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The peanut nougat steals the show in this candy bar makeover. Our Halloween version of the Snickers™ nougat is chewy, fluffy, and packed with peanut flavor. Layer that with pleasantly salty peanut caramel and rich milk chocolate, and you’ll be scarfing these down before the kids get a chance.
See our other Halloween candy bars: Peanut Butta Cups, Almond Jay, and Twixt.
Special equipment:
We’re assuming that you already have basic tools lying around (like a rubber spatula, bowls, and measuring cups), so here’s the special equipment you’ll need:
What to buy:
Professional pastry chefs use a type of chocolate known as couverture, which sets up nicely because it contains more cocoa butter than regular chocolate. The only trick is, you need to temper it. For this recipe, we used E. Guittard 38 percent Cacao Milk Chocolate Wafers; they can be found at specialty grocery stores and online.
Game plan:
From experience we can say it’s best to avoid tempering chocolate on a hot day. If you can’t, be sure to work in an air-conditioned space. Chocolate behaves best in a room-temperature environment (mid-60s to low 70s).
Once your chocolate is in temper, it stays there for only a short time, so have everything ready to go and work quickly.
For the caramel:
For the chocolate coating:
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