Snickers Salad

Snickers Salad – a sweet salad with apples, grapes, strawberries and Snickers bars in a sweet, creamy mixture. Serve as a side dish or as a dessert.

If you’ve got some fresh apples on hand, this Snickers Salad is the perfect way to use them up! Or check out all of my apple recipes for even more ideas.

This Snickers Salad has been gracing our table for many, many years now. I know this is not your typical “salad” but trust me when I say that this will be one of the first things on the table to disappear.

This is perfect for taking to a potluck or to a family dinner, and especially for holiday dinners. I love to make it year round, but it is especially good during apple season when apples are sweet and perfect.

What is Snickers Salad

A little more dessert-like than salad-like, this Snickers Salad is a real treat. I thought it was a Utah thing and that everyone in Utah had experienced this salad, but I learned at that church event that there were some people who had never had it before.

This Snicker Salad is a fruit salad with pudding, whipped topping, and of course – Snickers bars. If you think that Snickers in a salad is strange, just try it. I honestly don’t know anyone who doesn’t just love this salad.

Ingredients

There are all kinds of versions of it out there. Some don’t use the pudding mix. Some don’t do the grapes. And my sister adds in the strawberries – and I’ve never seen anyone do strawberries before – but I love them in this salad. This version is my favorite version and the one I go back to every time.

Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix: You’ll want to make sure that you are using an instant pudding mix, and that it is the dry mix, not prepared. You’ll be adding it to milk and Cool Whip – not preparing it according to the package directions.

Milk: I usually use 2%. I would probably steer clear of 1% or skim just so that the mixture is thick enough.

Cool Whip: This is frozen whipped topping. You’ll want it thawed but still refrigerated. You could also use freshly whipped cream, but I think the Cool Whip holds up better and longer.

Apples: The best apples to use are crisp apples. I like to use granny smith apples, but honeycrisp, cortland, or jonagold would all be great choices. My favorite thing to do is get an assortment of apples.

Snickers Candy Bars: I think this is easiest using full sized candy bars, but if you have snack sized on hand, those will work, too. Just make sure to cut them into bite-sized pieces – you don’t want them too big.

Grapes & Strawberries: These are optional, but I really do think they make this recipe stand out from others!

How do you make Snicker Salad?

It really doesn’t get any easier than this sweet side dish!

• Start by combining the pudding mix and the milk. Stir in the whipped topping.
• Add the apples, grapes, strawberries, and chopped Snickers bars and stir into the pudding mixture to combine. Refrigerate the salad until ready to serve.

More Dessert Salad Recipes

• This Cranberry Salad is a Thanksgiving must for me!
• I always look forward to pomegranate season just for this Apple Pomegranate Salad.
• This Strawberry Pretzel Salad is a crowd pleaser!

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