Snickers Salad Recipe
An incredible dessert salad, this Snickers Salad has tart, crisp and juicy apples that balance the sweetness of chocolate and peanut-packed snickers, while a dreamy whipped dressing brings it all together. Tastes like a caramel apple with Snickers!
Snickers Salad
Your favorite candy becomes the star of the dessert salad show! Decadent Snickers pieces tossed with a creamy dressing, tart apples, and topped with caramel sauce… it simply a heavenly combo for this incredible Snickers Salad.
Literally so, so good. I had to get Erik to hide it so I would stop eating it! Once you try this quick ‘n easy recipe for apple salad with Snickers, you’ll be getting requests to make it again and again.
What is Snickers Salad?
This is basically an apple fruit salad with Snickers in it. Like, what’s not to like? Popular in the Midwest, Snickers Salad is made with a base of apples coated in a creamy pudding and whipped topping sauce tossed with chopped Snickers.
Snickers Salad Ingredients
This apple snickers salad is made with common ingredients you might already have on hand, or can quickly grab at the grocery store.
- Snickers: we’re gonna use 5 full-sized bars for the salad, then 2-3 more for topping.
- Instant vanilla pudding mix: make sure to use just the amount of milk stated in my recipe, not the amount on the box.
- Milk: you can use 3/4 to 1 cup, depending on the desired thickness of your dressing.
- Cool Whip: heavy whipping cream will also do
- Apples: Granny Smith apples are best because their tart and refreshing flavor balance the sweetness of this snickers apple salad.
- Caramel Sauce: drizzle this to make it pretty and extra delicious.
- Chopped Peanuts: This topping offsets the sweetness of the salad and makes it taste even more like Snickers!
How to Make Snickers Salad
It’s unbelievably easy to make this Snickers Salad! Literally three steps, then one more for topping.
Grab a large mixing bowl and whisk pudding mix and milk together.
Next, fold in Cool Whip or other frozen whipped topping. It should look fully incorporated, like in the right photo below.
Next, fold in 5 chopped apples and 5 chopped Snickers bars.
When you’re ready to serve, slice 1 apple and arrange over the top of the apple snickers salad. Drizzle with caramel sauce and top with peanuts. Enjoy!
Make-Ahead Tip
If making ahead, be sure to toss and coat apples in lemon juice before adding to the salad.
However, it’s best to add the Toppings until ready to serve.
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Snickers Salad
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 9 cups, 18-36 servings 1x
Description
An incredible dessert salad! Snickers Salad has tart, crisp and juicy apples balance the sweetness of chocolate and peanut packed snickers while a dreamy whipped dressing brings it all together. Tastes like a caramel apple with Snickers!
Ingredients
Tools Needed
Snickers Salad with Apples
- 4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3/4 – 1 cup milk, use less for thicker dressing. (I used less.)
- 8 oz Cool Whip or 1 cup heavy whipped cream
- 5 Granny Smith apples, chopped
- 5 Snickers bars, full size
Optional Topping
- 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced or chopped
- 2–3 Snickers bars, chopped
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce and/or chocolate sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine pudding mix and milk, whisking until thickened and smooth. Gently and thoroughly fold in Cool Whip.
- Fold in 5 chopped apples and 5 chopped Snickers bars.
- Keep covered in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- For the Topping: when ready to serve, arrange apple slices and chopped apples on top of salad. Sprinkle chopped Snickers, then sauce, and finish with chopped peanuts.
Notes
Storing Instructions: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-3 days.
Makeahead Instructions: it’s best to add the toppings to this salad right before serving, but if unavoidable, toss and coat apples in lemon juice before adding it to the salad.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Salads
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
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