Snickers Salad

Table of Contents

1. Snickers Salad Ingredients
2. Substitutions and Additions
3. How to Make Snickers Salad
4. How to Serve Snickers Salad
5. Storage
6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
7. MORE RECIPES YOU’LL LOVE
8. JUMP TO RECIPE

Snickers Salad is a mouth-watering dessert salad that can be made in just 15 minutes! Tart apples, silky pudding, fluffy whipped cream, and Snickers candy bars combine to make a scrumptious sweet salad. 

Looking for more dessert salad recipes? You’ll want to make Berry Cheesecake Salad, Grape Salad, and Strawberry Pretzel Jello Dessert Salad.

Snickers Salad Ingredients

You will need:

• 3.4 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup milk whole, 2%, 1%, or nonfat
• 8 ounces Cool Whip defrosted
• 6 medium-large Granny Smith or Pippin apples
• 6 full-size Snickers candy bars
• caramel sauce for garnish, optional
• lemon juice for preventing apples from browning, optional

PRO TIP: Tart, crisp apples such as Granny Smith will help to balance the sweetness of the rest of the ingredients in this salad.

Substitutions and Additions

APPLES: We think that tart Granny Smith apples are the best apples for this great recipe but you could pick any green or red apples for this sweet side dish. If you prefer sweeter apples, you can choose Gala or Pink Lady apples. 

FRUIT: You could switch out or add another type of fruit alongside the apples in this salad. Try strawberries, blueberries, or bananas. 

How to Make Snickers Salad

STEP ONE: Empty the contents of the vanilla pudding packet into a large mixing bowl.

STEP TWO: Whisk in 1 cup of milk. Continue whisking until the pudding thickens.

STEP THREE: Fold in Cool Whip until combined. Set aside.

STEP FOUR: Cut apples and Snickers bars into bite-size pieces, reserving a few pieces of each for the top of the serving bowl.

STEP FIVE: Mix apples and candy into the pudding mixture.

PRO TIP: Be careful when you are mixing up the salad. You don’t want to break the chocolate bar pieces up too much so make sure you stir it gently.

STEP SIX: Squeeze 1 to 2 teaspoons of lemon juice over reserved apple pieces to prevent browning.

STEP SEVEN: Garnish with apple and Snickers chunks and a drizzle of caramel sauce, if desired.

PRO TIP: For a bit of extra crunch, sprinkle a handful of peanuts over top as garnish.

How to Serve Snickers Salad

Creamy, sweet, and tart, this candy bar salad is a dessert salad that is perfect to serve all year long. This unique dessert is great to bring to a potluck, picnic, or get-together with friends and family. Serve it alongside a cold glass of iced tea to wash it down.

Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: Store your snickers apple salad, covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. It does taste best the same day but is still pretty good the following day. 

Snickers salad is loaded with bites of peanut, caramel, and nougat that are balanced with the tart apples for a salad that is irresistibly delicious. Who can resist a candy bar apple salad?! Snickers salad is like a caramel apple dessert with a creamy vanilla whipped topping. Chocolate lovers will be thrilled with this addition to the dessert table.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I make this recipe ahead of time? 

This easy recipe can be made ahead of time but you have to make sure you treat the apples so that they don’t go brown. Toss them with fresh lemon juice before adding them to the salad.

What is the best apple to use for this salad? 

We like to use Granny Smith apples because of their tartness but if you prefer sweeter apples, look for Galas, Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Pink Lady.

Can I freeze this salad? 

This salad won’t freeze very well, so we don’t recommend it. It tastes best when eaten the day it is made.

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