When your sweet tooth hungers for a candy bar, make our copycat Snickers bar! Inspired by A Treat’s Affair, satisfy your craving with a homemade confection that tastes even better than the grocery store checkout line temptation.
Why do we love Snickers bars? Besides the comical commercials and recent wrapper sayings, these candy bars make you feel like you’re eating a substantial snack that keeps your blood sugar (somewhat) balanced longer than the other-named competing candy bars. Packed with peanuts and nougat, enrobed in chocolate, these bars handle your hunger while you handle life, right? Right.
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Though we will never get the specific recipe from Mars, Inc. for the original Snickers, we certainly succeeded in making a copycat candy bar that rivals the mass-produced version. Since we’re not good at keeping secrets, we need to share our homemade Snickers bar recipe with you! We suggest that you make several batches and give these copycat Snickers to your closest candy-loving friends and family members. You’ll be proclaimed as their sweet tooth satisfying hero!
We’re not going to claim that this is a fuss-free recipe, but we will guarantee that once you master the copycat layering technique, you’ll want to make these candy bars every week!
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Start with one cup of chocolate chips
Place chocolate chips in a double boiler or a small heatproof bowl over simmering water.
Drop three tablespoons of peanut butter onto chocolate chips
Generously add three tablespoons of peanut butter to your chocolate chips and stir occasionally.
Mix together until melted completely
Continue stirring the mixture until it is smooth, creamy and completely melted. You want it to easily pour into the bottom of your baking dish.
Ooey gooey melted chocolate and peanut butter goodness
Does it get any better than this scrumptious melted chocolate and peanut butter creation?
Pour the mixture into a sprayed, parchment-lined baking dish
Spread the chocolate and peanut butter mixture out evening and place dish in freezer for 2-3 minutes until it hardens.
Add marshmallow fluff to a medium bowl
In a new bowl, add the marshmallow fluff to begin creating the creamy nougat layer of your Snickers bar.
Add peanut butter to bowl with marshmallow fluff
Separate out a 1/4 cup of the remaining peanut butter and add it to the bowl with the marshmallow fluff.
Add powdered sugar to bowl
Pour your powered sugar on top of the peanut butter and start to stir.
Mix together until it forms a creamy nougat
Completely mix together the marshmallow fluff, peanut butter and powdered sugar until your nougat is ready.
Add the nougat to the baking dish and spread it out evenly
After spreading the nougat evenly with a spoon, use your fingers to pat down mixture in the pan.
Sprinkle the dry roasted peanuts onto the top of the nougat
After you sprinkle the peanuts on top of the nougat, use your fingers to gently press the peanuts slightly into the nougat.
Pour caramel cubes into hot saucepan
Take your caramel cubes and pour them into a hot saucepan, but be ready to start stirring immediately.
Add heavy whipping cream to the caramel in the pan
While stirring the caramels, add heavy whipping cream to the pan to create the creamy caramel layer of your homemade Snickers bar.
Mix together until it is completely melted
Stir constantly, until the caramels are melted, to avoid scorching the mixture.
Pour melted caramel mixture into the baking dish
Immediately pour caramel mixture over the nougat, spreading it all over with the back of a wooden spoon. Once spread evenly, put baking dish in the fridge for five minutes or until the caramel layer is completely set.
Add remaining chocolate chips to a bowl
Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a double boiler or small heatproof bowl over boiling water.
Add remaining peanut butter to chocolate chips
Stir peanut butter and chocolate chips together until melted completely.
Pour melted chocolate chips and peanut butter into the baking pan
When the mixture is melted and smooth, spread the chocolate layer evenly over the caramel.
Spread chocolate mixture evenly in pan
After you are done spreading the mixture, stick the pan in the fridge for 10 minutes or until the chocolate layer is completely set.
Using a sharp knife, cut into bars and serve
Using a sharp knife, cut the giant candy bar into smaller bars. Ready, set, close your eyes and take a bite! It’s pure yum. Packed with chewy nougat and peanuts, gooey with caramel, covered in chocolate, homemade candy bars are the absolute best.
These bars are perfect for a birthday party or other celebration
Take homemade Snickers bars to your next picnic
Wrap the bars in cellophane and give as gifts
Copycat Snickers bar
Yield 12-15 bars
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 10 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, divided
- 7 ounces marshmallow fluff
- 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
- 11 ounces caramels
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Use cooking spray to coat the bottom of a 11x7-inch baking dish. Position a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of the dish and up the long sides.
- Place one cup of chocolate chips and three tablespoons of peanut butter in a double boiler or a small heatproof bowl over simmering water. Melt chocolate and peanut butter, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Place dish in the freezer for two to three minutes or until it hardens.
- In a medium bowl, place marshmallow fluff, four tablespoons (1/4 cup) peanut butter, and powdered sugar. With a wooden spoon or spatula, stir the mixture until it forms a soft dough. If it is too stiff, soften it with a tablespoon of cream or milk.
- Remove the nougat from the bowl and place it on top of the chocolate layer. Using your fingers, pat the nougat down over the entire surface.
- Sprinkle peanuts over the nougat and poke them down using gentle pressure.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the caramels and heavy cream. Cook, stirring constantly, until the caramels are melted. Immediately pour caramel mixture over the nougat, spreading it all over with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Place dish in the refrigerator for five minutes or until the caramel layer is set.
- In a double boiler or a small heatproof bowl, combine remaining one cup chocolate chips and three tablespoons of peanut butter. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the caramel layer, spreading it evenly.
- Place the dish in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, or until the chocolate layer is set.
- Using a sharp knife, cut into bars. Serve.
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