Hi Bold Bakers!
Halloween is a time when candy bars are in abundance.
They’re everywhere.
But did you ever think about making your own?
Today we are making candy bar fudge.
So let’s get started.
This candy bar fudge has layers of chocolate, nougat, peanuts, and caramel.
It is very reminiscent of a snickers.
We are going to start out first with a chocolate layer.
Here we have a bowl of chocolate and all we want to do is melt it.
You can do that in a microwave or over a bain marie.
Once your chocolate has melted we’re going to pour it into a tin lined with parchment
paper.
The tin that I’m using is 7 by 11 inches.
Once it’s all in there, the best way to get it even is actually just pick up the tray
and move the chocolate around.
Make sure you get it into every corner.
The last thing I like to do is tap it on the counter just to even it out even more and
get out any air bubbles.
Ok lovely.
Now I’m going to pop this in the fridge and let it set while we get started on our
next layer, which is the nougat.
I’m excited about our next layer because we have made all of the ingredients from scratch
as part of bold baking basics and I’m going to put the links for those on my website,
biggerbolderbaking.com along with the recipe for this fudge.
Our first ingredient is marshmallow fluff.
Marshmallow fluff is a common ingredient in a lot of fudge recipes.
But I think it’s always nicer when you can make your own.
Our next ingredient is smooth peanut butter.
Now this is incredibly easy to make and it tastes amazing, so much better than store
bought.
And lastly, icing sugar.
This is what binds it all together.
I also made this as part of bold baking basics.
And with a wooden spoon, go ahead and mix all of these ingredients together.
Now I’m going to warn you, this does take a bit of elbow grease because it’s quite
a stiff mix.
But just keep on mixing until all of the peanut butter is mixed throughout.
Oh my gosh it actually legitimately smells like a snickers.
It will take a minute or two but as you can see it coming together now to form that nougat.
If you’re finding it a little bit hard, you can always use your hands to bring it
together.
Ok this nougat is looking really good.
It tastes good too.
So now what we’re going to do is take our chocolate out of the fridge and spread this
layer on top.
Spread your nougat over your chocolate layer using your fingers.
Just keep on pushing until it gets into every nook and cranny.
Once it has covered the chocolate, we are going to scatter over some roasted salted
peanuts.
This gives your candy bar fudge great texture, more flavor, that little bit of saltiness,
and it really makes it taste like a snickers.
Create an even layer of your peanuts and then with your hand, just push them into the nougat
to keep them still.
Now if you don’t want to use peanuts and peanut butter, you can use any kind of nuts
and nut butter that you like.
It’s all up to you.
Ok we’ve got three delicious layers here.
I’m going to pop this guy back in the fridge and we’re going to get started on our next
layer which is caramel.
So for our next lovely layer, all you need are some caramels.
They can be homemade or store bought, that’s up to you.
You just want to make sure that they’re the soft and chewy type because that’s what
you want for your snickers.
Into our caramel, we’re going to add in some cream.
This will help to loosen it up a little bit and make it gooey.
Ok so now all you want to do is pop this over a bain marie or into the microwave and you
just want to heat it until they’re all melted.
Once your caramel is all lovely and melted and has slightly cooled just like this, go
ahead and pour it over the peanut layer.
And then take your spatula and just spread it out nice and evenly.
Ok that’s it, we’re going to pop this guy back in the fridge because we need the
caramel to set.
And then we’re going to do our last layer.
We’re going to finish off our candy bar fudge by pouring over even more melted chocolate.
So if you want to see even more candy bar fudge flavors, let me know in the comments
below what you’d like to see because we can make as many as we want.
So just like we did with the base, pick up your tin and swirl the chocolate all around
the top to get a lovely even layer without having to touch it.
And then you just want to give it a tap on the counter and this will get out any air
bubbles.
Oh my gosh this weighs a lot.
We’re going to pop this in the fridge and let it set for a minimum of an hour and then
we’re going to cut it.
Ok get ready, our candy bar fudge is set, just look at this.
This looks amazing, caramel coming out the sides, the nougat, sandwiched between chocolate.
Oh my gosh.
Cut your candy bar fudge into any shape you like.
I’m going to cut them into big squares but you can also cut them into bars so it’s
just like a snickers.
Now because I did all the hard work in making this, I’m going to have a little taste.
Yep that tastes just like a snickers.
It’s peanut butter, it’s got lovely texture.
The nougat is super soft.
And the chocolate, well when it comes to Halloween candy, this is the guy you want to eat.
You’re going to love it.
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