SNICKERS SALAD Retro Recipe Taste Test

[@TheBunnyBeatdown]

I have a similar recipe that I do but it's much simpler 4 snickers bars No apples No whipped topping It's a personal favorite.

[@kenalexandremeridi]

TheBunnyBeatdown LMFAO

[@chrisstad]

Only four snickers bars???? I would need ten!

[@myrandaevangelistdavis8156]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ibreatheair6313]

😂😂😂

[@bensirach3586]

Lol

[@DakotaAbroad]

Oh my god I was so worried this was going to have mayo....

[@Baby.Annihilation]

My dad eats miracle whip and apples. Groooooss

[@chuckychuck8318]

Honestly miracle whip is no better than mayo

[@8543960]

@@Baby.Annihilation That's funny. I just watched a video of Emmy's featuring pears with Miracle Whip.

[@erarebirth]

Challenge accepted *dips Snickers into the mayo jar* . . . just kidding! *bleh!*

[@midnightvidz7983]

@@osakarose5612 I like mayo aswell but not with snicker

[@SpAceChild-zl6fi]

I legit thought this was potato salad with snickers when it popped up on my recommended feed. Well played.

[@laurenmiller1478]

I thought that too! 😂

[@ayofro3377]

Sp.Ace.Child me too, it looks just like it

[@mariamdominguez523]

Yeah I thought it was going to be some extremely cursed potato salad

[@amaripoole4847]

Same

[@thesaddrunk]

I thought it was gonna be like a macaroni salad! 🤣🤣

[@jellyriver8536]

I’m 8 months pregnant and made this for me and my husband. He had a bite, I had the whole bowl...

[@joshuamarsella]

Jessica Rivas I hope all went well with your delivery! ❤️ Our son was born on Tuesday.

[@alysagrimsley]

Maybe I need to try this then, I haven't had much dessert during my pregnancy 😂

[@Euphoricbryanna]

Alysa Grimsley haha same! i’ve been all about the spicy foods 🤤🤤💕

[@anneliesehanson5256]

@@Euphoricbryanna ooh! Spicy baby.

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

🤣🤣

[@boredoutofherwits]

I read "retro" in the title and immediately thought it would be snickers doused in mayonnaise... Good to know I was wrong!

[@kenalexandremeridi]

boredoutofherwits lmfaoooo girl same!!

[@Unbidden00]

boredoutofherwits I has the same thought!

[@kelseehill]

It’s almost like a deconstructed caramel apple!!

[@tarumakela5075]

I was just thinking about candy apples

[@lilmama16ification]

Just what I was thinking too

[@PrivMov]

That's exactly what it tastes like lol

[@deesee3622]

yes! I was just wondering how this combo would taste

[@adamisbigdaddy]

Wow you're so right never would of thought of that.

[@mrmrsralphiesasmr777]

Finally a salad I can get on board with!!

[@orangeblossom5362]

Lol I agree!

[@marilynreno7510]

lol

[@CookingWithTK79]

me too

[@scottmoxie]

*yassssss* 🙌🏼😍

[@suzawilo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@elisacarlini4658]

It sounds super weird when you first hear “snickers salad” but it really kinda makes sense. Snickers have caramel and peanuts and chocolate and all of those things can go on candy apples. It’s really just like a deconstructed candy apple with some whip cream

[@Kt-cn2rq]

😆 yep. It's a fruit salad do in Texas but not the candy bar. When I think fruit salad different fruit without the whip cream.

[@sherbeartt]

My grandma used to make this! She used Granny Smith apples but she also put instant vanilla pudding mix in the whipped cream. My mom still makes it in the summer 😁

[@heidishepherd5326]

Sheridan Jolene - that’s how I make it too! Love it!

[@winterdreams3374]

Is it just the powder in the cool whip or do you actually make the pudding and mix it all together?

[@mikedupont3585]

Why did she stop?

[@elaichii1384]

Mike Du Pont -.-

[@easterbasket9688]

I feel like the vanilla pudding mix would make the whipped topping way too sweet, as the salad is already sweet with the candy bar.

[@KCinemas]

Fun fact. Almost all snickers are made with snickers. We call it rework and it’s when too many bars are going down the line and don’t go to the machines so instead of throwing it away, we collect it in a huge barrel and incorporate back into the production process. I worked for Mars.

[@marisawoods936]

Did you smell like chocolate after a days of work? 😅😅

[@theonapenfold4148]

I honestly would love to work in a chocolate bar factory

[@kyleuser123456]

I wonder what percent is a week, a month, a year and decade old. I'm a chef and we don't marry product so as to avoid bacterial growth etc.

[@emaleighcoreyann3752]

What? This confuses me so much

[@lon6389]

that's what i heard they do with kit kats !

[@DasPfirsichLP]

I saw the thumbnail, read the title and immediately thought: Why would you put snickers into a potato salad??? Well turns out that it's not a potato salad and dare I say I am relieved 😂

[@lifebeginsat4081]

I thought the same thing!😂😂😂

[@katherinefleury8105]

Same here

[@ilikeglitterwhores]

SAME.

