Delicious homemade snickers bars filled with layers of chocolate, nougat and caramel. This easy no-bake treat will become one of your absolute favorites!
Chocolate and caramel make the ultimate combination. Seriously the two are what dreams are made of! For more recipes with this delicious pair, check out my chocolate fudge caramel brownies, caramel apple snickers pie and rolo cookies.
Homemade snickers bars
You guys are in for a real treat today! I’m sharing the most delicious recipe for homemade snickers! This recipe is simply AMAZING! I’m not going to tell you how many I ate. ;)
When it comes to no-bake desserts, these bad boys have now passed up my favorite treat: homemade reeses. So what makes these homemade snickers my favorite? Well it combines my two favorite food groups…caramel and chocolate! Then just imagine the most delicious nougat filling which combines butter, sugar, marshmallow fluff AND peanut butter. Seriously. Can’t get enough!
The best part about these homemade snickers is they are super easy to make. Don’t let all those layers scare you. It takes a little bit of patience waiting for the layers to harden, but seriously…SO worth the wait! Try this recipe, you will thank me later!
How to make snickers
Layer 1: Chocolate
Melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwavable bowl on 50% power. Cook for 1 minute and then stir. Continue cooking in 30 second increments until melted.
Then pour the chocolate into a foil-lined (and sprayed) 9×13″ pan and spread out evenly. Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to harden.
Layer 2: Nougat filling
Melt butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-heat. Add in sugar and milk, stirring until it has dissolved. Bring to a boil and let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Then add in marshmallow fluff, peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. Remove pan from heat and fold in peanuts and then spread the nougat filling on top of the chocolate layer. Allow to cool completely.
Layer 3: Caramel
Cook caramel and whipped cream in a small saucepan over low heat for about 10-15 minutes (or until smooth), stirring occasionally. Pour over nougat layer and allow to cool completely.
Layer 4: More chocolate!
Follow the same instructions for melting the chocolate as you did in layer 1. Then pour melted chocolate on top of caramel layer and spread out evenly.
Place pan in refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours, or until ready to serve. Once the homemade snickers bars have cooled, you can literally pull the whole thing out of the pan. Slowly pull the foil off the sides and ooo and ahh at the delicious caramel. Cut into bars and enjoy!
The perfect Christmas treat!
Wow your friends and neighbors this holiday season with these delicious homemade snickers bars. Wrap them up in wax paper and stamp a cute message on the top (I used these stamps) . You could even place them in a cute little basket and wrap it up with ribbon.
Simply store the homemade snickers in the refrigerator until you’re ready to pass them out. Your friends will take one bite and love you forever!
More delicious bar recipes:
Homemade Snickers Recipe
Ingredients
Layer 1:
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
Layer 2:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 7 ounce jar marshmallow fluff
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup salted peanuts , roughly chopped
Layer 3:
- 14 ounce bag of caramels
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
Layer 4:
- 1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Line a 9×13" pan with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Start with ingredients for layer #1. Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwavable bowl on 50% power. Cook for 1 minute and then stir. Cook in 30 second increments until melted.
- Pour chocolate into the pan and spread out evenly. Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to harden.
- Gather ingredients for layer #2, then melt butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-heat. Add in sugar and milk, stirring until it has dissolved. Bring to a boil and let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add in marshmallow fluff, peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. Remove pan from heat and fold in peanuts and then spread the nougat filling on top of the chocolate layer. Allow to cool completely.
- Gather ingredients for layer #3 in a small saucepan. Cook caramel and whipped cream over low heat for about 10-15 minutes (or until smooth), stirring occasionally. Pour over nougat layer and allow to cool completely.
- For layer #4, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwavable bowl on 50% power. Cook for 1 minute and then stir. Cook in 30 second increments until melted.
- Pour chocolate into the pan and spread out evenly.
- Place pan in refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours or until ready to serve. Pop the entire square and then slowly peel away the foil and then cut into bars.
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Recipe slightly adapted from Taste of Home Cookbook
Taste exactly like a snickers!!!
Absolutely delicious
I’m wondering why you have 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips for the bottom layer and 1 1/4 cups for the top but the peanut butter amount is the same. I want to make these but I’m not sure if this is a typo.
Thanks!
Hi Allison! The bottom layer needs to be a little harder to hold up all the layers, so the extra chocolate helps it to do that.
Made these last year for Christmas. Easy to make and everybody raved about how good the are. More requests to make them again this year.
Would absolutely recommend these.
I’m so glad you loved them!
Homemade Snickers Bars are the best! Your fabulous recipe did not disappoint. It was so darn awesome! Next time around I’ll be tripling this yummy recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! They are always a hit around here!
These are a dessert that will win over literally anyone at a potluck or party. So good!!
I have made these several times over the last few years. My teenaged son doesn’t like Snickers, but LOVES THESE!!!! I delivered some to the front office ladies at my daughter’s elementary school and received an email about how I had “grown women swooning” over how delicious they are. If you aren’t sure about this recipe, I PROMISE you need to try it – you will NOT be disappointed!!!!!!! As my 4 yo says, “They are fantastic!!!”
I’m so glad these have been a hit for you! Even though they take a little longer than most treats, they are one of our favorites! Thanks for your comment and review Lisa. :)
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This recipe is simply AMAZING!
Will try these soon. Sounds great