Delicious homemade snickers bars filled with layers of chocolate, nougat, peanuts and caramel. These taste like the real candy bar but are made from scratch at home!

Learn to make homemade candy recipes that are better than store-bought! Also try, homemade Twix bars, crunch bars, this toffee recipe and rocky road candy!

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Homemade Snickers Bars

You guys are in for a real treat today! I’m sharing the most delicious recipe for homemade snickers bars! 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 Reese’s peanut butter bars. Homemade snickers combine my two favorite food groups – caramel candy and chocolate! Add a delicious nougat filling which combines butter, sugar, marshmallow fluff AND peanut butter and it’s irresistible.

For more recipes with a chocolate and caramel combination, check out my chocolate fudge caramel brownies, snickers apple pie and rolo cookies.

How to Make Snickers

The best part about this snickers bar recipe is they are super easy to make. It takes a little bit of patience waiting for the layers to harden, but it’s worth the wait!

Collage showing how to make snickers bars at home.
  • Make the chocolate layer. 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.
  • Combine nougat filling. Melt butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-heat. Add sugar and milk and stir until dissolved. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. 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. Cool completely.
  • Make caramel layer. Cook caramel and whipping 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.
  • Final chocolate layer. 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 they 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!
Stack of homemade snickers with chocolate chips and peanuts scattered on the counter.

Gifting Tips

  • During the holiday season I love to gift neighbors with these delicious homemade snickers bars, this Cool Whip candy recipe and copycat PayDay candy bars.
  • I 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 them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to pass them out. Your friends will take one bite and love you forever!
Homemade snickers wrapped in wax paper with red holiday stamps.

Other easy desserts with chocolate and caramel include salted caramel chocolate chip cookies and this Twix cookies recipe!

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Homemade Snickers

5 from 87 votes
Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Refrigerate: 2 hours
Total Time: 3 hours
Servings: 30
Delicious homemade snickers bars filled with layers of chocolate, nougat, peanuts and caramel. These taste like the real candy bar but are made from scratch at home!
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Ingredients 

Layer 1:

Layer 2:

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 7 ounce jar marshmallow fluff
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup salted peanuts , roughly chopped

Layer 3:

  • 14 ounce bag of caramels , I like to use the Kraft caramel bits
  • ¼ cup whipping cream

Layer 4:

Instructions

Layer 1

  • Line a 9×13" pan with foil or parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray. 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 lined pan and spread out evenly. Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to harden.

Layer 2

  • 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

  • Cook caramel and cream in the microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds. Stir and then cook in 30 second increments until smooth and melted. Alternatively cook on a sauce pan over low heat until melted. Pour over nougat layer and allow to cool completely.

Layer 4

  • Melt the 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 hour or until firm. Pop the entire square out and then slowly peel away the foil and then cut into bars.
  • Slice the snickers into rectangle or squares and store in a covered container up to 1 week.

Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.

Notes

Notes: Can wrap bars in wax paper and store in the refrigerator or freezer.

Nutrition

Calories: 272kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 99mg, Potassium: 117mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 125IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 54mg, Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.

Recipe slightly adapted from Taste of Home Cookbook

FAQs

Can I make homemade snickers bars peanut free?

Yes! Unless there is a nut allergy, try a different nut butter instead of peanut butter and used walnuts or another nut of choiced instead of the peanuts. For nut-free try sunflower butter and some crushed pretzels. It will taste different than Snickers but still be delicious.

How to store the bars?

Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Can I freeze this Snickers bar recipe?

Yes! I like to cut into squares then wrap in plastic wrap and store in a freezer safe container. Thaw in the refrigerator and enjoy.