[@monkeynumbernine]

Yes, I am from Minnesota and I grew up with this😀 In Minnesota, a salad is a bowl of food combined together 😄

[@CharityS-Minnesota]

monkeynumber nine LOL I grew up in Minnesota too and yes a salad is a bowl of food combined together that’s cold. A bowl of food that’s combined together that’s hot is a hot dish 🤣🤣

[@Keyound]

*live in Minnesota and cannot relate gg*

[@theashleywongbi]

Live in MN too🥰🥰

[@hunterdahl5675]

Joshua Bausal saaaaaaaammme

[@munchia-]

I'm from MN too and can't say I've ever had this salad, but I do love me some ambrosia and watergate salad.

[@SuperJdotz]

Loooove Snicker’s salad! We have it every year for Christmas. It’s the best! And yes, I’m also from Minnesota. My family likes to add more chopped peanuts and chop the snickers a bit smaller so they incorporate a bit better. Sometimes if we’re feeling crazy we’ll chop up a Hershey bar really finely so that there’s little flecks of chocolate all over the place

[@music4eva10]

We always added a bit of cream cheese in with the cool whip also and made it extra creamy!

[@skyelittmann3871]

I chop my snickers a lot smaller too but I add mini marshmallows and a tiny bit of cream cheese to it. But I'm from California. I make it every year for holidays and birthdays

[@ilmgfsm]

That's so awesome !!!!!!!! Love hearing people's "weird" food traditions :)

[@music4eva10]

@@skyelittmann3871 mini marshmallows! I'll have to try this next time.

[@rhettlover1]

Yep, Minnesotans do love their Snickers salad, lutefisk and wood chipper come a freezing winter's day! I love Emmy and really enjoy readers' responses, thank you and happy New Year!

[@Betharoot]

My sister-in-law brought this "salad" to a family gathering years ago. When she volunteered to bring a salad, I assumed she meant vegetable as well. As I live in Minnesota, I should have known better.

[@kenalexandremeridi]

Betharoot did your family end up liking it?

[@lala_bee]

So, what happened? Did everyone eat it? Get food poisoning? Don't leave us hanging, Betharoot!

[@Betharoot]

The bowl was empty by the end of the meal. Absolutely no ill effects at all, lol.

[@765respect]

I make a similar salad but add cream cheese mixed with sugar. Everyone goes nuts. Very, very popular. I live in Indiana.

[@la12ok]

Lololololols

[@amyq9294]

Jello "salad" and snickers "salad" are ubiquitous Midwest staples. They're great, but when we served some in the buffet at our wedding reception my british in laws were super confused about why the sweet things were not in the dessert area!

[@yuryryunasuke6691]

who else thought that was mayonnaise?

[@bellaluvluv]

Yury Ryunasuke 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@jarodh-m6099]

Exactly what I feared when I saw retro and salad.

[@coolmoon4382]

Wasn't even going to watch it .. Mayo and Snickers.. NOOOOO... I just can't.. but wanted to know what it was that she was making .. Glad I watched ..SOUNDS AMAZING...

[@mgray999]

People who made this recipe correctly.

[@alexysmcleod398]

Nah fam, I have this stuff every holiday.

[@Mothluvr4]

It's like a deconstructed caramel apple coated in whipped cream

[@Mylitla]

The native Minnesotan in me says add a cup or two of mini marshmellows.

[@NorwegianLove]

Mylitla lmao yess

[@yissachu]

Yasssssssss

[@Rainalot]

I’ve never been to Minnesota in my whole life and I was gonna say the same thing.

[@eksophia]

Same!

[@pratofundo]

I saw the stories and I thought the whip cool was mayo, hahahahahah I like Snickers… now, I want to try! hahahahahah

[@miat789]

PratoFundo por Vitor Hugo yeah I though it was potatoes instead of apples

[@bubblegumfaerie]

the whip cool lol

[@RowdyJ_]

I'm from Utah and this is a big thing here. Def recommend, its delicious.

[@Satintheunicorn]

omg, same!!!

[@cindygroves5804]

I'm relieved that it's Cool Whip and not mayo!

[@LydiaApril]

That's what I was thinking from the thumbnail lol

[@eppskevin]

Yea I was tempted not to watch it because I thought it was mayo. Glad I watched anyway haha

[@mgray999]

Use mayo.

[@dee-nice0624]

"Amanda says it's ok" Me: Amanda said it's ok so I'll just add.... Like 20? I think that's good, Amanda said it was fine. What she says goes

[@sneepsnorp1404]

Came here very drunk. Assumed you made this with mayo. Was pleasentley surprised.

[@lala_bee]

I also thought it was mayo until I clicked on it.

[@R.J.theGentleman]

Huehuehue

[@lilminxxx26]

Me too... me too 😂😦

[@MrGilbert9v]

Saaaaaaame

[@collinsje5]

Never cook while you are drunk. The last time I tried that, I set the waffle iron on fire, and my cat gave me this look like "you're a tool".

[@watermellie]

Well this makes me want to throw some snickers in an apple pie...

[@BobbiDeeWebley]

Melicious lol not at all a bad idea! Better than just caramel that’s for sure!

[@pineapplejojo8531]

What a genius idea!

[@kokolatte825]

Exactly what I was thinking! All the flavors of a Snickers go so well with apples.

[@collinsje5]

Oh HELL yes!!!!!!

