Homemade Snickers Bites

These Homemade Snickers Bites satisfy a sweet tooth with a creamy peanut butter nougat, gooey caramel, crunchy peanuts and a rich chocolate coating one bite-sized treat at a time.

Making Candy for the Holidays

From Halloween to Christmas (and all the months in between), I get a little obsessed with making homemade candy bars. I keep a bowl of these Snickers Bites out for guests, my kids and their friends, and even I grab one or two for a late night sweet treat before bed.

With fresh ingredients and no shelf time, they taste even better than the originals. Don’t take my word for it, though! They’ll disappear in a flash.

Homemade Snickers Bites Ingredients and Supplies

(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)

Ingredients:

• Creamy peanut butter
• Powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar)
• Marshmallow fluff
• Roasted salted peanuts
• Caramel squares
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Supplies

• Electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment
• Sheet pan
• Parchment paper
• Microwave safe bowl

How to Make Homemade Snickers Bites

• To make the bottom layer of nougat, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the peanut butter and powdered sugar until well combined.
• Add the marshmallow fluff and beat until thick and smooth.
• Shape 1 teaspoon portions of the nougat mixture into 1.5x.5-inch flat rectangles and place them on a small parchment-lined sheet pan that will fit in your freezer.

• Top each rectangle of nougat with about a teaspoon of the lightly chopped peanuts.
• Preheat the oven to 250°F. Unwrap and place the caramels a few inches apart on another parchment-lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 5 minutes to soften the caramels. They should not melt. They should just soften so that you can reshape them.
• Remove the caramels from the oven and while they’re still warm slightly flatten each caramel into a rectangle shape that will fit the size of the nougat. Place the flattened caramel over the chopped peanuts on each nougat.
• Place the sheet pan of bites in the freezer for 15 minutes to flash freeze them.
• When you’re ready to coat the bites in chocolate, place 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 seconds intervals until melted and smooth, stirring between each interval.

• Remove half of the flash frozen bites from the freezer. Using a fork, dip and coat each bite completely in the melted chocolate, letting any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl before transferring the coated bite to a parchment-lined sheet pan.

• Repeat with the remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips and remaining bites that are in the freezer.

• Let the bites set at room temperature until the chocolate is completely set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. 

How to Store Snickers Bites

Store homemade Snickers bites in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. 

To freeze, flash freeze in a single layer on a parchment lined sheet pan for about 1 hour. Then wrap each one in plastic wrap and place in a freezer safe plastic bag or container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Alternatively, flash freeze in a single layer for 1 hour and then space out in layers with parchment between each layer in a freezer-safe plastic bag or container to freezer for up to 3 months.

To defrost frozen candy bars, keep wrapped and allow to defrost in the refrigerator first and then let come to room temperature before enjoying.

If you make these Homemade Snickers Bites, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!

xoxo,

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