These 5-Ingredient Snickers Treats are a simple homemade candy-style dessert made with dates, peanut butter, nuts, dark chocolate, and flaky sea salt.
5-Ingredient Snickers Treats
About These Homemade Snickers Treats
These 5-Ingredient Snickers Treats are built around a very simple idea: turn soft Medjool dates into a bite-sized dessert that has the same sweet, salty, nutty, and chocolate-covered feel as a classic candy bar. Instead of making caramel from scratch, the dates act as the naturally sweet center. When they are opened and filled with peanut butter, they become rich and creamy, while the added nuts create a satisfying crunch in every bite.
This recipe is especially helpful when you want something sweet but do not want a complicated baking project. There is no oven, no mixing bowl full of batter, and no long list of ingredients. You only need to prepare the dates, fill them, coat or drizzle them with melted chocolate, and let them chill until firm. The process is quick, approachable, and easy to repeat whenever you want a simple chocolate peanut butter dessert.
For the best texture, use soft, plump Medjool dates and make sure the pits are removed before filling. If your dates are already split from pitting, you can gently open them to create a pocket. If they are still whole, carefully cut or tear one side open without slicing all the way through. The goal is to create enough space for the peanut butter and nuts while still being able to pinch the date closed before coating it in chocolate.
Ingredients
- 10-12 Medjool dates, pitted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened peanut butter, or any nut butter
- 1/4 cup dry-roasted or raw peanuts or almonds
- 1/2 cup dairy-free dark chocolate, melted
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
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Line a large plate with parchment paper so the chocolate-covered dates do not stick while they chill.
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Cut or gently tear one side of each pitted date, then open it slightly to create a small pocket for the filling.
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Add about 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and a few nuts to each date. Gently pinch the sides together to close the date around the filling.
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Roll each stuffed date in melted dairy-free dark chocolate, or drizzle the chocolate over the top. Finish with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
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Transfer the plate to the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the chocolate has hardened. Enjoy once set.
Recipe Tips
If the peanut butter is very runny, add it carefully so the dates are easier to close. If you prefer a thicker coating, roll the dates fully in melted chocolate. For a lighter finish, drizzle the chocolate over the filled dates instead. Either method works well and keeps the recipe simple.
Peanuts give these treats the most classic Snickers-style flavor, while almonds add a slightly different crunch. You can use dry-roasted or raw nuts depending on what you have available. The final sprinkle of flaky sea salt is small but important because it balances the sweetness of the dates and the richness of the chocolate.