This apple Snickers salad recipe features crunchy bites of fresh apple mixed with chunks of candy bar in a fluffy vanilla pudding mixture. It is perfect for parties, potlucks, BBQs, bonfires, and even holidays. Serve it as a sweet side or a simple dessert and it is sure to be a hit.
Apple snickers salad is the perfect dish as we transition into fall. It features lots of fresh apples, but is still cool and creamy
It is a salad in the way that all of the midwestern salads that aren’t really salads are. While most of the ingredients are typically associated with dessert, the name makes it allowed as a side dish in some circles.
Us Midwesterners are funny like that. I wouldn’t have it any other way!
This salad is kind of like an apple fluff salad. Instead of using marshmallows like most fluffs, it uses pieces of Snickers candy bars instead.
The mix of caramel, peanuts, and chocolate goes so well with the apples. Add the vanilla pudding and Cool Whip dressing, and you are really in business.
So you can serve it as a fruit salad if you would like. Or serve it as a no bake dessert that has some fresh fruit in it for added health. 😉
Tips, Tricks, and Substitutions
If you are making this salad ahead of time, go ahead and toss the apples in lemon juice or white soda before you use them. That will help to slow down the oxidation or browning process and will keep the apples looking nice for longer.
For more crunch and peanut flavor, add some chopped peanuts to the mixture.
If you would like, drizzle some caramel sauce over the finished salad. It makes it look nice and adds great flavor.
Make sure you use instant pudding. Cook and serve pudding won’t thicken without being cooked.
You can try using other flavors of pudding mix. White chocolate or butterscotch pudding would be delicious.
If you need to avoid peanuts, you can use a nut free candy bar instead. 3 Musketeers would be good, or try Twix or even chopped Rolos.
More Recipes to Try
If you like apple salads, try making apple salad with honey yogurt dressing. It is another way to enjoy fresh apples in a creamy dressing, but is a bit more holy than this recipe.
You may also like my great-grandma’s frozen fruit salad. It is a vintage classic that is extra creamy and refreshing.
Or try a cherry cheesecake fluff salad for another recipe that is dessert, but can pass as a salad if you squint hard enough.
Check out my collection of fruit salad recipes for more tasty inspiration.
Apple Snickers Salad
Ingredients
- 6 apples
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 6 Snickers bars
- 3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
Instructions
- Wash apples. Remove the core. Chop into bite sized pieces. Toss with lemon juice.6 apples, 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- Chop Snickers into bite sized pieces.6 Snickers bars
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together milk and instant pudding mix.¾ cup whole milk, 3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
- Stir whipped topping into pudding mix.8 ounces Cool Whip
- If desired, reserve a few chunks of apple and Snickers for garnish. Stir the rest into the pudding mixture.
- Serve right away or cover and chill until ready to serve.