How to make Homemade Snickers Candy Bars

Candy bars similar to Snickers feature chocolate, caramel and peanuts.

Snickers brand candy bars feature chocolate, nougat, peanuts and caramel. They make a sweet snack that is both crunchy and chewy. Preparing your own similar candy bars at home reduces the cost of buying multiple candy bars in a store. Because you make the bars all at once in a pan, you can also cut the finished candy into your own desired portion sizes. Serve the candy bars at parties or as a dessert, or eat them as a snack to satisfy your sugar cravings.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup Spanish peanuts
• 40 caramel candies
• 2 tsp. hot water
• 9-by-13-inch pan, greased
• Double boiler
• Sharp knife

1. Combine 1 cup chocolate chips, 1/4 cup butterscotch chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Melt the mixture together, then spread it into the greased 9-by-13-inch inch pan. Cool the mixture in the refrigerator until it sets.

2. Combine 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup butter. Bring the mixture to a boil on your stove, then allow it to boil for another five minutes while stirring it continuously.

3. Remove the sugar, milk and butter mixture from the stove. Stir in 1/4 cup peanut butter and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Pour the mixture over the first layer in the 9-by-13-inch pan. Sprinkle the second layer with 1 cup Spanish peanuts.

4. Add 40 caramel candies and 2 tsp. hot water to your double boiler. Cover the double boiler and melt the candies. Drizzle the melted caramel over the Spanish peanuts in the pan.

5. Combine and melt 1 cup chocolate chips, 1/4 cup butterscotch chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Cover the previous layer in the pan with this mixture, then refrigerate the pan until the top layer sets.

6. Remove the pan from the refrigerator and allow it to sit at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting the candy into bars with a sharp knife.

References

• Cooks.com: Snicker Candy Recipe
• Snickers: Snickers Brand