[@pilot2020]

Hell's yeahhhhhh

[@psychicmediumtrinitylace]

We add vanilla or cheesecake instant pudding into this with the cool whip. I'm from Iowa.

[@LifeOfaSAHM]

Trinity Lace we add pudding too I’m from Nebraska

[@sammiewalsh5904]

Iowan here too! We add caramel sauce to the whipped cream

[@ronjohnson9507]

Iowa? Are you married to your cousin?

[@24maggz]

From Iowa and was wondering where the vanilla pudding mix was 🤣🤣

[@keepetti152]

French vanilla pudding

[@MsJosse1995]

We have something like this in Denmark. We just use it as a dessert called "Abemad"(monkey food) It's: -Fruits of your choice chopped into pieces. -Whipped cream with vanilla bean and sugar (or vanilla sugar) - chopped dark chocolate. And then mix it all together!😍

[@faeryglamer]

Josefin Melina that sounds Lovely! i no longer use Kool Whip (after seeing a rather horrifying example of it's chemical properties) so this is very appealing.

[@nadiabryant1571]

that sounds like an improved version of this strange salad thingy

[@luckystarlight]

Considering how huge of a presence of Denmark ancestry in Minnesota and other midwest/northern states have I wonder if this was actually based off of that!

[@MsJosse1995]

@@faeryglamer i really hope you try it out then!😊

[@MsJosse1995]

@@ooopticnerveee yeah I always loved the name too!🙈

[@Fudgeey]

I was kinda shocked when you pulled out cool whip instead of mayo

[@SCSlimBoiseID]

Emmy, a very close friend of mine used to make this exact salad for office parties and such. She passed away a few years ago, but your video had brought back memories of her. Thank you for that. Happy New Year.

[@CreepinItReal]

Safer than salad with romaine!🤣

[@adrianne5757]

Lol! So true!

[@InsaneNuYawka]

HA !

[@ozzibear]

I hope I find someone someday that looks at me the way Emmy looks at Snickers ☺️

[@abbymichellexx]

I was born and raised in Nebraska and I love snickers salad! My grandma makes this for Easter Every year! It’s def a staple in my family. ❤️

[@jamiespenguinx3]

I'd love to see you do a Casserole series. Lord knows there are some interesting casseroles out there! My families go to was/is: *1 can cream of chicken split between two layers raw chicken "tenders" (how ever many fite) * generous amount of colby jack cheese 1 box of chicken stuffing (prepared) baked for 45 minutes at 350 F. (I usually double this so we have a good amount of left overs) SOOOOOO semi-homemade but so good haha

[@briandagonzalez7555]

Jamie Lamie omg a casserole series is genius !

[@AnnaBeNan]

***ahem... Do you mean Hot Dish? 🤣

[@ipetzombies]

That sounds delicious! I love making cassaroles. Easy, fast, and I have leftovers.

[@lala_bee]

This looks good! I'm gonna have to try this.

[@autumnsurvived7]

This sounds kinda yummy, so how is this assembled?? I’m imagining - soup - chicken - cheese - stuffing (repeat) I’d like to know!

[@starrieknight8307]

I feel like this recipe was born of a kindergartener's imagination

[@BlueSky-cj3cf]

Mom- “What are you eating?” Me- “.... saaallaaad?”

[@indigenouspotliquor3546]

I feel ya on the snickers bars! Well if you think about it it's pretty much just a candied Apple!

[@ShannyZastrowMusic]

IndigenousPotliquor yes!

[@indigenouspotliquor3546]

@@ShannyZastrowMusic Oh I was trying to remember what the chef's call it. deconstructed! So it's a deconstructed candy Apple. I make a deconstructed Chile relleno!

[@AKayfabe]

IndigenousPotliquor I hate Snickers bars and I hate cool whip but I think I could like this salad. Maybe it can be made with real whip cream or dream whip instead. I love apples

[@indigenouspotliquor3546]

@@AKayfabe I would use real whipped cream 😉

[@PianoChick36]

Don't think I've ever seen Emmy go that long without saying something after taking a bite!

[@sistahgrace85]

PianoChick36 Me neither! Lol That’s how I knew she liked it.

[@yaminabenkoula1872]

I thought the same thing and then she took another bite! 😊

[@jinuyos]

I was so worried! Then finally a sigh of relief when she liked it haha now I wanna try!

[@jerhoneybear]

Another Midwest desert my family makes for holidays is Pineapple Fluff. Let me know if you want the recipe.

[@xmas74]

I want it. I wonder if it's a bit like an orange fluff.

[@allieloulou85]

I want to know!!! I will Google it!!!

[@ginalola6354]

We Minnesotans have figured out a way to eat candy as a side dish, you’re welcome!!! Lol

[@annathiika5755]

The word salad here always has a big ole asterisk next to it 😆

[@sgx1032]

It's pretty much a deconstructed candied apple, so it is not surprising that it would taste good!

[@kiwisoup]

No.

[@cc3184]

Candied apples are covered on the tough chewy caramel or sugar.

[@oliviajackson6480]

I LOVE SNICKERS SALAD!!!!! I am from central Minnesota !:) my aunt Brenda makes this for every family gathering! I think she adds whipping cream and vanilla extract to the whipped topping though.

[@QuinnElizabeth13]

God I love retro recipes. They're always so strange and slightly heinous. lol

[@scottmoxie]

It looks good.

