Snickers Bar Brownies are thick and chewy treats that will easily become a favorite dessert. With chunky and fudgy brownies and a decadent layer of Snickers bars, this recipe is loaded with sweet and chocolatey flavors.
You'll love serving these candy bar brownies for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, or even just to make Sunday dinner special! And best of all, store-bought brownie mix makes prep a breeze!
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👩🏻🍳 Why You'll Love This Recipe
These candy bar brownies are the perfect treat when you're craving something tender, chewy, and so chocolatey! It takes only 5 ingredients to make these Snickers brownies, so prep is a breeze.
Doctor up any store-bought brownie mix with your favorite candy bars. Decadent and fudgy, these brownies are also full of delicious peanuts and sweet caramel from the Snickers. This recipe is an easy way to take even the easiest brownies to the next level!
If you want even more ideas for how to improve an easy brownie recipe, try these Pumpkin Brownies with Oreos, perfect for the fall.
🥘 Ingredients Needed
- brownie mix - use your favorite store-bought brownie mix to make these Snickers brownies just how you like them.
- butter - the box will likely call for vegetable oil, but melted butter gives your brownies a rich and buttery flavor and makes them so moist!
- milk - instead of water, use milk to add more fat and flavor.
- eggs - help bind the brownies together.
- Snickers bars - provide sweet chocolate flavor, as well as some salty nuttiness and rich caramel.
🔪 Instructions
- Add brownie mix to a bowl with eggs, melted butter, and milk.
- Stir until well combined.
- Pour about half of the brownie batter into a greased 11x8 pan.
- Press Snickers bars lightly into the batter in an even pattern.
- Cover with the rest of the batter and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
For another decadent brownie recipe, check out these biscoff brownies. They are gooey and fudgy and so delicious. Or make a batch of these unique, rich iced mocha brownies!
👪 FAQs
If you want brownies on the fudgier side, you'll need a higher ratio of fat to flour. This means you'll want to add more butter, oil, or chocolate. For cakey brownies, add less fat or more flour. An extra egg may also lead to a texture that's drier and more like cake.
If you're worried about over-mixing, it may help to beat your eggs slightly before adding them to the batter. Added whole, the eggs will take more mixing to incorporate into the other ingredients, but as long as you're careful there's no need to take the extra step to beat them first.
No, there's no real need to cover the top with foil while you bake your Snickers bar brownies.
If you know you're going to store the brownies for a few days after baking, it can be helpful to wrap them individually to ensure they don't dry out or get hard. If they're hard, you can also try popping them in the microwave to see if they'll soften up.
💭 Expert Tips and Tricks
- A 9x9 or 13x9 pan can be used if you don't have an 11x8, though your brownies will be thicker or thinner, respectively. Just be sure to adjust the baking time to around 23 minutes for the 13x9 or 36 minutes for the 9x9.
- Your Snickers bar brownies are done when you stick a toothpick into the brownies and it comes out clean. Just be sure to avoid the candy bars when you do this!
📌 These Snickers fudge brownies are the perfect way to make any meal special! Serve them for holidays and celebrations, bring them out at parties, or make any family dinner memorable with these decadent treats!
📖 Substitutions and Variations
- This recipe works great with just about any kind of candy bar, so feel free to experiment and try all of your favorites. It's also a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy!
- Add some instant coffee to really deepen the chocolate flavor.
- Throw in a pinch of salt for some flavor contrast.
- Add a dash of vanilla extract to create an even more interesting flavor profile.
🥫 Storage and Reheating
Store leftover brownies at room temperature. You can cover them with plastic wrap or cut them into individual pieces and wrap them, which may help them stay fresher for longer.
If they go a bit stale or hard, try popping them in the microwave for a couple of seconds to warm them and soften them up.
💡 What To Serve With This Dish
Before enjoying these Snickers bar brownies, be sure to serve a healthy and satisfying dinner! Try a tender Sous Vide Ribeye Steak, this easy but delicious Crock Pot Pork Chops with Mushroom Soup, fun and bold Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos, or this super-healthy One Pot Sausage and Couscous.
🍩 More Dessert Recipes You'll Love
- Brownie Cakesicles - A fun and unique way to serve brownies with a quirky presentation everybody will love!
- Chocolate Rice Krispies Treats - Easy and tasty, these homemade treats are loaded with chocolate flavor.
- Matcha Cookies with White Chocolate - Chewy and tender on the inside, these cookies are bursting with the flavors of herbal green tea and sweet white chocolate.
- Frozen Snickers Pie - If you've got leftover Snickers bars and want to do more than just eat them, try this pie recipe from Shugary Sweets!
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Snickers Bar Brownies
Ingredients
- 18.3 ounces store-bought brownie mix (1 box)
- 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 250 g Snickers bars (about 16 fun size bars)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 11x8 pan by spraying the bottom with non-stick spray.
- Combine everything except the Snickers bars in a large bowl.18.3 ounces store-bought brownie mix, 8 tablespoons butter, ¼ cup milk, 2 eggs
- Pour about ½ of the batter into the prepared pan and use a spatula to even it out.
- Distribute the Snickers bars over the brownie batter, pressing lightly into the batter.250 g Snickers bars
- Gently pour the rest of the batter into the pan, using the spatula to spread it out evenly to the edges and over the Snickers bars.
- Bake about 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the brownies 2 inches from the side of the pan comes out clean (make sure to not insert the toothpick into a candy bar).
Notes
- If you don't have an 11x8 pan, you can use a 13x9 (the brownies will be thinner) or a 9x9 (the brownies will be thicker). Be sure to adjust the baking time accordingly, about 23 minutes for the 13x9, and about 36 minutes for the 9x9.
- You can try different candy bars-use your favorite!
- Another way to vary this recipe is to use different varieties of brownie mix. I used Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix but there are other types.
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Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.
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Gabby says
These look so deliciously rich and decadent. I will be trying this chocolatey goodness stat!
Janessa says
Yum! Snickers and brownies sounds like an absolutely winning combination.
Sophia says
These are my two all time favorite desserts in one! I can't wait to try these, these look amazing!
Kerri says
These look absolutely delicious! I love how easy this recipe is. Definitely trying it next time I have guests over!
Andrea says
Love the snickers and brownies combination. Appreciate all the extra tips with the melted butter and milk. Will be making these with my grandkids ASAP!