Snickers Apple Salad

Snickers Apple Salad is a favorite recipe to bring to potlucks, BBQs, and family gatherings here in the Midwest. It’s loaded with tart apples, candy bars, and tossed in a creamy mixture of Cool Whip and pudding. You can’t go wrong!

I still remember the first time someone showed up to a get-together at my mama’s house with a Snicker Apple Salad.

I asked what the bowl of goo was and when they replied that it was Snickers Salad. I was obviously highly concerned.

Who puts candy bars in a salad?

Of course, I was down to try it. Snickers are life and I’m not scared of a little chocolate with my dinner.

Instantly hooked.

This isn’t a salad salad…this is a dessert salad. Something the Midwest just knows how to do right, like Ambrosia Salad and Pineapple Pretzel Salad.

Ingredient Notes:

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Apples – I’m using Granny Smith apples because they are tart and pair well with the sweetness in the Snickers bars.

Snickers Candy Bars – These classic and always popular chocolate bars are my favorite! I’m starting with full sized Snickers bars and chopping those up, but the smaller fun sized would work too if you have enough.

Instant Vanilla Pudding – You’ll need one package of this mix. Be sure to get instant and not cook and serve. We like vanilla, but the cheesecake flavor is also tasty.

Milk – To prepare the vanilla pudding.

Frozen Whipped Topping – You will need to thaw this first!

Optional – Try topping it off with some caramel or chocolate sauce!

How to Make Snicker Apple Salad:

Prepare: Chop up the apples and candy bars to get started! We want bite-sized chunks.

Pudding: Whisk together the milk and vanilla pudding mix until it’s starting to set. Fold in the whipped topping.

Combine: Add in your chopped apples and chopped candy bars. Stir it all together and pop it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve!

We love that this doubles as a side dish or dessert. I mean – it’s definitely dessert, but in the Midwest we serve it with dinner?

If you want to move here, I don’t blame you.

Variations:

The great thing about this Snicker salad is that it’s so simple to prepare and just as easy to modify! The vanilla pudding mixture is a nice neutral flavor that mixes well with lots of good stuff, such as:

• Turn this into a Snickers fruit salad by adding in other fresh fruits like grapes, blueberries, and strawberries!
• You don’t have to limit yourself to Snickers. Just about any chocolate candy bar would work: KitKat, Milky Way, Twix, Reese’s, etc.
• The Snickers have peanuts in them but if you want more of a crunchy texture you can add extra chopped nuts to the mix.
• Use a different flavor of instant pudding! Cheesecake pudding is very popular!

FAQs:

More Classic Potluck Recipes:

The crockpot is a favorite tool for potlucks – makes it so easy to keep your dish warm and portable! My crockpot mac and cheese and crockpot hashbrown casserole are perfect for serving a crowd!

Cold salads always go over well! My mama’s classic macaroni salad is a hit, this Italian pasta salad is packed with goodies, and my baked potato salad is always the first to go.

This broccoli salad recipe is a nice twist from the classic version. For more veggies, this veggie pizza is always a winner.