[@QuinnElizabeth13]

Scott Mocaby This one is definitely an outlier. Lol

[@qwertyTRiG]

Look up Mrs Crocombe, the Victorian cook. She's on KZbin.

[@QuinnElizabeth13]

TRiG (Ireland) I LOVE HER. Lol

[@treetopy]

We still eat this weekly in Iowa.....

[@LoveRatherThenHate]

I would love a cool book of all of Emmy’s favorite recipes she’s tried.

[@kahletobias526]

This with pecans or walnuts would be freaking amazing

[@ajisstillright]

Dont forget almonds !!!@#%#%%##%

[@edgeyberzerker]

At first I was horrified because I thought it was mayo but then when I saw it was Cool Whip, I was so relieved! That looks pretty amazing and sounds like an amazing side dish.

[@lizn.s.5519]

In Mexico we have something called "Ensalada de manzana" (Apple salad). It's a salad served at Christmas Eve dinner. It's so freaking sweet. It has apples, canned pineapples, canned peaches, pecans or walnuts, raisins or dried cranberrys, and lots of whipped cream. This reminds me of a over-the-top super sweet version of it.

[@anaidprz]

I love it! My mom makes this with sour cream, sometimes with a bit of lime juice on the apples for stopping oxidation.

[@yaoiuvurjj]

Anaid Pérez My Mom also makes it with sour cream but she adds tres leches. We Make a giant bowl every year and its Not enough. .... dam autocorrect

[@kofee710]

@@anaidprz Yes! We prepare it with sour cream too, we usually add the juice of the canned pinapple as it's sweet and fruity. It's my favorite part of the christmas eve dinner hands down.

[@Alicia.Marie.13]

That sounds DELICIOUS lol

[@DiegoVecova]

Yes!!! That’s exactly what I was thinking about when I saw the video

[@rain-a-shine6180]

I live in MN, and we have so many non-salads. I used to be against then, but then my mother in law taught me this recipe when I first married my husband and changed my mind about the whole concept. She always makes it for our holidays, I love it so much!

[@alanamuir]

I grew up in Duluth. This salad was at every church potluck alongside the questionable jello concoctions. My mom used to make a jello salad with lime jello, applesauce, 7-up and canned pears, if I remember right. I liked it, but that combination makes a very odd texture. The applesauce makes the jello less jiggly and slightly almost grainy.

[@trishgutierrezofthemosthig7819]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "questionable jello concoctions" good stuff! Too funny!

[@annathiika5755]

Alexandria MN here haha just confirming everything you said

[@lilblue9880]

There were always PLENTY of questionable jello concoctions at the Mormon functions when I was a kid. I still can’t stand the nasty stuff.

[@xburnmybridges]

I love Green jello! My family does it with just applesauce and a cream cheese whipped cream topping.

[@xburnmybridges]

Also, I’m from rural MN 😂

[@lisagriffith2097]

Dear Emmy, How on Earth have I not heard of you before?! My sincerest apologies! I must have been living in a bubble all this time! I recently discovered your channel and could totally kick myself for not knowing about it much sooner! You have a great presence and a natural radiance. And your videos are always so interesting! You are awesome! I look forward to getting to know you through your playlist! 😁🤗 Thanks for being so adorable and a true joy to watch!

[@christinah.8504]

you are a sycophant.

[@jmkn58710]

Happy New Year! May this be a happy and fruitful year.

[@artimisjlunar]

I love snickers salad! it's one of my grandmother's favorite too, but we put instant pudding mix and milk in it too.

[@TheWendylady28]

I do to....I wonder how many variations there are!?!

[@sarahnicole4223]

What kind of pudding mix? That sounds delicious!

[@artimisjlunar]

@@sarahnicole4223 we use instant vanilla 8 ounces, and then 1/4 cup of milk I think. You could probably use other flavors of course

[@kristydee4998]

Support Dat Ashe Do you still add the cool Whip?

[@artimisjlunar]

@@kristydee4998 oh yeah you mix the pudding and milk and let it thicken a little, then fold it into the coolwhip

[@nightangel3578]

I would eat this on a diet and lie to myself about it being healthy 🙃

[@sarahr7890]

"What did you have for dinner?" "Oh, just a salad. Trying to eat healthy."

[@patio87]

A bowl of this is way healthier than a bowl of ice cream.

[@MonetOnAJourney]

😂😂

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

I would eat this n b totally honest about it to myself, brag about it to myself and laugh my ass off. I’d then lie to everyone else about eating a healthy salad to shut them up.

[@montiigo]

i would make this with a lot less apples and a lot more snickers

[@kellym2565]

My family makes this alot but we add vanilla pudding in the cool whip and use milky way bars (peanut allergy) 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@elsajean7717]

Try twix bars that's good too

[@water9baby972]

Is pudding mix in America just like angel delight here ?

[@MaryDan]

Something similar from Minnesota you could try is "Glorified Rice" It's rice, whipped cream, and crushed pineapple - you can top it with maraschino cherries, too! I haven't had it but you can't beat that name!

[@lavendershampoo]

Sounds like my grandmom’s Apple Rice......rice cooked in apple juice with apple sauce, coconut, maraschino cherries and fresh whipped cream 😋

[@MaryDan]

@@lavendershampoo That sounds pretty good!!

