Snickers Cupcakes Recipe

My favorite candy bar led me to make this mouth-watering Snickers cupcakes recipe. These cupcakes are truly decadent (they go great with a tall glass of cold milk).

At first glance, these cupcakes may look like they are very complicated to make but that is so far from the truth! We started with a box cake mix as a base, used a few ingredients from the pantry and fridge, and created this amazing dessert.

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Easy Snickers Cupcake Recipe

Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, we may have mentioned once or twice that we have an incredibly big sweet tooth. That may be why we love to share so many dessert recipes with you. That makes sense, right?

We cannot resist a good cupcake recipe, especially one that is covered in Snickers. This recipe is rich with caramel and chocolate, has the crunch of peanuts, and is topped with chopped Snickers candy bars. Can you say “Oh my yum?!”

If you need time to gather your ingredients for this recipe, bookmark this page to make it easy when you are ready to create your delicious cupcakes.

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Why These Cupcakes Are the Perfect Recipe

They are unique. Whenever I go to a potluck or party, I usually see the run-of-the-mill chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with the same flavor frosting. This recipe is in no way the same old cupcake. People will be clamoring for them.

They are so much easier than they appear. I think when people see a cupcake recipe that has a surprise filling in the middle, they get intimidated. The surprise here is how easy it is to actually make a cupcake like this.

It is chocked full of flavor. I love that you get the Snickers flavor all the way through this cupcake recipe. The chocolate, caramel, and peanuts are such a great addition to this delicious snack.

They would be great for a bake sale at the kid’s school. Can you imagine how quickly these cupcakes would go? They would snag a great price and go flying off the sale table.

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Tips for Making Snickers Cupcakes

• For a heavier cupcake such as this Snickers dessert idea, we suggest liners the pros use. Some of these include glassine, greaseproof, or aluminum liners. For a filled cupcake like this recipe, we suggest using two of the regular paper liners.
• If you are a novice with using a sharp knife to chop the peanuts, you can also use a food processor and use the chop option. Just pulse once or twice.
• When choosing the sauces for the drizzle, choose those that are labeled as a sundae sauce. They are a bit thicker than those you would use as a flavoring for a glass of milk or a shake.
• We used snack-sized Snickers bars for this recipe as that is what we had on hand. You can also use the full-size bars (you will need approximately three).

Ingredients for Snickers Cupcakes

Below are the ingredients we used for the Snickers candy bar cupcake. Before you head to the store for ingredients, check your fridge and pantry. For information on which cupcake liners we recommend, read the tips section above.

• Boxed Chocolate cake mix
• Water
• Vegetable oil
• Eggs
• Chopped peanuts
• Caramel sundae sauce
• Chocolate sundae sauce  
• Vanilla frosting
• Salted caramel frosting
• Snickers candy bars
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Large bowl and mixer, or stand mixer
• Cupcake liners and pan
• Cooling racks
• Cutting board and knife
• Piping bag and 1M frosting tip

How to Make a Snickers Cupcakes Recipe

Each step for this recipe is detailed below so it’s easy to follow. Keep this page open while you create your Snickers cupcake recipe. If you would rather have a printable recipe, scroll down and select the print button.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cupcake pans with cupcake liners.

In a large bowl, using an electric hand or stand mixer, beat the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs for 3 minutes.

Divide the mixture between the cupcake liners. Transfer to the oven and bake for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Do not move on to the next step until they are completely cooled.

Use a knife or skewer to remove a small piece from the center of each cupcake. Set aside the top piece, but throw away the rest.

Add the chopped peanuts and 3 tablespoons of the caramel sundae sauce to a small bowl and stir.

Fill each center hole with the peanut and caramel filling.

Place the top piece back on each cupcake.

Add both cans of frosting to a bowl and using an electric hand or stand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.

Fill a piping bag fitted with the frosting tip, and pipe frosting onto the cupcakes.

Drizzle each cupcake with the caramel sundae sauce.

Drizzle each cupcake with the chocolate sundae sauce.

Chop the Snickers bars, then sprinkle the pieces onto the frosting and serve.

Notes for Making Snickers Cupcakes

• We like using ice cream scoops to add the batter to the cupcake liners. This is a much neater option than using a spoon or measuring cup.
• When choosing the oil for the recipe, usually a canola oil will work best as it does not add any additional flavors to the mixture. You could also use safflower or any vegetable oil.
• Salted peanuts work well for this recipe. To give an additional layer of flavor to the cupcakes you can use a dry or honey-roasted nut as well.
• Instead of a wooden skewer to cut a small hole in the cupcakes, you can also use a melon baller or a cupcake hole maker from Amazon, which we like to use as well.

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