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Looking for a dessert recipe that is healthy and decadent at the same time? This Apple Snickers Cake will have you going back for another piece in no time.
How many of you have had this Snickers Salad before? It is a definite favorite with our kids.
Of course it always made me laugh every time I heard people talking about this salad, because Snickers and salad just don’t sound right together. But then I had some of the deliciousness, and I was a believer. The creamy Jello pudding and Cool Whip mixed with apple chunks and Snickers bars…now that’s the kind of salad I can get behind every night. That’s one way of having your apple a day right?
The other day I bought more Crunch Pak apples for school lunches and after school snacks. As much as the kids would like to have cookies and cake every day, we have been trying to enforce more healthy options and I love how convenient the bags are for kids to eat. Nothing wrong with encouraging the kids to eat more healthy snacks with individual portion sizes. I also picked up an extra bag of apples because I also wanted to make some muffins or bread too.
But then I wandered into the Easter aisles at Walmart, and I had this crazy desire to put Snickers into said muffins or bread. Of course a bag of those Snickers went into my cart in quite a hurry. What was that I said about eating more healthy snacks?
My husband just shakes his head in disbelief every time I come home with more candy. I realize I have issues if you are wondering. This time I was telling him about my crazy need to bake some apple bread with Snickers when he stopped me. His suggestion was an apple cake with the Snickers Salad on top as frosting. The more I thought about it, the better it sounded! Let me tell you people, he is a genius because this cake is simply to die for.
This Apple Snickers Cake is actually quite healthy…if you forget that it has candy bars and sugar in it. I used a mixture of applesauce and yogurt in place of any oil and butter. And 3 cups of chopped apples means lots of apple in every bite. See totally healthy right? Ok, fine, now you are shaking your head at me in disbelief too.
Whatever. This cake is amazing! Case closed on whether it is really healthy or not!
Need more yummy apple cake in your life?
It is your lucky day because my friend Aimee from Shugary Sweets also has an amazing recipe using Crunch Pak apples. Head over and check out her Caramel Apple CInnamon Roll Coffee Cake. It looks heavenly!!!
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Here are a few other ways we eat our Crunch Pak apples:
Apple Cake with a fun Snickers Salad twist on top.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the applesauce, yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and sugars. Beat until creamy. Stir in the diced apples. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Slowly add to the apple mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in 1 cup of chopped Snickers by hand.
- Pour the apple batter into a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with non stick spray. Bake the cake at 350* for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Cool completely.
- Whisk together the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Fold in the Cool Whip gently. Spoon on top of the cooled cake and spread out. Place in refrigerator for about on hour to thicken. Serve with extra candy bar pieces. Makes 16 pieces.
Other friends that love apples:
Caramel Apple Cheesecake from Will Cook For Smiles
Taffy Apple Pizza from Love Grows Wild
Caramel Apple Scones from Recipe Girl
*Crunch Pak Apples is a sponsor for Inside BruCrew Life. They have provided coupons for free product and other compensation. All opinions are completely my own.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
OMG that’s genius to put the salad on top like that! One of my favorite summertime salads! My son will LOVe this cake (well, we all will, but it’s his favorite salad ever)!!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets recently posted..Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake
I know…my hubby has had quite a few winner recipes lately. Maybe he should be food blogging
You will have to let me know what your family thinks of this one!!!
Sounds healthy enough to me, count me in! The snicker salad on top is just genius!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts recently posted..Pork Enchiladas
I’m glad it is just the right bit of healthy for you
Oh my..I was just going through my stash of candy last night and found one lonely little bag of Snicker’s minis leftover from Christmas! Now I know exactly what to do with them
This recipe looks great! And I just happen to have some Chobani in the fridge as well! Thank you! Can’t wait to make this cake!
Sounds to me like apple snickers cake should have been in your house this weekend
I hope you had a chance to make it!!!
I love how moist apple cake is. The snickers topping makes this cake especially appealing. Yum.
Wendy recently posted..Hamantashen Pocket Cookies
It amazes me every time I bake with apples at how moist things turn out! The topping was obviously the best part!!!
I LOVE Snickers Apple Salad!! And this cake is brilliant! Kudos to hubs!
Ashton recently posted..Better Than Easter… Carrot Cake Poke Cake
I will be sure to pass on the kudos! It was the best creation of the week for sure!
Instant or regular pudding mix?
Sorry about that…it is an instant pudding mix. I fixed the recipe to state that.
Oh my dad would just LOVE me to pieces if I made him this cake, he LOVES Snickers and any fruity type of cake. What a great combo. Maybe I’ll surprise him next week and invite him over jus to present him with this
Diane {Created by Diane} recently posted..Pepper Jack Mac and Cheese
He is going to be so surprised when you cut him a huge piece of cake with apples and snickers then!!! Hope he likes it!!!
Don’t tempt me with those Snickers!
Jenn recently posted..Pistachio Cake Mix Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day
Snickers always get me too!!!
oh wow, i love the fruity flavor of the cake topped with snickers!! looks like a dream!
Julie @ Table for Two recently posted..Pizzeria Style Pepperoni Pizza
You have no idea how dreamy this cake was…so dreamy I ate way too many pieces
I had my first taste of snickers salad last summer. and I must say…. it’s definitely my favorite dessert “salad” ever!! Jocelyn, I love that you used it on top of a homemade apple cake.
That’s so creative! Apple cakes will always be one of my very favorite flavors. I love apple desserts!
sally @ sallys baking addiction recently posted..45+ Peanut & Peanut Butter Recipes.
It is a salad that I can get behind each and every time! It was so fun to pair it with an apple cake for a fun twist!