[@wbrown1028]

*three silent bites and one jig later* “It’s delicious!” Really? I couldn’t tell. 😆

[@indiepunkftw]

LMAO A JIG

[@livsmom6992]

😂😂

[@sonsiehollingsworth5342]

Hahahaha ....... IKR 😄

[@grapetomatogirl2141]

William Brown, I was thinking along the same lines 👍

[@tyrepair]

This totally brings me back to good old Lutheran potlucks (grew up in rural Minnesota as well!). Another variation to the snickers salad uses Keeblers fudge stripe cookies and Mandarin oranges. The Snickers apple salad is good, too!

[@warrensmom93]

Rural ND here. We also added the Fudge stripe cookies.

[@aprilromanek7548]

Ok I’m totally making this for an event I have coming up. Thank you for the recipe Amanda.

[@creepyspookyicky]

i highly recommend beating the whipped cream with philly cream cheese prepared cheesecake filling b4 mixing in the other items. it rly adds something superspecial to it. i garnish with pretzels& caramel topping.

[@LydiaApril]

@@creepyspookyicky better than whipped cream combine marshmallow jet puff and philly cheese cream. That's my secret weapon everyone gets addicted to it loo

[@creepyspookyicky]

@@LydiaApril omg def going to try that!!! thank you!!!

[@LydiaApril]

@@creepyspookyicky you're welcome! I mean the marshmallow creme, I forgot to say that in case anyone didn't know.

[@mallory5755]

I make it all the time. It's yummy.

[@lilbean33]

What! Every time I eat a snickers I eat a green apple with it! I started doing it in elementary school one day after we got free snickers for being good😂💜 the snickers was too rich, and the cafeteria always had green apples, it's been my thing ever since. I didn't know it was a REAL thing. I'm excited about this one.

[@wordling720]

I was a kid in the 1970s, and my mom regularly made Jello salads as a side dish for dinner. It was usually a lemon or lime jello filled with grated carrots, chopped celery, and maybe some crushed pineapple. She put it in a mold and then sliced it at the table. I loved it! Especially good in the summer. I'd eat the leftovers for breakfast the next day.

[@Jyihomichiru]

I don’t know why I like freezing things so much but I freeze my Twix , snickers and three musketeers. It’s a yummy frozen crunchy treat. Edit/ I also like frozen pizza. I have a problem. Lol

[@ilmgfsm]

I love frozen bananas! Also frozen yogurt but as I type this, I realise it's actually a thing😂

[@BLY99]

You should try the ice cream versions of those bars, the snickers and bounty ones are especially delicious.

[@jazminemarrero6759]

Frozen plums are divine!

[@ddubokiyoo3670]

I freeze my chocolate too. My roommates were so confused when they saw chocolate in the fridge lol

[@Jyihomichiru]

Dduboki Yoo rigjt?! My coworkers FREAKED out when I took a Twix out of the freezer and ate it. I’m glad there are lots of us out there that do this.

[@KateCarew]

Being a Midwesterner who attends MANY funerals due to a career in hospice nursing I can tell you I’m very acclimated to cottage cheese, jello, fruit, pudding, and cool whip concoctions. Add nuts if you’re really grieving and don’t forget the smorgasbord of CASSEROLES. Thing is, we have wonderful restaurants, we shop at Whole foods, America is pretty damn homogenous but some regional stuff holds so strong!! I’ve never had a jello mold or Waldorf salad on either coast. Living overseas had me missing the midwestern foods I’d normally think of as grim but goddamn, I missed corn pudding and green bean casserole and jello fruit salads and cottage cheese with CANNED mandarin oranges and pineapple. AND you should try Watergate salad!! With Waldorf, and oh hell, how about a trio and make the third musketeer the seafoam salad 😊 Because a smile can go a loooong way 😊

[@unknowndeoxys00]

I wanna laugh since kids' tv has taught me the plethora of what seems to be classified as "Midwestern food" (aka casseroles and funny 50s-era concoctions with canned/artificial food) is what was considered gross and tiring on a daily basis. Also growing up as a 2nd-generation kid of immigrants, my parents didn't get into a whole lot of "only-in-America" food. I didn't try meatloaf and green bean casserole until I was about 16, and ambrosia salad until I was in college. I could remember how my favorite tv shows used to crap on these kinds of foods. Shoot, I had never tried a gingerbread house until Christmas this year, only to find out my SO's mom hates gingerbread (and meatloaf, possibly green bean casserole, and other similar foods). I think because she grew up just eating these all the time, so maybe that's where the association with tv came from. 🤷‍♀️ Oh well, kinda useless to look down on food, for food is good. I'm in love with our diversity of cuisine, no matter how "weird" it looks - always subjective. Casseroles were the butt of many jokes I was exposed to, but done well they are a godsend, especially any with plenty of cheese, onions, potatoes, or all 3.

[@mercy_xxvii4388]

My husband and I joke about it all the time. We live in Minnesota and potlucks here can be hit or miss with all the weird cold "salad" concoctions.

[@gretchencampos241]

Oh my! I'm a former Minnesotan and I grew up seeing 'Funeral bread' and every post dinner. Do you see that? Pumpernickel with cheez whiz and olives. Oh my!

