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.
Ingredient Notes
- Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Butter
- Peanut Butter
- Pretzel Sticks
- Salted Peanuts
How to Make Chubby Hubby Clusters
- 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.
Storing and Other Tips
Store in airtight container in refrigerator or at room temperature for up to 5 days.
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
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Chubby Hubby Clusters
Ingredients
- 1½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- ½ cup butter, cut into pieces
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 cup pretzel sticks, roughly chopped
- 1 cup salted peanuts
Equipment
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.
Notes
- Almond butter
- Cashew butter
- Gluten free pretzels
- Coconut oil
- Dark chocolate Chips
- White chocolate chips
Nutrition
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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.
I’m not a peanut butter fan. Is there something else that can hold these together besides peanut butter?
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!
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.
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!
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.
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
Yummy is all I have to say!
Yummy is all I have to say!
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
Just wondering if anyone may have added raisins to these? What do you think?
These were great! Perfect combination of the ingredients. Will definitely make again.
Do these freeze well?
They don’t need to be frozen. Just place them in an airtight container and put in the fridge. They should last for a month or two.
WE ALWAYS ADDED MIMI MARSHMALLOWS TOO! EVERYONE LOVED THEM! THANKS!
This was super easy and super tasty!!
Can the chubby hubby candies be frozen?
Yes, in an airtight container.
Does the peanut butter on top harden?
I am wondering about that too.
They look delicious! Would they stick to muffin paper if you used a mini muffin tin?
They should come out of the muffin paper like a chocolate would.
What could I use in place oh peanut butter chips?
Butterscotch chips might work too.
These are delicious but I can never get them to set up right! I’ve tried tweaking the recipe to replace butter with coconut oil or even omit the peanut butter and just use the pb chips, but every time they stay tacky and melty. As soon as you touch them they start to melt! What can I do to get these to really set without keeping them in the fridge the whole time?
I would say try cutting back on the butter and see if that helps them set up better.
So delicious…tastes like a salted fudge candy bar! These will not last long at my house!
Next time I will add a few more pretzels because I love the salt they bring to the recipe.
It may because there is too much butter, but even after refrigeration, they soon melted in between my fi gers. I’m going to have to redip them in almond bark to hold shape.
I substituted Rice Chex for the pretzels when I couldn’t find gluten free pretzels. I make these gluten free for our church annual cookie sale. I always try to have some gluten free available.
Can these be frozen for a couple of days?
They sure can!