Recipe for vegan Snickers Cups - filled with roasted peanuts and a creamy caramel sauce. These are so simple to make - you will be surprised!
I get the best ideas for new recipes when I'm riding my bike home from work late at night - when the streets are empty or when I'm in the shower. Let's just call these vegan Snickers Cups a bike-idea :D
I'm sure you know the basic concept of chocolate cups from regular Peanut Butter Cups or my Bloody Cups for Halloween, but these are filled with a creamy caramel sauce and roasted & lightly salted peanuts! If you've been a fan of Snickers - then I'm sure you will love these; even if you don't like Snickers (I never cared for it, really) - you'll love these too ^.^ Well, at least, I hope you do!
These are really easy to make! The GIF above shows the basic steps of the process.
Vegan Snickers Cups
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups vegan baking chocolate or chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- ¼ cup raw peanuts (or roasted - in that case skip step 3)
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 2 tablespoons brown rice syrup*
- ½ tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place 9 muffin liners in a muffin pan.
- In a double boiler, melt the baking chocolate/chocolate chips and coconut oil, stir well. Fill about 1½ teaspoons of melted chocolate in the muffin liners; tilt them, so the chocolate spreads to the sides. Repeat for all the muffin liners and place the muffin pan into the fridge for a few minutes (until the chocolate hardens). Use about half the chocolate for this step.
- Roast the peanuts with a pinch of salt in a small pan on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes while stirring occasionally. Chop the peanuts in smaller pieces.
- Mix the almond butter with the rice syrup and water until it has reached a creamy consistency. Depending on the almond butter you're using, you might have use more or less water to achieve that.
- Once the first chocolate layer has set, divide the almond butter mixture into the muffin liners (place it in the middle) and sprinkle the peanuts on top.
- Use the rest of the melted chocolate to top the cups with. Tilt it a bit so the top is covered with the chocolate completely. Let it harden in the fridge for about 5 minutes.
- Once the chocolate is hard, carefully remove the cups from the cupcake liners and enjoy!
Video
Notes
Storage: Keep the Snickers Cups in the fridge until they are all gone :)
Nutrition
If you give these vegan Snickers Cups a try I'd love to hear how they turned out for you! Leave a comment or post a picture on instagram, use the hashtag #elephantasticvegan and tag me via @elephantasticvegan to make sure I'll see it ^.^ I love to see all your lovely creations! Thanks! <3
Liz Martone says
These look SERIOUSLY decadent!! Love the ingredients you used though, and I think I actually have them all on hand! I will definitely be trying soon :)
Bianca says
Thank you, Liz! Decadent is just the right word for these bad boys :D
Let me know how they turn out for you, if you give them a try <3
Aimee B. says
Oh wow, these look AMAZING! I'm under the weather right now, but as soon as I'm able I plan on making these. I know my family will love them. I haven't had a Snicker's in over 8 years and they were always my favorite. I just might be drooling right now, lol! Quick question, is there any reason these can't be left at room temp?
Bianca says
Thanks Aimee! I really hope you and your family will love them as much as I did! :) They melt (or rather the chocolate gets really soft) when left at room temperature, so it's better to store them in the fridge. Otherwise it will get super messy :D
deryn from running on real food says
I love how you used syrup+almond butter in the centres and roasted the peanuts..yummmm. I love making chocolate cups but it's been quite a while since I made some, looking for a weekend treat and I think might just be it!! I always get great ideas when I'm driving, swear I'm going to write them down when I get home...then totally forget what they were. I keep saying I need to use a recorder!
Bianca says
Thank you Deryn! Rice syrup and almond butter make the perfect 1-minute caramel sauce :) I actually try not to make any kind of chocolate cups too often, hahaa. They are so addictive, though! You could keep a little notebook in your car and once you come to a stop, you could scribble the ideas down. But I totally get it, I forget about genius creations all the time. I have a terrible memory. If it's not written down somewhere.. it's gone.
Bethany says
Should the coconut oil be refined so it doesn't impart a lot of flavor into the recipe? Thanks, these look amazing!
Bianca says
I don't think it will make much of a different because the recipe only uses a teaspoon of coconut oil to make the chocolate easier to spread in the muffin liners. Refined or unrefined coconut oil - both should be fine :) I hope you like them! ^.^
mila says
OMG! WE MUST BE TWINS! I was just doing a vegan salted caramel cup that was similar to this last weekend. Just hated how the cruddy the pics turned out so I have to redo them again this week..guess I will have to eat them all again :) These really look fantastic!!!
Bianca says
Ohhh, salted caramel cups sound soo good! I'm so excited to see your version! Isn't it just a shame when photos are not good enough for the blog and then redoing the whole shebang? Especially the eating part is super annoying :D :D
Eden Passante says
These look amazing! What a great idea!
Bianca says
Thank you Eden (gorgeous name!). I'm glad you like it! :)
Anita Vogelaere says
Waaw,i've made these with 3 nuts butter(almond,cashuw,peanut)because i haven't got almondbutter,and mixed it with agavesirop and water,i've used Almond en cashuwnuts,roasted and cut,because i haven't got peanuts in the house,and it was very delicious,thank you for the recipe Bianca x
Bianca says
Sounds lovely, Anita! Glad you liked it! :)
Tina says
Holy moly! I love Snickers, and I'm always trying to recreate different vegan versions of it. These cups look absolutely delicious; I need to try them ASAP! I love how easy they are to make, and the fact that they require so little ingredients is just another big plus. Bianca, you are a genius :) Loving the video as well, very helpful.
Bianca says
Thank you, Tina! I hope you enjoy them when you give them a try! These Snickers Cups are one of my favorite recipes ever on the blog. I always have to hold me back from making them all the time because they are so easy!
Hodahvyah Israel says
I love this recipe. I've been vegan for 25 years. That's a long time without a snickers bar. I'm going to try the recipe with peanut butter instead of almond butter. I've missed peanut butter cups so much.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Megan says
Devine! Such genius caramel! We also made these with peanut butter instead to make them like peanut butter cups that I’ve missed so much since going vegan! Thanks for this recipe!