[@KateCarew]

Gretchen Campos I come from funeral potato land, fortunately I’m in Ohio and I didn’t get subjected to the full blown olive cheez whiz sort of horror I’ve seen at OTHER midwestern horror shows, I mean family gatherings. I’ll admit it! I love some cold fluffy “salads” and cottage cheese jello anything and if it’s cooked in one dish it’ll look like puke but taste oh so fine. That said, I am not xenophobic and I love other foods from other lands and like someone said FOOD IS GOOD! Yep, pretty much all of it, some is definitely prettier than others, or more sophisticated. It’s like people! There’s a real charm in the small town innocence of your human equivalent to a green bean casserole ❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@KateCarew]

Sadie Marie well, if you’re not native to the heartland I bet you’ve seen...SOME SHIT!!

[@kendra_t]

And vanilla pudding mix and caramel sauce 😋 I'm from Missouri. Jello salads are popular here too.

[@BroodyBlackwood]

Yeah there's some interesting recipes here in Missouri lol

[@kymani3764]

Lol it just screams American

[@yolenereyes1460]

Dashawn Carter more like white nonsense lmao

[@jerrodkilla23]

@@yolenereyes1460 right. I just was waiting for her to put raisins in it lol.

[@ashleyrosa6029]

It’s really one of the things we are good at prison systems and obesity.

[@alexanderluna4598]

Snickers is an American chocolate bar

[@Peoplehatethetruth]

Dashawn Carter 😂🤣

[@aprilromanek7548]

It’s like a caramel apple with nuts on the outside, with some whip cream. Yumm

[@dwightschrute1198]

I didn’t know this was kinda strange. Almost every holiday my mom would make this, and it was always my favorite part lol.

[@goodvibesgray3821]

My Grandma used to make this amazing treat with watermelon, it’s amazing. I believe watermelon, 7up, milk and sugar and lots of ice! Oh man it’s sooooo good!!! I’m definitely gonna try making this! Thanks Amanda 😊

[@MsDreamcakes]

Emmyyyy I love your hair getting longer! Well, to be honest, I love the short spiky too...both look great on you! We grew up having this salad, I’m 52 and grew up in Arkansas. My favorite salad like this is something we called “pink stuff” .....a container of cool whip, a container of cottage cheese, a package of strawberry jello, a can of mandarin oranges, and a can of crushed pineapple. I looooooove it and my kids do too! We switch it up and use peach jello sometimes, it’s good that way too! I would love to see you give it a try and let us know what you think! =} (lots of people put a can of sweetened condensed milk and that’s obviously good but way too sweet in my opinion so I leave it out)

[@BobbiDeeWebley]

MsDreamcakes mmm add small marshmallows and you’ve got me hooked.almost ambrosia-ish!

[@moonlessnight14]

I'm also from MN, and I loooove Snicker salad! My family has it at every holiday meal, though we also add sliced bananas to ours. My mom will also add a pkg of prepared vanilla pudding to hers. I'll have to try it with grapes, that sounds delicious!

[@dollem82]

i've made this before, i also add a packet of vanilla pudding with the kool whip, mix that together, add a tiny bit of milk to that, then add it to the snickers and apples.

[@creepyspookyicky]

philly cream cheese prepared cheesecake filling works great too!!!

[@scruffy0928]

That's how I do it too or with butterscotch pudding. This year used New salty/sweet Snickers bars and it was great.

[@creepyspookyicky]

@@scruffy0928 i use pretzels as garnish to scoop it too!

[@anniedoit3553]

Same!

[@alainaholmes2673]

Yep, then we top it with some caramel sauce where I'm at

[@dittejensen2909]

I'm from Denmark, and I remember having something similar as a kid (particularly as dessert after Christmas lunch). Anyway, it's called frugtsalat, fruit salad, which is basically a bunch of different fruits chopped up, chocolate chips or chopped chocolate, and mixed with whipped cream. Or if you were fancy, you'd just mix the fruits and chocolate, and serve it with a vanilla sauce on the side.

[@aple8307]

Its called Fruktsallad in swedish, But usually we don’t have chocolate in ours

[@shollablasing677]

I'm from Minnesota. Snicker Bar Salad was introduced to me by my best friend at my father's funeral back in '92. The recipe I was given by my best friend was; Ingredients 3 King sized Snickers Bars, chopped 3 large bananas, chopped 3 apples, cored and chopped 1 (8 oz. tub) Cool Whip, thawed Instructions Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl and serve cold.

[@nahima]

See when I make ambrosia, no nasty jello involved. I do it the Italian way, tiny marshmallows, sour cream, Mandarin oranges and either chopped or crushed pineapple. I like the crushed better because I'm not a huge fan of pineapples to begin with it in general but the juice and the little bits in THIS salad is really good. Put in the fridge and you are good to go! Some people put maraschino cherries. I don't because I don't like them and I think it makes it toooooo sweet. I used to make this all the time when I worked at callcenters/offices. Cheap and easy for potlucks and most people love it.

[@DodiTov]

I add nuts and coconut too. Gives a crunch that's missing.

[@01SaltyWitch]

I make the same salad every Thanksgiving and Christmas. We call it 5 part salad (mini marshmallow- mandarin oranges- pineapple- coconut- sour cream) It's my favorite.

