Homemade Snickers Ice Cream Bar
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A spin on the infamous snickers ice cream bar, but homemade and healthy!! This Homemade Snickers Ice Cream Bar is a decadent treat filled with homemade nice-cream, date caramel, salted peanuts, and topped with rich chocolate. It’s Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Refined Sugar-Free!
Anyone else?! My mom would bring home a whole box and the bars would hardly last an entire week. I don’t know what I loved more: the creamy caramel, the sweet ice cream, the salty crunch from the peanuts, or the milk chocolate; I just loved it all! So, of course, I couldn’t help myself but make a homemade version. Now that I have, I think this may be my new favorite dessert recipe! 🙂
All you’ll need to do is blend all of the ingredients together in a high powered blender or food processor until it is smooth and creamy. After blending, you’ll need to transfer the mixture into a parchment-lined bread pan. The reason we are using a bread pan is to help achieve the perfect bar shape once the nice cream is frozen. Once the nice cream is in the freezer, you can move on to the next step. The nice cream will need at least 3 hours to freeze over.
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Feel free to make the nice cream days ahead, it keeps well in the freezer and can be used whenever you are ready.
Making Date Caramel is easy and only requires a few ingredients and a blender. You can find my date caramel recipe here.Â
A few tips for making the date caramel that will be used for these homemade snickers ice cream bars:Â
Add the crushed chocolate or chocolate chips to a heatproof glass bowl. Place the glass bowl over a pot with simmering water. Using a rubber spatula or whisk, gently stir the chocolate until it is completely melted, about 1-2 minutes. DO NOT add water when mixing the chocolate because this will cause the chocolate to harden.Â
Add the crushed chocolate or chocolate chips to a bowl. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat the chocolate for 30 seconds at a time, removing and stirring between each time. Continue to repeat this method until the chocolate has melted.
The trick here is to move fast. You do not want the nice cream to melt as you are adding the various layers. Once assembled, transfer the Homemade Snickers Bars back into the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
I hope you enjoy these homemade snickers bars as much as I do. If you try this recipe, share it with me on Instagram! I’d love to see your finished product.
31 comments
I’ve always loved snickers ice cream bar, so I was excited to be able to make my own. Thank you for another great recipe.
Hi Marta! You’re very welcome! I loved making these bars. It was a fun tasty project!
Omg yessssss!!! This recipe was everything!! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Desiree! I am so happy you like the recipe!
I would love to try this but I think my husband would eat them all before I got a chance to take a bite lol look delicious!
Haha! Hi Emalie! Definitely stash a few away before you serve these! You’ll be happy you did!
Excited that we actually get to make these bars at home! And the fact that they are better for our family makes this recipe an immediate favorite!
Hi! I am so happy to hear that! They are also so fun to make. I hope you and your family enjoy!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It’s fantastic to have a vegan and gluten free option for one of my favorite treats!
Tried these out tonight, and they were really delicious! I love the nice cream and the date caramel, and the fact that everything can be made with a blender. I will definitely make these again to share with my vegan and non vegan friends! Super good!
Hi Sharon! I am so happy you liked the recipe! I’m with you and love an easy dessert that can be made with a blender!
This recipe is so perfect for summer! This is definitely a healthy, sweet treat for my entire family.
I love how you took a classic favorite and made it your own! I can’t wait to have more of these!
I’m so happy I came across this recipe on Pinterest. You made the recipe instructions super easy to follow, and they turned out amazing!
Hi Tamara! I am so happy you enjoyed the recipe!
OMG – I love the inclusion of dates in the Nice Cream. What a decadent and delicious treat!
Hi Mireille! The Nice Cream is my favorite part! It taste just like the original snickers ice cream, sans the unnecessary sugar!
Snickers Ice Cream Bars were my FAVE in high school. Thank you for sharing this vegan method–it’s so easy!
This recipe is so bomb! I’m addicted to these ice cream bars!
Hi Krysten! I am glad I am not the only one! 🙂
Swapped out all the peanut for almond butter and almonds and it worked like a charm! Love it!
Sounds delish! I’m glad you liked the recipe!
You had me at healthy snickers lol! The coconut based vegan ice cream sounds delicious as well.
My nephew would love this recipe!!!!!!! Making these with him on Sunday
Definitely a five-star recipe. I LOVED THIS very much.
Hi Jayne! I am so happy you enjoyed the recipe!
These are so amazing! I topped with almonds instead of peanuts because that’s what I had, and it was delicious. My coconut ice cream looked a little curdled when i made it, but it didn’t seem to be an issue once it was frozen. May have been an issue with my peanut butter that had added oil, so I’ll try with a natural pb next time. I can’t wait to make these again 🙂
Hi Rachel! I am so glad you liked the recipe! And way to be creative and use what you had on hand! I think I till try it with almonds next. 🙂
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This is such a tempting and delicious sweet treat – I love the fact it is healthier, and I can tell you – it tastes even better!
Hi Alexandra! I am so happy you liked!