I’ve still never had a snickers apple salad. But I think I’d rather have this cake! YUM!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Carrot Cake Brownies
Never had snickers salad? Girl, you need to make the salad first…it really is pretty awesome. Then definitely make the cake…it’s equally as awesome
This cake sounds amazing especially because it contains one of my favorite chocolate bars! I’ll have to try the salad too
Liz recently posted..Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pie
Yes, definitely try the salad…it is a huge favorite around here and always one of the first things to go at potluck dinners!!!
I have a weakness for snickers. I can’t help but devour an entire bag if I have them around. I have never heard of Snickers salad before. What a genius idea of adding Snickers to this cake. This would not last long in our house!
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme recently posted..Creamy White Chicken Grilled Cheese
I am surprised at how many have never heard of the salad…it is such a fun one to share!!! I have problems around candy bars in general
The cake was gone pretty quickly here too!
Oh wow…I need to make it for hubby, he will love it!
Thank you for the shout-out too!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles recently posted..Improving Cooking Process Photos With Lighting Makeover, #GELighting
You are welcome for the link back!!
Apples and snickers in a cake? Sounds and looks really yummy!
You said it best…yummy!!!!
Over and beyond the Snickers (fabulous of course), the cake itself looks sooooo incredibly moist and wonderful! Wow…gotta love Chob plus the applesauce. Great Job on this one!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..February 2013 Recipes
I really do enjoy using Chobani in baked goods. That yogurt makes such a difference in texture. Of course Snickers added a great crunch this time too!!!
I love apple cake or cupcakes. I can totally see how awesome it would be with the caramel and nuts from the snickers!
Regina @ SpecialtyCakeCreations recently posted..Literally Rocky Road Bars
Awesome is definitely the word I would use for this cake too!!!
Whoa. What a fantastic looking cake! You can never go wrong with Snickers! XO
Jenny @ The Brunette Baker recently posted..White Chocolate and Lemon Chip Raspberry Cookies
I agree…Snickers always comes through and satisfies!!!
This cake looks so moist and delicious! I love apple cake, but never think to make it. The addition of snickers makes this recipe sound out of this world yummy!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection recently posted..Skinny Strawberry Banana “Ice Cream”
Out of the world yummy is a great way to describe how this cake tasted
Apple and snickers just belong together. Love this cake!
Karly recently posted..Cinnamon Roll Donuts
I agree 100% with you…something just perfectly right about that combo!!!
Oh my. I never had a Snicker’s Salad. I am going to have to go pin that now along with this recipe. I love Snickers!
Caroel @ The Sweet Chick recently posted..Dark Chocolate Guinness RIce Krispie Treats
You must try the Snickers Salad…so yummy!
Oh my word! This cake looks fantastic. I would never imagine to pair Snickers and apples together on my own, but now that you showed me it can be done, my mind is swirling with ideas!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Rainbow Chip Cookie Cake
The ideas are swirling here too! I can’t wait to see what yummy creations you come up with!!!
This cake sounds so fun and delicious! Now I need to sneak away some Snickers bars from my Hubby
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet recently posted..Bakery Style Double Chocolate Muffins {with Greek yogurt} #chocolateparty
I’m sure he will be ok with you stealing the Snickers when you make him this cake
Ummm, yes please. To all of it. Apple, snickers, healthy…does it get any better than that????
Ari @ Ari’s Menu recently posted..Whopper Cookies
No, it doesn’t get much better
This cake looks so moist. Sad to say I have never had snicker salad. I go through phases with snickers but this cake might just bring that phase back out.
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen recently posted..Creamy Lemon Cake Bars
I say bring back the snickers phase!!!
Thanks for the yummy recipe! PINNED! ~Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain~
You are welcome…thank you for the pin love!
This sounds great, Jocelyn! Adding it to my dessert arsenal.
Michele @ The Scrap Shoppe recently posted..Moss & Burlap Spring Wreath
This is a good one to keep handy!!!
WOW! I’ll take a slice (or 3
) I giggled when I read you saying it really was healthy…well, technically it IS a serving of fruit … & I really should to add more chocolate…I mean FRUIT to my diet! 
Thanks for another delicious recipe, Jocelyn! (Pinned, OF COURSE 
) Happy Friday!!
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com recently posted..Enchiladas Cancun {Easy Cheesy Seafood Fiesta!}
Hahaha…any time I add fruit or yogurt I say it is healthy. Drives my husband nuts when I say that
What a great flavor combo! Snickers and apples and cake.
I bet the smaller kids at Easter would LOVE this as a dessert option. Awesome recipe Jocelyn!!
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain recently posted..Crazy Good Nutella-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Small or big kids alike will go crazy over the fun candy cake! I can see making this for Easter for sure!!!
I love apple cake and adding snickers to it sounds so delicious i may not want to share it!
Roxana | Roxana’s Home Baking recently posted..Chewy chocolate caramel bars
You are so right…sharing was very hard with this cake in front of me!!!
This looks so delicious! We would love for you to link it up with The Hopeless Housewife Link Party, we are giving away a Le Creuset French Oven!
Erika @ The Hopeless Housewife recently posted..St. Patrick’s Day Favorites + Le Creuset GIVEAWAY!!!
Yummy in my tummy! Pinned and featuring tonight! Thanks so much for sharing!
Trish – Mom On Timeout recently posted..Marshmallow Berry Flower Cookies for Easter!
This looks so delicious! I’m dying over it! Snickers are my hubby’s favorites, and I love baking with apples. As soon as I get my new kitchen set up, I’m making this!
Alicia recently posted..homemade sourdough croutons
This is an unexpected combination-I am intrigued!
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Oh wow…I was already head over heels for the apple Snickers salad…here’s something else amazing I can certainly get on a health kick with! Looks awesome!
Yes, this is the best way to get healthy! And isn’t Snickers salad just too awesome?
Ooh these look so good! I love the sound of the flavour combinations!
Thank you!!!