[@nahima]

@@DodiTov I wish I like coconuts, but I just don't lol though I love Chic-o sticks. They are like butter fingers without the chocolate. They have roasted coconut on them as well. I think Emmy should find old candies that are still made and try them!

[@nahima]

@@01SaltyWitch the best part is, you don't feel heavy after eating it. With it being ease to make and add your own flare to it. Again, it doesn't make you feel like some deserts such as Italian Cheese cake (not NY Style), made with ricotta cheese. It's amazing but oh my God it's toooooo heavy

[@daniel.aleksey]

I've been in Italy most of my life and I have never heard once about what you're describing. Is it something that developed in italian communities overseas? I'm really curious about it.

[@princesz6997]

My aunt makes this all the time ...we always eat healthy 😂😂

[@cj3617]

Omg I just stumbled upon your channel and I was so surprised to see this video because cool whip salads are SUCH a Minnesota / North Dakota (where I’m from) thing!!! My grandma used to make this every year during the holidays lol.

[@aeriaal]

Here's a recipe my family has always done and I've never understood but still immensely enjoy. My mother got the recipe from her mother and I'm unsure where it originated. We are from southern Indiana if that gives any hints 🤷‍♀️ Mock Taco (unsure why they call it this) -1lb of ground beef -2 big jars of tostinos salsa (spicey level is preference) -2 big jars of tostinos cheese sauce -1 head of iceberg lettuce, chopped/shredded -1 family size bag of nacho Doritos and then an extra bag or two for dipping and what not (also may need to add some extra into the pot if it's too thin. It should be on the thjcker side) -sour cream (essential topping) Brown beef, add in the sauces, add lettuce, and finally the chips and cook until soft. Serve with more nacho Doritos to dip and sour cream on top. Honestly it's terrible for you but I'd probably ask for it on my death bed 🤷‍♀️😂

[@shelbyurquhartm2244]

Aerial Liebert oh my lord this sounds very adventurous to me being in Ontario Canada That's a combo I don't here about everyday lol

[@tish7560]

@@shelbyurquhartm2244 wym it's pretty much just baked nachos with nacho chips on the side. As a fellow canadian this isn't that adventurous.....

[@shelbyurquhartm2244]

Borb Borb maybe not for you but it sure is for me! The Lettuce made me wonder how the texture would be. Maybe you're more adventurous then others....

[@Questchaun]

Y'all Midwestern people eat garbage.

[@okokrara]

I'm guessing that they called it mock taco's because of the fake cheese in the nacho cheese Doritos

[@lisahili2182]

Emmy♡♡♡ 3 of my favorite foodies Hahaha this salad will grace my table tomorrow at lunch and probably thru the night. Understand, I have 6 sometimes 8/9 seventeen yr old pubescent boys in my home always and I make so many things from my KZbin ladies and I must say most are hits. You have been the 100 new lady in my kitchen and each and every boy come through. Y front door directly to my kitchen to make sure I have one of your videos on. That guarantees them a wicked snack lol. Last week we had SPAM fries with sriracha and spicy brown mustard. Separately of course and oh what a hit. So I (we) thank you Emmy for not only knowing your S#@t, but being fun, beautiful, well educated and easy to follow. I could go on and on and on, but them how would I watch more videos of yours Love, LISA AND THE WWPN HS!!!! BOYS XOXOXOX

[@PewPewPark]

I learned it from my brother while living in Iowa. Always added vanilla pudding (made with slightly less milk to make it thicker). Also preferred Honeycrisp apples.

[@sunshinexoxo4984]

We always added vanilla pudding that's been fixed with 2 cups milk

[@lifeisablessing247]

Now this is the type of salad you want to start your new years diet with😂😂😂😂

[@jaywilliams7029]

💯

[@rcwest1971]

lifeisablessing I agree. 😂🤣

[@simondsjason94]

My great grandmother Made this every year for july4/her birthday all the way into her 90s. She insisted in it every year. I had the pleasure of learning the recipe by helping her as she got older and couldn't use the knife. I then worked in a nursing home kitchen for 8 yrs. Thanks for the nostalgia trip Emmy.... No I gotta walk to the market. ❤

[@christopherlostmyspecsagai3554]

Woah 😳 I’ve never heard of this before I’m so going shopping 🛒 Snickers salad here I come 😋

[@tamithompson2533]

I put a box of pudding..no milk just dry mix. Usually butterscotch but have used other flavors. It is so yummy

[@AppleLuverMan]

My family has this almost every birthday dinner. Although we do it a little different. We use gala apples I believe and add vanilla pudding to the whipped cream!

[@pbowser1030]

This is pretty much a deconstructed caramel apple! Brilliant!

[@jenc9532]

Whoever makes the mistake of inviting me to a potluck has this coming

[@plngym]

I’m having a potluck. Stop by.

[@cindykrueger3663]

Jen C That’s what I was thinking too. Lol!

[@ghostchais]

Hi Emmy, I'm from Minnesota and my relatives from outside of the Twin Cities always bring this dish to family events. So yummy but a little weird :) We also put vanilla pudding mix with the whipped cream. I saw some comments about people in Denmark having a similar dish, which is interesting because we have so many Scandinavians in MN! Also this video was released on my birthday!!

