Saturday, March 22, 2014

Homemade Snickers Bars

Copycat Snickers Bars- Love the taste of snickers but Hate that they're $1 each? Make a giant batch and freeze them till you want one!
24 oz of Milk Chocolate Chips for coating the bars
1/2 stick butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1/4 cup condensed evaporated milk (this is canned milk, but NOT sweetened)
7 oz Marshmallow Creme ( marshmallow fluff)
14 oz caramel squares
1/3 cup peanut butter
14 oz of whole peanuts
4 tablespoons Water (for caramel)

1. Line a 9 x 13 dish with foil, "grease" with butter.

 2. Melt about 1/2 a cup of Chocolate over a double boiler, once melted pour onto the buttered foil, spreading evenly with the back of a spoon. Place in fridge to set.

3. In a med. saucepan combine sugar, butter, and evaporated milk, stirring constantly over med heat until mixture thickens and comes to a rolling boil, cook 4 minutes., stirring constantly Remove from heat and add peanut butter and marshmallow creme.

4. Pour the mixture over the chocolate & stick it in the fridge to solidify quickly. Heat the caramel in the microwave or a double boiler with a few tablespoons of water ( about 4) until smooth and creamy.

5. Then add peanuts and mix.

6. Pour the caramel mixture over marshmallow layer and spread well until evenly coated over the nougat.

7. Cool a few minutes to let them set, then cut into bars.

 8. Melt the 24 oz of Chocolate in a double boiler & Dip the bars into the chocolate, let them set on parchment or wax paper until hardened. You can speed the process up by placing them in the fridge for a few minutes.

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