How to make snickers: (vegan) recipe for peanut caramel chocolate bars

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Not necessarily healthy, but delicious – snickers is one of the most popular chocolate bars. Here I show you how to make snickers yourself. The homemade peanut caramel chocolate bar tastes just as delicious as the original, contains no additives and no palm oil. Also, below you’ll find a vegan recipe for a healthy snickers alternative that is naturally sweetened and tastes delicious. The detailed recipes for both the regular snickers and the vegan peanut caramel chocolate bars, with exact amounts and step-by-step instructions, can be found below.

What is snickers made of, and how does it go vegan?

Snickers consists of a caramel layer with peanuts, as well as a nougat like layer, and is covered in chocolate. To make snickers yourself, you must first prepare the two layers, let them set, then cut them into bars and cover them with chocolate.

For the vegan snickers, the regular caramel layer is replaced with a layer of date caramel with peanuts. The nougat layer here consists of an oatmeal base. The vegan snickers is coated with vegan dark chocolate.

How to make snickers vegan or the original yourself?

If you love the original, you should follow the recipe for the regular snickers. But if you don’t like the overly sweetness of the regular snickers, and it’s way too much sugar for you, then the vegan alternative is just right for you. The vegan snickers tastes less sweet, contains no industrial sugar and tastes incredibly delicious.

Make your own snickers like the original

The homemade snickers tastes no less delicious than the one from the supermarket. You decide yourself which ingredients are in it.

The homemade snickers tastes

• sweet,
• caramel,
• nutty,
• delicious,
• just like the original snickers.

It is also ideal for giving as a gift.

How to make snickers: the recipe

The exact quantities and step-by-step instructions for making your own snickers are given below in the recipe box.

For the snickers recipe you need salted peanuts, of course. They absolutely have to be salted so that your snickers doesn’t just taste sweet later. You also need cream, butter, sugar and water for the caramel layer.

For the nougat layer you need sugar, honey and egg whites from eggs.

And to coat the bars, you’ll need dark chocolate and some coconut oil.

How to make snickers: this is how it works

1. For the caramel layer, boil sugar with water to make caramel. Then add butter first and then cream. Then add peanuts. Spread the caramel layer in a baking pan lined with baking paper and let it cool down a bit.
2. For the nougat layer, cook honey with sugar to caramel. At the same time, beat the egg whites until stiff. Then add the hot caramel to the egg whites in a thin stream and continue beating. Spread the nougat layer on top of the peanut-caramel layer and chill for a few hours. Then cut the set mixture into bars.
3. To coat, melt chocolate with coconut oil. Dip each Rigel in it and let dry. Your snickers is ready!

How to make Snickers yourself: tips and tricks

• When making the peanut caramel layer, make sure that when you boil sugar in water, the caramel turns a light caramel like color. It should not get too dark or even burn. If it gets too dark, your peanut caramel layer might taste too firm later in finished snickers. If it burns, it could taste bitter later.
• Peanuts for the snickers bar need to be salty.
• To make the peanut caramel chocolate bars yourself, you’ll need an approximately 23 x 13 cm loaf pan.
• Be sure to line the loaf pan with baking paper to make it easier to get the snickers mixture out after it sets.
• Use a sharp knife to cut the solidified mass into bars.
• You can also cut the mixture into smaller bars depending on your taste and not necessarily by snickers size.
• Store the homemade peanut caramel chocolate bars in the refrigerator. They will keep for about 1 week.

How to make vegan snickers

If regular homemade snickers is too sweet and unhealthy for you, make this healthy vegan snickers alternative. It may not taste the same as the original, but it’s at least as delicious and is made with almost nothing but healthy ingredients to boot.

The homemade vegan snickers tastes

• less sweet than the original,
• nutty,
• soft,
• incredibly delicious.

It is

• healthier than regular snickers or other conventional candy,
• with date caramel,
• sugar free (with the possible exception of chocolate): naturally sweetened,
• suitable for snacking without remorse,
• easy and quick to make,
• ideal to take away,
• perfect as a homemade gift from the kitchen,
• suitable for freezing.

How to make vegan peanut caramel chocolate bar: the recipe

You’ll find the exact quantities and step-by-step instructions for making your own vegan snickers below in the box recipe.

For the date caramel you need salted peanuts, just like for the original. Add soft dates, peanut butter and agave syrup. Instead of soft dates you can use normal ones and soak them in hot water to soften them. Instead of agave syrup you can also use maple syrup.

For the oatmeal layer, which takes over the role of the nougat layer, you need tender oatmeal or oat flour. Then you’ll need plant milk. I had used lupin drink. But you can use a milk alternative to your taste. Add to that shredded coconut, agave syrup and a small amount of coconut oil, melted beforehand.

To coat the vegan peanut caramel chocolate bar, you’ll need dark chocolate and coconut oil.

How to make vegan peanut caramel chocolate bars: here’s how to do it

1. For the oatmeal layer, grind oatmeal into flour, add plant milk, agave syrup, shredded coconut and melted coconut oil, mix and let sit briefly to firm up the mixture. Then spread the mixture evenly on the bottom of the loaf pan lined with baking paper and press firmly.
2. For the date caramel, puree dates together with peanut butter and agave syrup, add peanuts and mix. Spread the date caramel on the oatmeal layer in the loaf pan and chill for a few hours. Then cut into bars.
3. Then melt dark chocolate with coconut oil and coat the bars with it. Ready is the delicious vegan peanut caramel chocolate bar!

Snickers vegan: DIY tips and tricks

• Instead of soft dates you can also use normal ones. Just pour hot water over them beforehand, let them steep for about 10 minutes and then drain them thoroughly.
• It is best to use homemade plant milk, for example almond milk, coconut milk or soy milk. You can also use cow’s milk if you don’t necessarily want the peanut caramel candy bar to be vegan.
• Instead of agave syrup, you can use maple, coconut blossom or rice syrup, among others.
• Instead of grinding oatmeal, you can use ready made oat flour.
• If you want your vegan snickers to be gluten free, use gluten free rolled oats.
• Make sure your dark chocolate is vegan. If it’s not specifically labeled as such, just look at the ingredient list.
• If you want to make the peanut caramel chocolate bar completely without industrial sugar, make sure your dark chocolate for coating and peanut butter are sugar free.
• Peanuts for the vegan snickers should be salty.
• You’ll need a high powered blender to puree the date mixture.
• To make the vegan snickers, you’ll need a loaf pan measuring about 23 x 13 cm.
• Be sure to line the loaf pan with baking paper. This makes it easy to remove the vegan snickers mixture after cooling.
• Use a sharp knife to cut the solidified vegan mass into bars.
• You can also cut the vegan mass into smaller bars according to your taste and not necessarily according to the snickers size.
• Store the homemade vegan snickers in the refrigerator. They will keep for about 2 weeks.
• You can also freeze the vegan peanut caramel chocolate bars and let them thaw before snacking.

Did you make snickers yourself using one of these recipes? Or did you try both versions? I look forward to your results, your star rating and your comment below about which snickers you liked better.