Why you’ll love this recipe

• These Gluten Free Snickers are made with only four simple ingredients.
• This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, plant-based, dairy-free, and refined sugar free.
• These snickers are a no-bake treat.
• Snickers bars save well in the freezer for 30 days.
• Vegan snickers are quick and easy to make.
• This recipe is ready to enjoy in a little under 1 hour.
• Try my samoa cookies, thin mints, or twix bars in my E-book.

What are snickers?

Original snickers are made with: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, lactose, milk fat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), peanuts, corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, skim milk, lactose, salt, egg whites, artificial flavor.

You won’t find any of those ingredients in this recipe. I’ve swapped out the milk chocolate and instead use coconut milk chocolate which is non-dairy. Instead of the milk fat, lactose, egg whites and artificial flavor, I used almond flour with dates. For the caramel, I made a date caramel which is just blended dates and peanut butter which is both creamy and delicious.

In the end this recipe only requires FOUR ingredients, comes together in just about an hour and will leave you feeling happy and satisfied without any dairy or gluten!

Ingredients and substitutions

As I mentioned previously, the ingredient list for this recipe is short and sweet. We only use four ingredients to make the entire recipe (if that doesn’t sell you, then I don’t know what will).

dates– dates are an incredible super fruit. They have this amazing caramel flavor naturally, and when soaked then blended you get this amazing caramel date sauce. You can use regular caramel, or almond butter caramel instead.

almond flour- I used almond flour for the base of this recipe. I wanted to create something that was grain-free for anyone that is sensitive to gluten. You can use oat flour instead.

peanut butter– I use peanut butter in the base of this recipe to firm up the almond flour and create a nice base. If you have a peanut allergy, try using a different nut butter like almond, cashew, or tahini.

dark chocolate– I used non-dairy dark chocolate for this recipe. To ensure these snickers remain vegan it’s essential to use a chocolate that doesn’t have any dairy. If this does not matter to you, feel free to use any chocolate that you’d like!

Kitchen tools needed

• food processor or blender
• loaf pan
• parchment paper

How to make

1. Remove the pit from the dates and then soak them in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.
2. Add the soaked dates to your food processor along with the peanut butter. Blend for about 3-5 minutes, stopping and scraping down the sides a few times during the process. You will start to see a paste, caramel like texture start to form. Remove the date caramel from the food processor and set aside.
3. Next, add in the almond flour and the remainder of the soaked dates. Blend once again for a few minutes or until you get a crust like dough.
4. Add the crust to the prepared loaf pan and firmly press down until it mold the loaf pan and there are no gaps. Next, pour the date caramel over the crust and smooth until even dispersed. Top with dry roasted peanuts and slightly but firmly press the peanuts into the date caramel.
5. Place the loaf pan in the freezer and allow to harden for about 60-90 minutes. You may also leave it overnight.
6. Next, melt the vegan chocolate in the microwave or over a double broiler with a small amount of coconut oil. This is to ensure the chocolate is creamy and smooth. If using the microwave method, melt in 30 second increments until chocolate is almost melted. Stop and mix a few times in between.
7. Remove the loaf pan from the freezer and remove the naked snickers bars by pulling on the parchment paper. Place on a cutting board and cut the loaf pan into equal sized snickers bars.
8. Moving quickly, dip and coat each snickers bar with the chocolate and place back on the cutting board that is lined with the parchment paper so the chocolate does not stick once hardened.
9. Place the snickers bars back in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes to harden completely. Option to drizzle the snickers bars with additional chocolate for aesthetic!

How to store

These snickers bars are best stored in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer! If storing in the fridge, enjoy within 7-10 days. If storing in the freezer, enjoy within 30-60 days. Let the snickers bar thaw on the counter for 5 minutes before enjoying.

Tips and Tricks

• Soak dates for 10 minutes is hot water to soften them. This is going to help the blended dates resemble a caramel texture.
• The crust should be firm to the touch. You should be able to pick some up with your hands and press it together without it falling apart. If it’s dry and crumbly, add in more peanut butter and date caramel.
• Melt vegan chocolate in the microwave with 1-2 tsp of coconut oil. Heat in 30 second increments, stopping and stirring well in between each cycle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Other Childhood Favorites to make:

• vegan and gluten-free fudge pops
• vegan and gluten-free cosmic brownies
• healthy samoa girl scout cookies
• lofthouse cookies vegan and gluten-free

If you make these Gluten-free Snickers, I would really appreciate a comment and rating down below, under the recipe card. Don’t forget to take a picture and tag me over on Instagram, Tiktok or Pinterest!