’re all about easy recipes over here! Here are a few more candy and truffle recipes that can be thrown together in just a few minutes!
- Reese’s Nutter Butter Cookie Truffles
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles
- Easy Oreo Cookie Truffles
- Gooey Caramel Turtle Bark
- Copycat Chunky Bar Clusters
Chubby Hubby Clusters Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- ½ cup butter cut into pieces
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 cups pretzel sticks roughly chopped
- 1 cup salted peanuts
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butter, and peanut butter. Microwave on high for 45 seconds, stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth (if it isn't completely melted, return to the microwave for 20 second intervals, stirring after each time).
- Add pretzels and peanuts to the melted chocolate mixture and stir until they are completely coated in chocolate.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper and refrigerate for about 30 minutes or until firm.
- Optional: drizzle with melted peanut butter.
- If you don't eat them all in one sitting, store leftovers in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Recipe Details
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Great recipe, but I doubled it and only got 30 little stacks. Maybe I could have broken the pretzels into smaller pieces, but I don't think I could get 30 stacks out of the recipe as is.
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I'm not a peanut butter fan. Is there something else that can hold these together besides peanut butter?
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Almond butter or cashew butter would work probably. You can also replace the nuts accordingly and use almonds or cashews if you don't care for peanuts. I just found this recipe shared on Facebook. I think I will try different varieties.
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Two thumbs up! I made these for a work holiday cookie swap! So incredibly easy and took hardly any time to make! I had to make extra for the hubby and kids of course!
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Super easy and delicious. A tablespoon was the perfect size and made plenty. Now to hide them from my hubby so others get some too!
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I love these! I used Glutino Gluten free pretzels in place of regular and TA-DUM yummy easy GF dessert! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I doubled it and it made roughly 60 - as expected.
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They look fabulous..I gained 2 lbs just looking at the picture but I wonder if you could tell me how to make them....well wedont own a microwave
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Yummy is all I have to say!
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Yummy is all I have to say!
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you can do these in a crock pot(trisha yearwood crock pot candy) just put peanuts and pretzels instead of just peanuts and then peanut butter chips then german chocolate squares (or not)then chocolate chips then almond bark cook on low 3 hrs then stir and scoop out on foil
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Just wondering if anyone may have added raisins to these? What do you think?
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These were great! Perfect combination of the ingredients. Will definitely make again.
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Do these freeze well?
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WE ALWAYS ADDED MIMI MARSHMALLOWS TOO! EVERYONE LOVED THEM! THANKS!
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This was super easy and super tasty!!
