Homemade Snickers ice cream bars are a creamy frozen treat you can make in your own kitchen, with just a few ingredients!
In this easy homemade Snickers recipe, rich and creamy caramel ice cream is topped with a layer of peanut butter and coated in a thick layer of chocolate.
Snickers ice cream bars have layers.
Do you know what else has layers?
Ogres.
Ogres have layers.
And onions have layers.
And parfaits.
And cake.
I don’t care what everyone else likes! Ogres are not like cakes.
If you haven’t seen Shrek, you are probably completely confused by this post.
I should just get on to the recipe…
Step One:
Make up the caramel ice cream base, and spread it out in an 8×8 pan lined with parchment paper.
Sprinkle chopped peanuts over top of the ice cream.
Step Two:
Freeze until solid but not yet rock hard.
Then cut into bars with a sharp knife.
Step Three:
Transfer the bars to a baking sheet, dip them in chocolate, then return to the freezer.
There you have it – Homemade Snickers ice cream bars!
“Homemade Snickers Recipe” was on my list of things to try for quite awhile.
But when it came down to it, I decided I really liked the Snickers ice cream bars much more than I’d ever actually liked regular Snickers bars.
Ice Cream > Non Ice Cream.
Store bought Snickers ice cream bars have a layer of peanut butter ice cream topped with a layer of caramel sauce. Mine are turned upside down with the caramel on the bottom and peanut butter on top.
Either way, you’re still getting all of the flavors of a Snickers bar in each and every chocolate candy coated bite!
Snickers Ice Cream Bars
Ingredients
- vanilla or Coconut Ice Cream (enough to fill an 8-in pan)
- 1/4 tsp caramel extract (or caramel sauce as desired)
- 5 tbsp peanut butter
- chopped peanuts, optional
- 9 oz chocolate chips
- 4 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil
Instructions
- *If using the caramel extract, blend or stir it into the ice cream. The bars are still delicious without, so it's no problem if you don't have any on hand!Snickers Recipe: Line an 8-in square pan with parchment or wax paper. Spread the ice cream evenly into the pan. Freeze until firm, then spread with the peanut butter and sprinkle on chopped peanuts if desired. Refreeze until firm (but just soft enough to cut), then cut into rectangles. Immediately put the pan back in the freezer to completely firm up again. Meanwhile, line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper. When the snickers bars have refrozen, take them out of the pan and place them on the cookie sheet. Immediately put the cookie sheet in the freezer until the bars are completely frozen again.Make the chocolate: Melt the chips in a wide, shallow dish (either using the double broiler method or carefully in the microwave), then stir in the oil until a smooth sauce is achieved. Take out one Snickers bar and dip it in the chocolate. Return the bar to the freezer to set, and repeat with another bar until all are coated. You probably will have leftover chocolate; I like to make extra because it’s easier to coat the bars this way. Snickers bars should be stored in the freezer, but you can thaw in the refrigerator for 1/2 an hour before eating, so the ice cream gets soft and the texture is like a real Snickers ice cream bar.View Nutrition Facts
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I used to love Snickers ice cream bars. They were only available in South Africa for a short time when I was younger. I never thought of trying to make my own.
Wow oh wow! Do you think it would work with banana soft serve?
I like ice cream bars better than the non-ice cream bars, too!
Bounty Ice cream was my first homemade version. At the moment I’m looking for a milky way midnight ice cream bar version. I love dark chocolate!!!
By the way, totally love going through your recipes 🙂
Great idea! I used to love Snickers ice cream bars when I was a kid.
Yummm I love layered desserts! You know what I would love to see? A vegan version of “slutty brownies”, you know, a layer of brownies on top of a layer of Oreos on top a layer of blondies! I think you already have a recipe for all three of those things, might as well see what happens when you put them together!
Hi Katie! I don’t think I’ve ever left a comment before but I LOVE your blog! My friends have to listen to me talk about your recipes all the time but they don’t mind because I always share what I make and it always turns out delicious!
I made these yesterday and the only change I made was to use your vanilla ice cream instead of caramel because I didn’t have caramel extract. They came out SO GOOD! I didn’t think they’d be as pretty as yours but they actually are just as pretty as the pictures, although I didn’t use the peanuts so they are more flat.
I am going to go have another one now :).
Love the Shrek reference! I used to be a huge Shrek fan when I was younger! And those Snickers bars look amazing! And I like using lots of exclamation points! 🙂
These look so yummy! Ice cream covered in chocolate is like a double win. 🙂
By the way, I’m curious- what camera do you use?
Snickers are the way to my heart…..love these!
Wow, these sound awesome! And your pictures make them look even better. 🙂 Yum!!