This Snicker Salad Recipe is sure to make the family swoon. Crisp, tart apples, sweet chunks of Snickers bars, and a simple, creamy sauce brings this salad together, making it one of our FAVORITE dessert salad recipes to date! (Well, this one and the Orange Fluff recipe!)
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Hey friends! This is a super simple and crazy delicious side dish (or dessert recipe) that you’re going to NEED at your next potluck.
It’s Meg from Meg’s Everyday Indulgence popping in again and I can’t wait to share this Snicker Salad Recipe with you!
This midwestern classic dish consists of:
- Granny Smith apples
- chopped Snickers candy bars
- and a creamy, pudding-based “dressing.”
It all comes together in a tart, sweet magical little dish that you can bet is on most holiday and potluck tables for family gatherings.
I mean, when you can eat fruit and candy in the same bite AND call it salad, I think you’re winning at life.
I also think you’ll love this version of Watergate salad (or ambrosia salad) as well, especially if you love dessert salads!
Ingredients
Would you believe it only takes a few ingredients to make this delicious recipe? It’s true. You’ll need:
- Green apples – This uses about 3 large granny smith apples (5-6 small) and fresh apples are the best apples to use. The crunchy apples are such a delicious contrast to the chewy candy and the smooth pudding.
- Snickers – this uses about 6 full-size or 12 of the fun-size Snickers.
- Vanilla pudding mix – Make sure it’s the 3.4 oz. box of instant pudding mix.
- Milk – Whole, 2%, or skim will work for this recipe.
- Cool Whip – make sure your Cool Whip is thawed or it will be hard to mix in.
- Caramel – optional, but so good!
How to Make This Snicker Salad Recipe
Get ready for an easy dessert recipe (or sweet side dish) because it really doesn’t get much easier than this!
- First, pour the instant vanilla pudding mix in to large bowl and add milk.
- Whisk together until pudding has become a thick mixture.
- Next, fold in whipped topping (Cool Whip) and mix until fully mixed in.
- Pour in the chopped apples.
- Then pour in the chopped Snickers.
- Stir until evenly mixed and enjoy right away or save for later! (See storing tips below!)
TIP: If you want to, or have any leftovers of this Snickers salad recipe, I think it’s fun to chop extra candy bars and apples, so I can place them on top of the salad for a pretty presentation of this apple Snickers salad recipe.
Storage
You can enjoy this Snickers salad recipe as soon as you mix it up or you can store it for later. (Note: If you do end up dicing extra apples to place on top of the salad, to make it look pretty for an event such as a church event or just as a party dish, your apples may turn a bit brown. So you’ll probably want to wait to add any extra chopped apples until right before serving.)
To store any leftovers, store in an airtight container, or cover the big bowl with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator and keep refrigerated when not serving.
It’s best to enjoy within the same day but we’ve also enjoyed it the next day.
Variations
Although we love this candy bar salad just the way it is, I know it can be fun to experiment so I wanted to share some ideas that you can also try:
- Add Caramel: Drizzle caramel sauce on top and make it a Snickers Caramel Apple Salad. Or even drizzle chocolate syrup on top for another fun spin on things!
- Instant Pudding: Don’t have vanilla pudding on hand? What about trying one of your other favorite flavors of pudding, such as butterscotch pudding or banana pudding? I think both of those would also create a fun recipe.
- Apples: Curious about using red apples such as red delicious apples? You absolutely can but note that this recipe may be sweeter if so. The tart Granny Smith apples help offset the sweetness of everything else.
More Desserts You’ll Love:
If you love apple salads, make sure to check out all of the apple salad recipes Jessica has gathered for you too!
If you love the idea of apples and pudding, like in this recipe, then don’t
It’s a flavorful crunch that will go along with any spread!
We’re also BIG fans of this honey lime fruit salad, bread pudding recipe, and this Butterbeer Recipe that I know you’ll love too!
Did you make this? I’d be so grateful if you left a “star” rating below to let me know what you thought! Then, the next time you need a quick and easy recipe, come back to Fantabulosity to browse all of my easy recipes!
Originally published: November 2023
Updated photos and republished: March 2025
Recipe
Snicker Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed
- 5 cups granny smith apples, chopped into bite size chunks
- 1½ cups snickers, cut into equal size chunks as apples This is about 6 full-size, or 12 fun size Snickers
- caramel drizzle optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the instant pudding mix and milk in a large bowl until very thick.
- Fold in the thawed Cool Whip and stir until evenly combined.
- Add the chopped apples and snickers to the bowl and mix well. Eat immediately or refrigerate. This salad is best eaten the same day.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Sandi says
I’m making the Apple Snicker it Salad today and just realized you don’t specify if the pudding mix is to be instant or the cooked variety. I’m assuming the instant is used but wanted to be certain.
Please respond. Tks
Jessica says
Hi Sandi, sorry about that. I realized we had “instant pudding mix” in the instructions but not in the ingredients list. I’ll add that now. It should be instant. Thank you!