Last Updated August 27, 2024

Don't be deceived, this is not a real salad. If visions of spinach salad with Snickers on top were dancing across your brain, I am so so sorry. I love my greens and Snickers, but not together. No no no. If it makes you feel better, you could call this Green Apple Salad, like my mom does. But it has the word "salad" in it, so I feel fully justified in keeping Snickers in the title. As you wish.

Instead, think crisp Granny Smith apples and bits of Snickers lovingly folded into fluffy whipped cream and vanilla pudding.  So simple, and so delicious.

I usually make this for large family gatherings and double the recipe for 12 or more people.

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Recipe adapted from Taste of Home

Snickers Salad

Serves about 8

Ingredients:

For the Vanilla Pudding

• 1/4 cup / 50g sugar

• 2 Tbsp / 15g cornstarch

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1 1/3 cup / 316g milk, divided

• 1 egg yolk

• 1 tsp vanilla

For the Whipped Cream

• 1 cup / 237g heavy whipping cream

For Assembling

• about 13 oz / 369g of Snickers, chopped, divided

• 4 Granny Smith apples, cored and chopped

Directions:

Make the Vanilla Pudding

At least a few hours before assembling recipe, or up to 2 days before, make the vanilla pudding:

1. Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Slowly whisk in 1 cup milk. 

2. In a separate small bowl, measure out remaining 1/3 cup milk and add yolk; whisk to combine. Slowly whisk into mixture in the saucepan. 

3. Place over medium heat and stir constantly until mixture thickens and whisk leaves a trail. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on to the top of pudding to prevent skin from forming.

4. Place in refrigerator until completely chilled.

Make the Whipped Cream

1. Whip heavy whipping cream in bowl of a stand mixer with whisk attachment or with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. 

Assemble

1. Gently fold about one third of whipped cream into pudding. Continue folding in whipped cream by thirds.  Gently fold in apples and about 3/4 of the Snickers. 

2. Transfer to serving bowl and top with remaining 1/4 of Snickers. Store in fridge until ready to serve.   

Jenny's Notes:

• Best if assembled on day of serving. 

• Using whole milk will get you the creamiest result, but 2% all the way down to skim milk will also work. You can also sub out the milk for other milk substitutes as desired: oat milk, almond milk, etc.

• This can be made with other candy bars, such as Rolo, Milky Way, Payday, Twix, etc. While Snickers is my favorite, I also really like this with Reese’s. Sometimes I do half and half! 

• If using a candy that has caramel in it, you can freeze it before hand to make chopping easier. 

• Add chopped peanuts for an extra crunch!