Homemade Snickers Bars

By bobcat

Ingredients

• 2 cups chocolate chips (divided into two 1 cup portions)
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (divided into three 1/4 cup portions)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk (divided into two 1/4 cup portions)
• 7 oz tub marshmallow cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
• 1 - ll oz. bag caramels

Preparation

Step 1

Line a 9x13 pan (or quarter baking sheet) with parchment paper. Make space in your freezer for the pan. You will be putting it in the freezer and pulling it back out several times.

Bottom layer: Melt 1 cup chocolate chips with 1/4 cup peanut butter in the microwave until smooth. Spread on bottom of pan and then place in freezer.

Nougat layer: Put butter, sugar, 1/4 cup evaporated milk in a small saucepan. Begin heating on medium heat, stirring occasionally as the butter melts and the mixture combines. Measure out 1/4 cup peanut butter and set aside. Continue heating mixture until it comes to a boil. then set timer for 6 minutes. After 6 minutes, remov from heat and stir in peanut butter, marshmallow cream and the vanilla. Stir until smooth. Take pan out of freezer and pour nougat over chilled chocolate. Smooth over chocolate until layer is even. Return to freezer.

Caramel layer: Melt caramels and 1/4 cup evaporated milk in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until caramels melt and mixture is combined.

Take pan out of freezer. Measure out peanuts and pour evenly over the top. Using clean hands, gently press peanuts into nougat. Pour caramel mixture over the top of the peanuts. Return pan to freezer.

Top layer: Melt remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter in the microwave until smooth. Remove pan from freezer and spread evenly over caramel.

Return pan to freezer for about 10 minutes. Cut into squares while bars are still cold. Bars need to be stored in the fridge.