Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: The combination of caramel, peanut butter, chocolate, and salt is out of this world. Texture: Crispy, crunchy, smooth, creamy. Ease: No baking involved! And only a few ingredients. Pretty much just assembly and melting. Appearance: It’s a little curious looking but nevertheless scrumptious. Pros: Tasty, fast, simple treat. Cons: None, well maybe except that it isn’t exactly like the Salt River Bars at Liberty Market. Guess I’ll just have to go back again and again 🙂 Would I make this again? Yes.This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.
Salt River Bars are a crunchy, creamy combination of chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, and salt. Out of this world!
There’s a restaurant in the East Valley here in Phoenix called Liberty Market that has become a local favorite. Operated out of an old historical building, the establishment has some delectable menu items including absolutely wonderful wood-fired pizza. However, as you can see, this post isn’t about pizza. There’s no way I could recreate wood-fired pizza at home (unless I was lucky enough to have a wood-fired oven in my backyard like Elijah Wood). Today I’m talking about a delightful little confection served at Liberty Market called the Salt River Bar. Why it’s called that, I do not know. What I do know is that the bar consists of layers of buttery, salty Club crackers, peanut butter, caramel, and is topped with chocolate which is sprinkled with sea salt. It’s heavenly. You can imagine my excitement when I saw the recipe start to pop up all over the internet. It’s crazy how a little local establishment’s one recipe has become accessible world-wide. Thanks, internet.
Salt River Bars
Ingredients
- 45 Club crackers
- 1 cup peanut butter chips, divided
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- Coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 pan with tin foil, allowing the edges to hang over sides. Spray foil with nonstick spray.
- Place 15 crackers in the bottom of the pan in 3 rows of five. Sprinkle 1/2 of the peanut butter chips over crackers.
- In a small saucepan melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly and creamy caramel forms, about 4 minutes.
- Pour half of the caramel over peanut butter chips and crackers. Add another layer of 15 crackers, top with peanut butter chips, then pour remaining caramel over. Top with another layer of 15 crackers then spread melted chocolate over. Sprinkle with sea salt.
Thanks internet indeed! 🙂 I love small little local establishments! They're…friendly…
They are delicious!!
Love this idea!
I love that something with just a few ingredients can taste so amazing!
I love the combination of flavors here. Sweet and salty is the best. I never would have though to use club crackers in a dessert but it really seems to work well here!
sounds good!
I've never heard of these but oh man do they sound and look delish.
These look and sound yummy! I also make the toffee with saltines, caramel and chocolate which need to be baked for 10 minutes. Does this recipe need to be baked at all or do you just need to let it set up and than cut?
Thanks!
It does not need to be baked. It should set up just fine – especially if you live somewhere that's currently cold. If you'd like it to set up faster go ahead and refrigerate it.
Thanks! I can't wait to try them!
Tessa these look amazing, I have done the saltines with caramel and chocolate, but I have not ever done this one. I have got to try this on my gang here, they will love it!
these look yummy!!! Gotta add to my list of recipes to try for my husband — he loves peanut butter!!!
Oh yum. These look and sound absolutely delicious. I'll have to try this.
And, “hello.” I just started following your feed and so many of your recipes sound gorgeous. Can't wait to try as many as I can.
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I've been following your blog and had no idea that you were local! I love Liberty Market; everything there is delicious. Their burgers are amazing and their paninis are excellent, especially the italian style one. Its unfortunate to say but I have never ordered their desserts. The Bf and I usually go for dinner, but we may have to make a trip for just dessert!