[@theresamnsota3925]

This is at EVERY Lutheran church pot luck in Minnesota.

[@annibobonnie]

Theresa Ferries this and party potatoes

[@me-kn9dt]

Please try a fried pickle recipe! They are said to be created in a town not far from where I live called Atkins, where they have an annual Pickle Fest, in Arkansas!

[@donnarobinson8044]

Same here in Oklahoma.

[@mommacrow3170]

Fellow Arkansan for over 30 years...love fried pickles...but also a former hoosier and those lol questionable jello, fruit salads are delicious. I have my own version made with cherry pie filling crushed pineapple pecans cream cheese and whipped cream... yummy

[@laurenswanson8805]

I’m from rural Minnesota and this is one of my childhood favorites! Granny Smith apples are the best with it! Most people drizzle Carmel on top!

[@linafelina]

I was amazed at how beautiful the inside of the Snickers was

[@xewa7951]

That has to be the quickest I've seen Emmy eat anything 😂

[@doodlebug7349]

I am from Indiana and grew up eating this at every family get together, birthdays and every church function. We would also half grapes and put them in and sometimes add more peanuts. Brings back a lot of good memories! So delicious too!

[@ItsNotDev]

Hello from Wisconsin! I'm so excited that you made this Emmy because this is also a staple within my family too!

[@BonesAndAName]

My mum used to make what she called “ambrosia salad” any time she made curry. It was chopped marshmallows, mandarin oranges (from a tin), desiccated coconut, glace cherries and evaporated milk. I hated it 😂

[@Indiegirl007]

Your poor poor adolescent stomach. 😷

[@ilikeglitterwhores]

I've never had it, but in eastern NC, where I grew up congealed salads were popular and often seen at covered dish dinners and potlucks. What they called ambrosia salad was orange Jell-O with Mandarin oranges, canned fruit cocktail, mini marsallows and either cool whip, cottage cheese, mayo, yogurt, or cream cheese They also did Coca-Cola salad a lot (cherry or raspberry Jell-O, Coca-Cola or pepsi, pecans, canned crushed pineapple) And my grandpa always made a congealed salad at Thanksgiving and Christmas that we called green junk in our family, but it is sometimes called green stuff or just lime Jell-O salad by others (also similar to seven up salad). It was lime Jell-O, cream cheese (some people use cottage cheese, others sometimes put mini marshmallows as well), chrushed pineapple, pecans, and cool whip. And my mom often made Waldorf salad when I was a kid that was apples, walnuts or pecans, celery, plumped raisins, and mayo. I HATED it growing up and still probably do haha. I didn't like the congealed salads much when I was a kid either, but they have such a strong association with my childhood and people I loved that are no longer here, for me, that I have grown to like them as I've gotten older.

[@ilikeglitterwhores]

Another weird thing my mom did when I was younger was Tuna salad with chopped apples, celery, and mayo. It's surprisingly good and still my preferred way to eat canned tuna minus the celery, because I hate it).

[@Bicth97]

@kpoint sol they made it in edward scissor hands, it was a common potlucky salad recipe

[@rooney3303]

@@ilikeglitterwhores, those are some interesting jellied salads. I make lime jello with the addition of crushed pineapple, but I just serve it for dessert and I don't call it salad. My mom made it too, but she might have put in mini marshmallows as well.

[@warrensmom93]

I'm from ND. If it is cold and has more than 3 ingredients it can be called a salad. It can be a green salad with veggies, a pasta salad, a fruit salad, or a salad like the video with Cool Whip and or pudding. . Church basement potlucks are a staple of Upper Midwest culture, and salads like I listed are as a much a staple as hotdishes. The version of this I grew up with also had fudge stripe cookies and sometimes also grapes. Glorified rice was always one of my childhood favorites, along with Mt Dew salad that used Mt Dew, lemon jello, cool whip, lemon pudding and pimeaple.

[@crissmeredith5192]

A smile can go a long way. 😊

[@amberdon83]

Try putting it in a gram cracker pie crust... it's amazing, with so.e caramel drizzle

[@CalmCottage5]

Hi Emmy 👋🏻 my kids and I love your channel. We just discovered you and are hooked! 🥳🙌🏻💗 Yes! We eat this in Utah too. It is quite popular at pot luck dinners (along with funeral potatoes - ps I have a recipe for it that’s got a fun twist if you’re interested). Quite yummy! There’s another sweet salad we eat too. This one is with fudge stripped cookies cookies broken up and canned mandarin oranges with vanilla pudding mixed into the whipped topping. Similar kind of concept but also good.

[@lucymartin2291]

I've made this before. but i used almond snickers and topped off with caramel topping, and dream whip

[@AngiDas]

How fun! Hope you have a wonderful new year!

[@EggPlantsBelieve]

Haha I'm from MN and we call lots of things salads (maybe its also a midwest thing?) Theres a different version of this called cookie salad, with fudge striped cookies, cool whip, heavy whipping cream, instant vanilla pudding, and canned mandarin oranges. I got my out of state friends hooked!

[@barbknitsandcrochets]

We have something really similar in Wisconsin called Taffy Apple Salad.

[@tracyallshouse2730]

I would love to know what is in taffy apple salad! Sounds amazing. 💕