Copycat 3 Musketeers Candy - Balancing Motherhood (2024)

You won’t believe how easy it is to make Copycat 3 Musketeers Candy Bars, also called Cool Whip candy, in your own kitchen. A sweet and fluffy whipped chocolate filling with a rich chocolate coating, these little nuggets of goodness are even better than the ones you buy at grocery stores.

3 Ingredient 3 Musketeers Candy

Who would have ever thought that you could make everyone’s favorite candy bar with just 3 simple ingredients? This recipe for Three Musketeers is truly one of the easiest homemade candy bar recipes you’ll ever make. There’s no baking or boiling sugar with a candy thermometer. To make the creamy nougat center you just whip up melted chocolate with whipped topping until it’s light and fluffy. You chill the mixture until it’s firm and then coat the bars in chocolate and that’s all there is to it.

These homemade 3 Musketeers, sometimes called cool whip candy, are the perfect mini-sized no bake treats that the kids can help you make. Add some to a dessert tray with adorable Candy Cane Reindeers and squares of this delectable Grinch Fudge and give as edible gifts or serve at holiday celebrations and Christmas parties.

💓 Why We Love This Recipe

• It only takes 3 simple ingredients to make this 3 Musketeers recipe.
• Taste so much like the real thing you won’t be able to tell the difference.
• Their small snack size makes them an addictively delicious snack for any sweet tooth.

🛒 What’s Need to Make 3 Musketeers Candy Bars

• Milk chocolate chips
• Whipped topping
• Chocolate almond bark

🔪 Recommended Tools

• 8×8 baking dish
• Hand mixer (or stand mixer)
• Large bowl
• Medium mixing bowl
• Sharp knife
• Baking sheet

🥄 How to Make Homemade Musketeers Chocolate Bars

Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper.

Note: To help you remove them from the pan, make sure there is an overlap of the paper over the edges.

Step One: Melt the Chocolate

• In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt the 3 cups of chocolate chips at 30 seconds and stir each time until completely melted.
• Pour into a large bowl.

Step Two: Make the Filling

• Use an electric mixer, mix on high for about 30 seconds.
• Next add the whole container of whipped topping into the bowl.
• Beat the chocolate mixture on medium for about 1 minute. This mixture is the musketeer bar filling, and it should be nice and fluffy.

• Spread the chocolate filling in the bottom of the pan, spread evenly and freeze for 30 minutes.

Step Three: Cut into Bite Sized Bars

• Remove from the freezer and take candy out of pan.
• Cut a very thin line around the entire edge of the square to get clean straight edges.
• Next cut into bite size candy bars (you should get about 16 Individual candies).

Step Four: Chill and Dip

• Place them on a sheet pan and spread them out so they don’t freeze together for 15 minutes.
• While the bars are in the freezer, melt the almond bark in a microwave safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stir each time until completely melted (you can also melt the chocolate in a double boiler).
• Take the homemade candy bars out of the freezer and dip into the chocolate, tapping off excess chocolate and place back on parchment paper or a sheet of wax paper.

Step Five: Chill to Set

• Place the finished candy bars back into the freezer or fridge for 20 minutes or until the chocolate coating is dry and firm.

How Do I Store Homemade 3 Musketeer Candy?

While you are serving them, these candy bars can sit out at room temperature for an hour or two. But for best results, you’ll want to keep them stored in airtight containers in the fridge.

How Long Do These Candy Bars Last?

This candy will stay fresh for about a week when kept in the fridge. But you can also freeze it for up to 2 months. Just wrap them in a double layer of plastic wrap and slip them into a freezer bag.

Why Are They Called Three Musketeers?

The original 3 Musketeers were invented in the 1930s and were sold in a package with three nougat filled bars. One was chocolate, one was strawberry, and the other was vanilla.

Quick Tips

• To make these candy bars really taste like the real deal always use good quality chocolate chips.

• To make them easier to handle, use two forks to help dip each piece of candy into the melted chocolate.

• After dipping, dip a fork into the rich milk chocolate and drizzle over each Musketeers chocolate bar to make a cute design!

Variations:

• Size: We made this easy recipe small snack sized bites candy bars. But you can make them in different sizes if you prefer. Just make sure you allow larger shapes a little longer to chill in the freezer for each step.

• Chocolate: You can use semisweet chocolate chips instead of the almond bark to dip the candy bars in. Or if you have dark chocolate fans in your life, you can use dark chocolate chips. If the dark chocolate seems a little too thick, you can add a little bit of coconut oil to help loosen it up.

• Decorations: To give your candy bars a festive finishing touch, you can drizzle them with some melted white chocolate chips. You can also add Christmas sprinkles to the top of the chocolate layer before it dries.

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