If you love Snickers candy bars, you’re going to absolutely adore these Snickers Cups. They’ve got all the classic flavors you know—rich milk chocolate, gooey caramel, crunchy peanuts, and creamy peanut butter. Trust me, once you try these homemade chocolates, you’ll never want store-bought again.

Three big reasons why we these chocolate cups: simple ingredients, no fancy equipment needed and that irresistible Snickers flavor. For more homemade chocolate candy, try our homemade peanut butter cups and chocolate turtles.

Homemade Snickers Ingredients

Snickers Snack Cups raw ingredients that are labeled

Ingredient Substitutions

CHOCOLATE CHIPS: You can substitute semi-sweet or dark chocolate for the milk chocolate chips in this recipe.

PEANUT BUTTER: You can substitute crunchy peanut butter for creamy peanut butter in this sweet treat.

CARAMEL BITS: You can substitute individually wrapped caramels if you cannot find the caramel pieces.

How To Make This Snickers Snack Cups Recipe

STEP ONE: Place 12 muffin liners in a standard muffin pan. Set it aside.

STEP TWO: Add the chocolate chips to a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl.

Heat in the microwave for one minute, stir, and then heat in 30-second increments until the chocolate chips are completely melted and smooth.

PRO TIP:

You can also melt the chocolate chips on the stovetop in a saucepan if you prefer.

melted chocolate in a bowl stir with a spoon

STEP THREE: Scoop one teaspoon of melted chocolate into the bottom of each muffin liner and evenly spread the chocolate with the back of a spoon.

Place the pan in the refrigerator.

PRO TIP:

Do not skip the chilling step. The bottom layer of chocolate has to be set before adding any other layers on top.

chocolate scooped into the bottom of the muffin liners in a cupcake pan

STEP FOUR: Add the caramel bits and water to a small microwave-safe bowl.

Heat in the microwave for one minute, stir, and heat in 20-second intervals until the caramel bits are completely melted and the mixture is smooth.

caramel bits and water in a bowl and then heated together

STEP FIVE: Stir in the chopped peanuts and set aside.

chopped peanut stir with the caramel bit and water mixture in a bowl

STEP SIX: Add the peanut butter and powdered sugar to a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine thoroughly. Set it aside.

powdered sugar and peanut butter in a bowl then stir together

STEP SEVEN: Remove the chocolate cups from the refrigerator.

STEP EIGHT: Scoop out two teaspoons of the peanut butter mixture for each chocolate cup. Spread on top of the bottom chocolate layer.

peanut butter mixture scooped into each of the chocolate cups in a cupcake pan

STEP NINE: Scoop out one tablespoon of the caramel mixture and add on top of the peanut butter.

caramel peanut mixture added to the top of the peanut butter in a cupcake pan

STEP TEN: Scoop out two teaspoons of the melted chocolate and spread the layer of chocolate on top of the caramel layer.

Chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate is firm.

chocolate spread on top of Snickers Snack Cups in a cupcake pan

Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for five days.

IN THE FREEZER: You can freeze the cups for up to one month. Allow the cups to thaw in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

Snickers Snack Cups in cupcake wrapper and wooden cutting board

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Snickers Cups

5 from 9 votes

Now you can enjoy your favorite candy bar in a new way with these decadent Snickers cups.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 45

Servings cups

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Ingredients

12 ounces milk chocolate chips
1 cup caramel bits
2 tablespoons water
½ cup rough chopped peanuts
⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
⅓ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Place 12 muffin liners in a standard muffin pan. Set it aside.
Add the chocolate chips to a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute, stir and heat in 30-second intervals until the chocolate chips are completely melted and smooth.
Scoop 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate into the bottom of the muffin liners and evenly spread the chocolate. Place the pan in the refrigerator.
Add the caramel bits and water to a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute, stir and heat in 20-second intervals until the caramel bits are completely melted, and the mixture is smooth.
Stir in the chopped peanuts and set them aside.
Add the peanut butter and powdered sugar to a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine thoroughly. Set it aside.
Remove the chocolate cups from the refrigerator.
Scoop out 2 teaspoons of the peanut butter mixture for each chocolate cup. Spread on top of the chocolate.
Scoop out 1 tablespoon of the caramel peanut mixture and add on top of the peanut butter.
Scoop out 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate and spread it on top of the caramel. Chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate is firm.

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Notes

Silicone muffin liners would also work well in this recipe instead of paper liners.
You can also melt the chocolate chips on the stovetop in a saucepan if you prefer.
Do not skip the chilling step. The bottom layer of chocolate has to be set before adding any other layers on top.

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