This super simple Apple Snickers Salad recipe is a sweet and tart dessert salad, easily made in 10 minutes with a packet of vanilla pudding, milk, whipped cream, apples, Snickers, and caramel sauce.

With the perfect combination of crispy, chewy, crunchy, and creamy textures, this candy bar salad tastes like a big caramel apple coated in cream.

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This Apple Snicker Salad makes for an easy dessert that is sure to be a hit!

A Snickers Salad is not your typical dressed greens that comes before dinner; even though it does contain green color, it’s more of a dessert than a meal starter.

Making this snicker apple salad is as simple as dicing fresh fruit and candy into bite-sized pieces, then mixing it with an easy pudding mixture and garnishing with a drizzle of caramel sauce.

I love how the tart apple flavor balances out the sweetness of the other ingredients in this apple snicker dessert.

With plenty of pieces of the peanut-caramel-nougat bar in every delicious bite, don’t let the title deceive you because this candy apple salad should be served after supper!

Why we love Snicker Apple Salad

  • Quick and easy to make in 10 minutes.
  • Only uses 5 simple ingredients plus optional garnish.
  • Creamy, sweet salad with crisp apple crunch.
  • Bright pops of green apple complement the chewy chunks of Snickers.
  • Great for fall and apple-picking season, but can also be served as a cool treat for spring and summer, and even for special holidays.
  • Perfectly portable for potlucks, picnics, BBQs, and parties.

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Snickers Salad ingredients

  • Instant vanilla pudding packet: Make sure to use the dry powder only. You will not make the actual pudding.
  • Milk: I use whole milk in this recipe because it gives it the creamiest taste.
  • Whipped topping or Cool Whip
  • Granny smith apples
  • Snickers candy bars
  • Caramel sauce for optional garnish

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How to make Snicker Salad

  1. Prepare The Pudding Mixture: Whisk together the dry pudding packet with the milk until no lumps remain. Fold in the thawed whipped topping.
  2. Stir The Salad: Mix the diced apples and snickers pieces into the pudding mixture. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  3. Serve: Drizzle with caramel sauce and garnish with apple and snicker pieces. Enjoy!

Can you make Snicker Salad the night before?

Yes, you can make this dessert ahead of time, but you will need to treat the apples to keep them from oxidizing and browning.
You can easily prevent your apples from browning by tossing them with fresh lemon juice before adding them to the salad.
If you do not have lemon juice, you can also soak your apples in ginger ale or 7up. If the apples are treated, this dessert salad will stay fresh for 3-4 days in the fridge.

Snicker Apple Salad substitutions

  • Pick Your Pudding: You can swap the pudding flavor in this recipe for Snicker Salad. Some other options can include white chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, French vanilla, and even chocolate.
  • Change The Candy: Feel free to use your other favorite candy in this versatile dessert recipe. Try using pieces of Milky Way, Twix, Rolos, or 3 Musketeers or throw in your leftover Halloween candy. 
  • Swap The Sauce: Instead of caramel sauce, you can use chocolate, butterscotch, or another sauce flavor.
  • Up The Fruit Factor: You can add additional fresh fruit to this apple salad with snickers. Some grapes, strawberries or even bananas would taste delicious.

Snickers Salad Recipe tips

  • You can double or triple this recipe if you are making your salad for a large crowd.
  • You can use a mix of green and red apples if you prefer.

Storing Apple Snicker Salad

  • To Store: Store the leftover salad in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. 

Can I freeze Snicker Salad?

I do not recommend freezing this Snickers Apple Salad.

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Snickers Salad Recipe FAQs

What are the best apples to use for apple salad?

I like to use Granny Smith apples for this salad because I like how the tartness offsets the other sweet ingredients. However, if you prefer sweeter apples, you can try Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady. Cortland, Melrose, and Winesap apples also have a tart taste and Jazz and Jonagold apples are a bit sweet and tart. There is no wrong apple to use in this recipe! Feel free to use whatever variety you have on hand.

How do I keep the apples from browning in Apple Snicker Salad?

To prevent apples from browning in Apple Snicker Salad, toss the apple slices in lemon juice or a mixture of one part lemon juice to three parts water. The acid in the lemon juice slows down the oxidation process that causes browning.

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Snicker Salad Recipe

Serves — 8
Snickers Apple Salad is an easy to make dessert filled with sweet and tart flavors and crunchy, chewy, and creamy textures. Perfect for potlucks, parties, and family get togethers.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding packet (dry)
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 8 oz container of whipped topping thawed
  • 6 medium granny smith apples washed, cored, and diced into bite size pieces
  • 6 full size Snickers bars diced into bite size pieces
  • Caramel sauce for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry vanilla pudding packet with the milk until no lumps remain.
  • Gently fold the thawed whipped topping into the pudding mixture until just combined.
  • Reserve a few diced apples and snickers pieces for garnish and mix the rest into the pudding mixture.
  • Cover and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. When serving, drizzle with caramel sauce and garnish with leftover apple and snicker pieces. Enjoy!

Jenn’s Notes

Storage :
  • To Store: Store leftover salad in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. 
Tips:
  • You can double or triple this recipe if you are making your salad for a large crowd.
  • You can use a mix or green and red apples if you prefer.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 349mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 201IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. Mine is better & healthier than yours. Try it. Make a waldorf salad of apples, celery, seedless grapes, nuts. Drizzle O J on the apples to keep them from turning. Add your Snickers. Dress with yogurt or Cool Whip. Works w/firm pears, celery, dried cranberry or cherry, nuts & Snickers as well.

    1. Thank you, Lynn. That was a typo in the recipe card. It should be 1 – 3.4 box of pudding. I just fixed it! Thank you again for letting me know!