Homemade Snickers Bars.
That’s what this is. Pure In.San.It.TEEEEE.
You know those days when you’re in desperate need of sugar and you’ve already downed more gummy vitamins than recommended while seriously considering how many more you can ingest without causing severe harm to your internal organs? They’re just so gooooood.
Well… in that case you should make some homemade snickers bars. Because I definitely did that.
And I KNOW you know what I’m talking about.
I spent the majority of my pre-pubescent and adolescent years scheming just how I would be able to steal my brothers’ Halloween candy. Snickers were always my favorite, and the boys weren’t huge fans so more often than not, they would hand them over. But sometimes… they kept them just to spite me. Brats.
Then I went through a SERIOUS phase of those Snickers ice cream bars. I swear they only had like 4 in a package or something but I could easily take down 2 for dessert. As kids, we were rarely allowed candy bars, but my mom had no issue with buying bags of fun-sized candy because, well… when things are fun-sized it means the calories don’t count.
And that you can eat a million of them.
These days, it’s rare that I crave actual candy, often preferring some chewy cookies or super rich cheesecake or a bar of amazing chocolate that costs thrice as much as the recent organic meyer lemons I purchased. But snickers are in my blood.
They are the peanut butter to my jelly.
The salt to my pepper.
The broccoli to my… wait, no.
This recipes comes from my friend Nikki who, well… I didn’t even know until Instagram and Twitter.
But now Nikki is like my bestest friend ever. Because when someone emails you a recipe for homemade snickers bars, they are your BFF for life. I mean, who else has my best interests at heart like that? I don’t even know.
And the fabulous part? This is SO EASY. So, so, so, so, so easy. Like, had-five-drinks-and-a-recent-breakup-easy. It has four distinct steps and in print seems slightly intimidating, but it isn’t whatsoever. I promise. I swear. I even had every single ingredient on hand. And not just because I’m a hoarder. Would I lie to you?
I’m not even going to waste your time trying to convince you to whip up a batch because, uhhh…. look at them. They are irresistible. Literally… considering they ruined two of my family members’ January diets.
Now that’s a win.
Homemade Snickers Bars
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makes one 9×13 pan
bottom chocolate layer
1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter
Thoroughly grease you baking pan. Melt ingredients together in a saucepan or microwave, then pour into the baking dish and spread until even. Let cool and harden completely.
nougat layer
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cup salted peanuts chopped, roughly chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add in sugar and milk, stirring until dissolved and bring to a boil. Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in fluff, peanut butter and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Turn off heat and fold in peanuts, then pour over bottom chocolate layer. Let cool completely.
caramel layer
1 14-ounce bag of caramels
1/4 cup whipping cream
Combine ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Let melt, stirring occasionally, until smooth – this took about 10 minutes for me. Pour over nougat layer and let cool completely.
Top chocolate layer
1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter
Melt ingredients together in a saucepan or microwave, then pour over caramel and spread until even. Let cool and harden completely.
Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving, then cut as desired. These can stay at room temperature, but they do get gooey. I like them refrigerated best!
Note: for best results, buy one of the half-sheet aluminum cake pans at the grocery store. That way, you can pop the entire square out and cut from there!
I can’t even take that.
868 Comments on “Homemade Snickers Bars.”
nice and looks tasty, I have to make it
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Wow those look better than the candy bar, thanks for sharing!!!
I need those in my tummy immediately. It’s an urgent matter.
Wow, these are divine! Fun to make too! Thank you for this recipe!
Dustin LOVES Snickers. He buys them by the 48-count case! I need to make these for him. They look amazing!!!
what is evaporated milk ? i’m pretty sure this doesn’t exist in Iceland .. is there something else i can use ?
evaporated milk is tinned milk
Made these today. Super easy and great as well. Definitely will be using this recipe again. Thanks!
ummmm…. I thought I was the only mom in the world that hit up the gummy vites! Seriously!!!! But I cannot wait to try this recipe!
