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I’m crazy about these Homemade Snickers bars! With caramel, peanuts, chocolate and even marshmallow creme – these are even better than the original candy bar. I can’t get enough of them.
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These are delicious!! Many steps but well worth it.
Homemade Snickers
Snickers are my all time favorite candy bar and this homemade version is fantastic! Just a hand full of ingredients and super easy to make. Don’t let the instructions intimidate you – there are several steps but very simple. A full pan of homemade snickers bars are assembled in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
- semi sweet chocolate chips
- creamy peanut butter
- marshmallow creme fluff
- powder sugar
- unsalted roasted peanuts
- caramels
- heavy whipping cream
- 9×13 baking dish
How To Make Homemade Snickers
- Using a double boiler, combine 1 C chocolate chips, and the 3 tbsp peanut butter and melt until smooth.
- Pour melted chocolate into the baking dish and smooth out. Place into the freezer while you make the nougat
- In a medium bowl, combine the marshmallow fluff, 1/4 C peanut butter and powder sugar. Mix until combined
- Using your hands, push down the nougat onto the first layer of chocolate.
- Lightly push in the peanuts.
- In the clean double boiler pot, melt the caramels and heavy whipping cream. Stir the caramel until fully melted
- Pour over nougat
- Place into the fridge for 20 minutes
- After you wash the double boiler one last time, repeat the first step with the remaining 1 C chocolate chips and 3 tbsp peanut butter.
- Pour melted chocolate over cooled caramel and place back into the fridge until hardened.
- Use a sharp knife to cut into squares.
- Enjoy!
How To Store Homemade Snickers:
Homemade Snickers hold up best in the fridge allowing them to keep their shape. Room temperature will also work in a cooler environment that isn’t too warm which can lead to melting or becoming too soft.
Tips:
One option is to cut the bars into smaller rectangles and dipping the entire bar into the chocolate. This will look a bit more like the authentic Snickers candy bar.
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No-Bake Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars
Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark
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Ingredients
- 2 C nestle semi sweet chocolate chips
- 6 tbsp plus 1/4 C creamy peanut butter
- 7 oz marshmallow creme fluff
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 3/4 C unsalted roasted peanuts
- 11 oz caramels, unwrapped
- 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Using a double boiler, combine 1 C chocolate chips, and the 3 tbsp peanut butter and melt until smooth.
- Wash after use
- Pour melted chocolate into the baking dish and smooth out. Place into the freezer while you make the nougat
- In a medium bowl, combine the marshmallow fluff, 1/4 C peanut butter and powder sugar. Mix until combined
- Using your hands, push down the nougat onto the first layer of chocolate.
- Lightly push in the peanuts
- In the clean double boiler pot, melt the caramels and heavy whipping cream. Stir the caramel until fully melted
- Pour over nougat
- Place into the fridge for 20 minutes
- After you wash the double boiler one last time, repeat the first step with the remaining 1 C chocolate chips and 3 tbsp peanut butter.
- Pour melted chocolate over cooled caramel and place back into the fridge until hardened
- Use a sharp knife to cut into squares.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These came out mostly great tasting but due to the amount of peanut butter the chocolate was too soft and very melty. I’d reduce the peanut butter by half – only 1.5 tablespoons at most to give a better texture.
I recently made these and they’re absolutely delicious! So close to the real thing. How long before an event can these be made and can they be made ahead of time and frozen?
Hi Gina. For best results I would recommended only making a few days before an event and storing at a cool room temp. They do store well in the fridge for a week to 10 days and in the freezer for up to two months. Such a great treat even frozen!
This looks good! But how do you get the chocolate to wrap around the sides like in the picture if you are cutting them after cool?
Thanks Rainy. The pictures of the ones we made don’t have the chocolate on the sides. The real snickers picture is just for reference.
Use the melted morsels
Cut the the bars into rectangle size shapes like a regular Snickers bar and then dip it into the melted morsels and let it dry and it’ll be more like a real Snickers bar. That’s what they said in the recipe you probably missed it.
I’ve been making this recipe for a while now. Everyone loves it and always requests for more. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks Lucia! Glad everyone loves it!
Would love to make these, but it doesn’t the me what size baking dish to use?
Hi Cheryl. This will work best in a bakers quarter sheet or 9×13 pan. Thanks.
These are delicious!! Many steps but well worth it.
Thanks Jeannie!