The Snickers Bar: A Delicious and Iconic Treat

You know what goes great with popcorn? Chocolate! And for trick-or-treaters, there's one candy bar that stands out from the rest. It's America's most popular candy bar, and it's a classic: the Snickers bar. Created by candyman Frank C. Mars in 1930, this unforgettable sweet and salty combination has been a favorite among snack enthusiasts for generations.

The History Behind the Name

Mars already had a Three Musketeers bar at the time, which was based on a milkshake. What better to put on a milkshake than peanuts and caramel? The name of the Snickers bar was inspired by the horse owned by the Mars family in the early days. It's a nod to their heritage, and it's still remembered fondly today.

A Recipe for Success

One thing that hasn't changed is the recipe. Mars is working hard to keep up with the Snickers demand every day, and they produce enough bars to reach from Waco to Houston and back again. The process starts with creamy milk chocolate, which is put into a mixer called a conch. There, it's mixed and mixed with more cocoa butter to create that signature creamy texture.

Fresh Roasted Peanuts: A Key Ingredient

The other key ingredients into a Snickers bar are those fresh roasted peanuts. Marge uses over 71 acres of peanuts in just one day of Snickers production, and each bar contains approximately 28 peanuts. That's right – every single Snickers bar has at least 28 peanuts packed into it. The peanuts and caramel combo is what gives the Snickers its unique characteristic.

How a Snickers Bar is Made

After the caramel and nougat sheets cool down, it's time for them to meet up with the creamy caramel that's mixed with the fresh roasted peanuts. This creates a slab that goes into the slitter area, where the candy sandwich is sliced into 38 long strips. The next machine cuts in the opposite direction, creating individual stickers bars. Uncoated bar then goes through a bottom end rover, where it puts on a bottom layer of creamy chocolate. Finally, the entire bar is coated with chocolate using a full enroller.

A Secret Signature Swirl

The final touch on this popular candy bar is its secret signature swirl. A quick cool down seals the deal, and the Snickers bars are ready to be packaged. Even though they fly off the shelves, Mars continues to come up with new takes on the old favorites. Besides different sizes of Snickers, such as king size regular singles fun size and minis, we also have Snickers Almond – and this year, we're introducing Snickers Dark.

The Demand is Real

Mars tops $2 billion every year by selling Snickers on six continents. The recipe has remained unchanged for decades, but the demand is real. It's a testament to the timeless appeal of the Snickers bar. From Waco, Texas, where Mars produces enough bars to reach from one end of town and back again, to stores all around the world, the Snickers bar is a treat that people love.

Fun Facts About the Snickers Bar

Here's a fun fact for you: it takes nearly 7550 cows to produce enough milk for the Snickers caramel and chocolate every day. That's right – one cow's worth of milk is needed to make just one Snickers bar! It's a staggering amount, but it's all part of what makes the Snickers bar so delicious.

The Secret to Success

So what's behind the success of the Snickers bar? Is it the combination of sweet and salty flavors? The creamy milk chocolate? Or something else entirely? Whatever it is, one thing is for sure: the Snickers bar has captured the hearts of snack enthusiasts around the world.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou know what goes great with popcorn that would be chocolate and for trick-or-treaters this next candy bar is a popular treat in fact it's america's most popular candy bar it's snickers so let's watch in 1930 candyman frank c mars created an unforgettable sweet and salty combination the snickers bar mars at the time already had a three musketeers bar which was based on a milkshake what better to put on a milkshake than peanuts and caramel and that rich milk chocolate as for the history behind the name it was named after the horse that was owned by the mars family in the early days snicker sold for just a nickel seven decades later the price has gone up but so have sales mars tops 2 billion every year by selling snickers on six continents one thing that hasn't changed is the recipe at the six hundred thousand square foot master food plan in waco texas mars is working hard to keep up with the snickers demand every day we produce enough bars to reach from waco to houston and back and it all starts with that creamy milk chocolate the chocolate is put into a mixer which we call a conch and in there it's mixed and mixed with more cocoa butter and that creates that creamy milk chocolate here's a fun fact for you it takes nearly 7550 cows to produce enough milk for the snickers caramel and chocolate every day the other key ingredients into a snickers bar are those fresh roasted peanuts and they really pack them in marge uses over 71 acres of peanuts in just one day of snickers production we put approximately 28 peanuts in each and every snickers bar and that creamy caramel mixed with those salty peanuts really gives snickers its unique characteristic the peanuts and caramel combo drops from the mixer and spreads thin onto a cooling roll while the creamy snickers nougat does the same the nougat is actually made from milk and sugar and eggs and that creates the bottom layer of the snickers bar after the caramel and nougat sheets cool down it's time for them to meet up the creamy caramel that's mixed with the fresh roasted peanuts is rolled on top of the nougat and that creates a slab that goes then into our slitter area the slitter machine slices the candy sandwich into 38 long strips the next machine cuts in the opposite direction creating the individual stickers bars that uncoated bar then goes through a bottom end rover where it puts on a bottom layer of that creamy chocolate and then into a full enroller which coats the entire bar with chocolate the final touch on this popular candy bar is its secret signature swirl a quick cool down and the stickers are ready to be packaged even though snickers bars fly off the shelves mars continues to come up with new takes on the old favorites besides the different sizes of snickers such as king size regular singles fun size and minis we also have snickers almond and this year we're introducing snickers dark youyou know what goes great with popcorn that would be chocolate and for trick-or-treaters this next candy bar is a popular treat in fact it's america's most popular candy bar it's snickers so let's watch in 1930 candyman frank c mars created an unforgettable sweet and salty combination the snickers bar mars at the time already had a three musketeers bar which was based on a milkshake what better to put on a milkshake than peanuts and caramel and that rich milk chocolate as for the history behind the name it was named after the horse that was owned by the mars family in the early days snicker sold for just a nickel seven decades later the price has gone up but so have sales mars tops 2 billion every year by selling snickers on six continents one thing that hasn't changed is the recipe at the six hundred thousand square foot master food plan in waco texas mars is working hard to keep up with the snickers demand every day we produce enough bars to reach from waco to houston and back and it all starts with that creamy milk chocolate the chocolate is put into a mixer which we call a conch and in there it's mixed and mixed with more cocoa butter and that creates that creamy milk chocolate here's a fun fact for you it takes nearly 7550 cows to produce enough milk for the snickers caramel and chocolate every day the other key ingredients into a snickers bar are those fresh roasted peanuts and they really pack them in marge uses over 71 acres of peanuts in just one day of snickers production we put approximately 28 peanuts in each and every snickers bar and that creamy caramel mixed with those salty peanuts really gives snickers its unique characteristic the peanuts and caramel combo drops from the mixer and spreads thin onto a cooling roll while the creamy snickers nougat does the same the nougat is actually made from milk and sugar and eggs and that creates the bottom layer of the snickers bar after the caramel and nougat sheets cool down it's time for them to meet up the creamy caramel that's mixed with the fresh roasted peanuts is rolled on top of the nougat and that creates a slab that goes then into our slitter area the slitter machine slices the candy sandwich into 38 long strips the next machine cuts in the opposite direction creating the individual stickers bars that uncoated bar then goes through a bottom end rover where it puts on a bottom layer of that creamy chocolate and then into a full enroller which coats the entire bar with chocolate the final touch on this popular candy bar is its secret signature swirl a quick cool down and the stickers are ready to be packaged even though snickers bars fly off the shelves mars continues to come up with new takes on the old favorites besides the different sizes of snickers such as king size regular singles fun size and minis we also have snickers almond and this year we're introducing snickers dark you\n"