Snickers Cheesecake Bites with crushed pretzel crust, creamy cheesecake topped with bits of Snickers candy and drizzled with caramel and chocolate ganache for the ultimate sweet-salty treat.
These Snickers Cheesecake Bites are the ultimate dessert treat blending one of my favorite candy bars – Snickers – with a favorite dessert – cheesecake – for one of the best desserts around.
Snickers and cheesecake may just be one of the best combos out there and when you combine that with a salty pretzel crust it takes this easy dessert to the next level.
What’s in Snicker’s Cheesecake Bites?
- full size Snickers candy bars chopped
- crushed pretzels
- brown sugar
- butter
- cream cheese
- vanilla
- granulated sugar
- peanut butter
- egg
- semi sweet chocolate chips
- milk
- caramel ice cream topping (jar)
- 12 cup mini muffin tin
- 12 paper liners mini size
How to make Snickers Cheesecake Bites:
NOTE: you may use a full size muffin tin for this recipe yielding 9-10 cheesecakes.
The Crust:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees then line the muffin tin with papers coarsely chop the snickers candy bars then set both aside.
Crush the pretzels to crumbs using either a food processor or add to a zip-top bag and crush with a rolling pin then transfer to a small bowl.
Pour the melted butter over the top of the pretzel crumbs, add the sugar and blend then divide the pretzel mixture between the cups using the back of a measuring spoon to gently press into the bottom of the liner.
The Filling:
Bring the cream cheese to room temp before you start making the filling.
Add the room temperature cream cheese, vanilla, granulated sugar and peanut butter to a medium bowl. Cream together using a hand mixer then fold in the egg and blend completely.
Using a spoon, blend about half of the coarsely chopped Snickers into the mix by hand. Reserve the remaining candy topping until after the cheesecakes are baked.
Divide the cheesecake mixture between the cups (they should be almost full) and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are set and there’s only a slight jiggle in the center. Remove from the oven to cool.
To make the ganache, pour the chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of the milk (more may be added as needed) into a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high 30 seconds then stir. If the chips aren’t all melted microwave a few more seconds until the ganache is smooth and a consistency that will let you drizzle it easily.
Finishing the cheesecakes:
Once the cheesecakes are completely cooled, drizzle the ganache over the top followed by a drizzle of caramel sauce then top with the remaining candy pieces. Refrigerate 2 hours up to overnight.
Enjoy!
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Snickers Cheesecake Bites
Equipment
- mini muffin tin
Ingredients
The Crust:
- 1 cup pretzels crushed
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
The Filling:
- 8 ounce cream cheese block softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup . granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
Toppings:
- 3 full size Snickers candy bars coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2-4 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping jar
Instructions
- NOTE: you may use a full size muffin tin. Recipe will yield 9-10 cheesecakes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees then line the muffin tin with papers and set aside.
- Coarsely chop the snickers candy bars then set then aside as well.
- Crush the pretzels to crumbs using either a food processor or add to a zip-top bag and crush with a rolling pin then transfer to a small bowl.
- Pour the melted butter over the top of the pretzel crumbs, add the sugar and blend then divide the pretzel mixture between the cups using the back of a measuring spoon to gently press into the bottom of the liner.
- Add the room temperature cream cheese, vanilla, granulated sugar and peanut butter to a medium bowl. Cream together using a hand mixer then fold in the egg and blend completely.
- Using a spoon, blend about half of the coarsely chopped Snickers into the mix by hand. Reserve the remaining candy topping until after the cheesecakes are baked.
- Divide the cheesecake mixture between the cups (they should be almost full) and bake at 350 degrees, 12-15 minutes or until the edges are set and there's only a slight jiggle in the center. Remove from the oven to cool.
- To make the ganache, pour the chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of the milk (more may be added as needed) into a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high 30 seconds then stir. If the chips aren’t all melted microwave a few more seconds until the ganache is smooth and a consistency that will let you drizzle it easily.
- Once the cheesecakes are completely cooled, drizzle the ganache over the top followed by a drizzle of caramel sauce then top with the remaining candy pieces. Refrigerate 2 hours up to overnight.
Holy Cannoli – This recipe will test the old girdle! WOW! Snickers are my favorite candy – love cheesecake – I would say this recipe is one heck of perfection!! Definitely pinned. Thanks for sharing. Chat soon, my friend.
Hahaha you’re not kidding Mary! We had a family BBQ over the weekend and I made these Snickers Cheesecake bites — along with a lot of other favorite foods I can’t trust myself to keep in the house! So the gym was a MUST this morning along with getting back into the swing of eating a little healthier — all about balance, right? Enjoy the day, friend!
Snickers cheesecake does it get any better
I agree Ray – the perfect combination!
Very creative! I love it
Are these the small muffin tins and papers? From the looks of pics they look like the regular sized muffin tins.
Hi Elaine – they’re made in full size muffin tins (12 count muffin tray). You can make them in a mini muffin tin – just adjust the baking time accordingly. 🙂
Is it 12 full size or 9-10? Your reply says 12, but the recipe says 9 to 10 full size.
Hi Kathi – it will make up to 12 (9-10 fuller cheesecake bites.
Looking forward to making these for my “meal train” dessert for some shut-ins. Can you clarify the recipe a tad for me? The recipe calls for 1 egg but step 4 says to fold in the “eggs.” Also, Step one says to preheat to 325 but step 6 says to bake at 350. I apologize — I’m bit of a novice but felt I could tackle this for the meal. Thanks!!
Hi Jim – I’m happy to clarify for you – and have updated the post as well! First – no apologies necessary – thank YOU for the extra set of eyes that were definitely needed. I’ve made the corrections and I hope you enjoy the cheesecake bites at your “meal train” – sounds like fun! ~ Bernie