I just did that yesterday! I needed something sweet and snuck into the gummy vitamins! lol
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I am anxioua ro make these. However, I DO NOT LIKE marshmallow anything and especially not fluff. What can be substituted? Plus, I live in Japan and doubt that I can get that here anyway!
The marshmallow taste is covered byt he other ingredients. It is mostly there for texture. If you like Snickers candybars you will love this.
Sayounara!
OK,,,,you got me,,,,,,these are a MUST TRY SOON recipe, for sure!!
Only question I have is regarding the peanuts: Dry roasted or cocktail style. I am going to guess it will be dry roasted to avoid the oiliness of the cocktail nuts (canned vs jarred).
Thanks for sharing!!!
I’m not 100% certain, but I’m willing to bet you could make these with organic products, and not feel so guilty about eating them!
OMG!! this recipe is to die for!! thank you so much!
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Holy mackerel woman! Incredible.
WOW!! I’d love to take these to the next dinner I attend – I’m sure they would be a huge hit! They look so yummy!! :D
Can these be UPS’d to my college student son for his birthday? It’s next day delivery for a ground shipment, but I can’t tell if these will ship safely.
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OMG I’m not the only one with the gummy vitamin problem!! I’ve had to stop buying them for fear one day I’m going to overdose.
For those allergic to peanuts, you can substitute almond butter and almonds. I’m not allergic, but I absolutely L-O-V-E the Snickers Almonds, so that is what I did! Also, here is the fluff recipe I used if you are like me and ran out of corn syrup, or it is not available to you. This one only needs regular sugar and egg whites. http://www.goodfoodstories.com/2010/05/26/homemade-marshmallow-fluff/
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Can someone clarify the whipped cream I should use? Do I use something like Cool Whip or Redi-Wip or do I use the stuff from the carton that can get whipped up for pie topping? Thanks!
It’s not a whipped cream you use, it’s heavy whipping cream that comes in a carton. It will be by the milk in your grocery store.
thanks Jessica! Looking forward to making these this weekend.
These were super good. The nugat I swear I could eat out of a bowl. I made these for my dad’s B-day (he’s 53 today!) and I will ship them tomorrow. I hope they make it safely. Thanks super much, it was easy and so incredibly tasty
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I don’t think these are real snickers….my snickers don’t marshmallow fluff…
You’re right, instead they have egg whites and hydrogenated oil; These taste like the real deal, though; better even. Don’t hate on it until you’ve tried it!
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These are amazing. No, seriously , break your diet and do not even care amazing. I made these today and it was easy. A run to the store was necessary as I generally don’t keep chocolate chips, caramel or fluff on hand, but well worth the trip. I have made homemade caramel and next time will probably do that vs unwrapping store bought, but I have to say – this was easy, fairly quick and a huge hit. I have hubby, two 22 year old girls here (daughter and adopted daughter), an 18 year old boy, two 16 year old boys (the foster/sort of adopted boys are all visiting this weekend), my 11 yo daughter and her best friend who was over to play, 3yo granddaughter (of my 22yo) and my 8 yo son – and this pan of snickers was the most amazing dessert anyone has ever tasted. I make alot of candy, I bake and I have to say that this reaction was huge lol. Everyone flipped out and made obscene noises. I moaned loudly. There was finger licking and ‘oh my God’s and ‘wow mom’s and exclamations of joy. I got kisses. I got hugs. I was praised as the best candy maker on the planet. So thank you – thank you thank you thank you. I’m going back for another piece now.
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Looks amazing… the only change I would make is to swap out the store bought caramels for caramel you can just make yourself using sugar, butter, and cream.
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I so can’t wait to try to make these I am a total chocohaulic and I know that they are gonna be AWESOME!
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I think I have all the ingredients in my pantry. Yes I’m a dessert freak. Going to go make these.
I made this yesterday and my co-workers say they are BETTER than a snickers candy bar. Thanks so much for this recipe
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Way too much effort for something I can buy at any store for a dollar and will always taste consistently delicious.
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these were very easy to make and really DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! thank you very much for sharing this recipe with us.