Place a piece of parchment paper on a small baking sheet.
Cut your dates in half and remove the pit from the middle (if there is one). Place each of the open dates inside part down onto the parchment paper in 4 rows of 3 to make a rectangle.
Press down on all of the dates so that they are connected and smashed together.
Sprinkle the pretzel pieces over dates so that the date layer is evenly covered. Ensure they pieces aren't sticking up to avoid hurting your mouth when you bite into them!
Pour peanut butter over the top of the pretzels. Be sure to use runny peanut butter so that it's not a sticky mess! To achieve this, I usually use a room temperature peanut butter that only has peanuts and salt as the ingredients.
Sprinkle peanut pieces over the peanut butter.
In 30 second increments, melt your chocolate in the microwave, stirring in between to prevent it from burning. Typically 1 minute 30 seconds is perfect!
Pour the chocolate on top and spread out carefully with a spoon.
Freeze for at least 1 hour or until fully set.
Cut the candy into desired size (it makes 8 large bars but I find it easier to eat if it's cut smaller) and enjoy! Be sure to keep leftovers in the freezer in an airtight container.
