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Snickers Snack Cups

September 15, 2023 by laura Leave a Comment

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Snickers is one of the most popular candy bar options ever. If they’re one of your favorites, and you can’t get enough of the chocolate, nut, and caramel flavors, this recipe is definitely going to satisfy your sweet tooth. You only need 5 ingredients to make these Snickers cups, and that’s nuts, chocolate chips, peanut butter, caramel bits, and powdered sugar.

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Do you already have all or most of these ingredients to hand? Now is the ideal time to rustle up these Snickers-inspired candy cups.

These tempting homemade treats will taste just like Snickers, although there are plenty of variations you could consider if you want to customize them. You can swap out some of the ingredients or make them smaller or larger.

These are wonderful for the  holidays and you can give them as gifts. But be careful – they’re so delicious you might have to hide a few, else they’ll all disappear fast!

Why You’ll Love the Recipe:

If you love Snickers, you are definitely going to love these sweet, tasty treats. It’s clear they are inspired by Snickers bars because those wonderful flavors are in every mouthful of these Snickers cups.

How to Serve Them:

Enjoy these treats whenever a sweet craving hits. Since they melt easily, you can keep them in the refrigerator and serve chilled. Another idea is to chop them into pieces. That way they’ll be great for topping cupcakes or cheesecake or adding to your next ice cream sundae or even hot chocolate.

Ingredients:

  • Nuts
  • Chocolate chips
  • Peanut butter
  • Caramel bits
  • Powdered sugar
  • Water

How to make Snickers Snack Cups:

Add cupcake liners to the sections of a muffin tin.

Place the chocolate chips into a bowl that is microwave safe, and heat for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted.

Pour a teaspoon of the chocolate into each cupcake liner, and place the tin into the fridge to set.

Blend together the peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth.

Add two teaspoons of the peanut butter to the cupcake liners.

Put the caramel bits and water into a bowl that is microwave safe, and heat at 30 second intervals until completely smooth and melted.

Pour a teaspoon of the caramel over the peanut butter mixture in the cupcake liners, and then top evenly with the rest of the melted chocolate.

Allow the snickers cups to chill until the chocolate has set, and then serve.

You’re going to love the flavor of these Snickers inspired snack cups. They’re so rich and tasty. The ingredients are easy to find and the Snickers cups themselves are really easy to prepare.

Snickers Snack Cups

If you love Snickers, you are definitely going to love these sweet, tasty treats. It’s clear they are inspired by Snickers bars because those wonderful flavors are in every mouthful of these Snickers cups.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Course Desserts
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • ½ C. Nuts chopped
  • 12 oz. Chocolate chips
  • ⅔ C. Creamy peanut butter
  • 1 C. Caramel bits
  • ½ C. Powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. Water

Instructions
 

  • Add cupcake liners to the sections of a muffin tin.
  • Place the chocolate chips into a bowl that is microwave safe, and heat for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted.
  • Pour a teaspoon of the chocolate into each cupcake liner, and place the tin into the fridge to set.
  • Blend together the peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
  • Add two teaspoons of the peanut butter to the cupcake liners.
  • Put the caramel bits and water into a bowl that is microwave safe, and heat at 30 second intervals until completely smooth and melted.
  • Pour a teaspoon of the caramel over the peanut butter mixture in the cupcake liners, and then top evenly with the rest of the melted chocolate.
  • Allow the snickers cups to chill until the chocolate has set, and then serve.

Can You Make Them Ahead?

Yes you can – just make sure you keep them chilled else they will melt.

Storage Instructions:

Keep these in a sealed container in the refrigerator. They will keep for a couple of weeks. You can also freeze them for months.

Variations and Substitutions:

Make these in mini cupcake liners or regular ones, depending how many of these you want to make and your preferred size. You can use chunky peanut butter instead of smooth if you want the extra crunch, or use regular caramels instead of the pieces, since they melt the same way. Sub dark chocolate for the milk chocolate if you prefer it. Another option is to add a pinch of salt for more of a salted caramel flavor.

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