Just because something is easy, doesn't mean you don't need a recipe for it. I can't tell you how many times someone has said to me, "oh it's soo easy - just throw this together with that..." Right. I'll just file that away with the other 7 million ingredients and recipes I have floating around in my head. But seriously, this Skor Bar Dessert is just that- so easy that you don't even need a recipe. But I'm going to give you one anyway.
This NO BAKE Dessert is layers of cake, pudding, Skor bars and whipped cream, making it the perfect last minute dessert for any gathering! I first tried this Health Bar dessert at a work potluck about 20 years ago. And although I was never a huge fan of the chocolate bar itself, put it in a dessert with more chocolate and whipped cream and WOW! Skor bars are a game changer. Softening up just enough that the toffee flavor melds with the other chocolatey ingredients, they add a welcome contrast to a dessert with a smoother, trifle- like consistency. This recipe inspired my Death by Chocolate Trifle recipe.
🍒Reader Review
"Made this for Thanksgiving instead of traditional pumpkin pie dessert. It was a HUGE hit. It was incredibly easy to make and is something I will definitely pull out again. Just be prepared...there won't be any leftovers!"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!
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🥘 Ingredient Notes
I recall asking my coworker for this recipe and she did just that - told me how easy it was. And since I obviously couldn't remember the ingredients from that long ago, I guessed. I knew it contained chocolate things, whipped cream, and Skor bars, of course. But trust me, this is a really good guess. In fact, it's one of the most delicious guesses I've ever created! And since I don’t want you to have to guess, I'm writing the recipe here.
For this recipe you'll need:
- Skor chocolate bars (or Heath bars). Skor bars
- Whipped cream. I recommend using 33-36% fat real whipping cream. Spray whipped cream will only melt.
- Chocolate cake. I usually bake a cake mix and use that but you could use a homemade chocolate cake like my Old Fashioned Sour Cream Chocolate Cake.
- Chocolate pudding. You can make your own or buy chocolate pudding. I find the premade pudding snack packs the most convenient.* you'll need 8 of them (2 packs)
- Milk. I use whatever I have on hand - it's usually 1%.
See recipe card for full list of ingredients and quantities
📖 Variations & Substitutions
- Cake: If you can't find a pre-made loaf cake in the bakery section of your grocery store, you can use a defrosted frozen McCain's deep and delicious cake with the frosting scraped off. OR buy chocolate cupcakes and break them up.
- Whipped Cream: You could substitute a whipping topping such as Cool Whip.
- Skor Bars: Heath Bars can be substituted for Skor bars - see explanation about the differences below
- Cream Cheese: You could use regular or light cream cheese.
If there is one thing I've learned in my culinary life, it’s that you cannot rely on memory for recipes. If you want to produce consistent results, that is...
Even if I create a recipe one week and post it the next, I cannot remember exactly how much of what ingredient I used. I need to record it as I go, along with the variations I’ve made while testing it. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way.
🔪How to Make Skor Bar Dessert
- Step 1: Break up chocolate cake and add to the bottom of a 9X13 pan. Beat milk and chocolate pudding powder together until set. Then beat softened cream cheese and chocolate pudding together. Spread cream cheese pudding mixture evenly over broken cake bits.
- Step 2: Sprinkle 6 broken/chopped Skor bars over pudding/cream cheese layer. Beat whipping cream to soft peaks and add white granulated sugar. Beat to stiff peaks. Spread whipped cream over Skor layer.
- Step 3: Garnish: Crush up 2 more score bars (using the same method as above) and sprinkle over whipped cream. * do this closer to serving so it has more crunchiness. Refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight. Serve.
Top Tip
Use a hammer to break up the Skor bars into small pieces(*I put the chocolate bars in a ziplock and hit them with a hammer to break them into pieces.) You can also use a rolling pin and roll in back and forth over the chocolate bars.
🌡️Storing
This Skor bar cheesecake dessert needs to be made at least 6 hours in advance (although overnight is ideal), so the chocolate bars have a chance to soften up.
However, you can make it 24 hours in advance. *Just add the topping right before serving it. It can also be stored for up to 2 days in the fridge after you make it (just check the expiry on your whipped cream, milk, and cream cheese to ensure they coincide).
These ingredients don't stand up to freezing.
👪 Serving Size
This Skor bar recipe is ideal for a potluck because it serves 16. However, if you want more or less, you can adjust the number of servings by clicking on the servings and the amounts will adjust accordingly.
❔ Frequently Asked Questions
There is a slight difference in taste is a candy bar (or ‘chocolate bar’ as we prefer to call them in Canada) produced by The Hershey Company. The Skor bar consists of a thin slab of butter toffee covered in a milk chocolate coating, but is slightly thinner than the Heath bar. The Heath bar calls itself an “English Toffee Bar" while the Skor is more of a “Crisp Butter Toffee.”
"Skör" is Swedish (adjective) for "brittle" and the crown that appears in the product's logo is identical to that found in the Swedish national emblem of Tre Kronor (Three crowns).
I love No Bake Dessert recipes with few ingredients like this Skor bar dessert, especially when I need a potluck recipe fast, during a busy week. So when I get asked for recipes for my easy potluck desserts, I always reply “it’s on the blog!” (or “coming soon to the blog”) because recipes, no matter how simple they are, are meant to be written down! So, if you are looking for Skor bar recipes, you'll love this one!
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📋 Skor Bar Dessert Recipe
Ingredients
Heads up: This recipe has a minimum refrigeration time of 6 hours!
- 300 g chocolate loaf cake or pound cake
*f you can't find this, you can use a defrosted frozen McCain's deep and delicious cake with the frosting scraped off or buy chocolate cupcakes and break them up* I always have leftover cake bits in my freezer so that's what I use - 8 whole Skor candy bars, (reserve 2 for garnish) *Can substitute Heath bars (see NOTES)
- 3 cups whipping cream
- 3 tablespoon white granulated sugar
- 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding 40 grams each
- 4 cups milk 1 or 2%
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
Garnish
Instructions
- Break up chocolate cake and add to the bottom of a 9X13 pan.
- Beat milk and chocolate pudding powder together until set.
- Then beat softened cream cheese and chocolate pudding together.
- Spread cream cheese pudding mixture evenly over broken cake bits.
- Break up the Skor bars into small pieces(*I put the chocolate bars in a ziplock and hit them with a hammer to break them up)
- Sprinkle 6 broken/chopped Skor bars over pudding/cream cheese layer.
- Beat whipping cream to soft peaks and add white granulated sugar. Beat to stiff peaks.
- Spread whipped cream over Skor layer.
Garnish:
- Crush up 2 more score bars (using the same method as above) and sprinkle over whipped cream. * do this closer to serving so it has more crunchiness
- Refrigerate for minimum of 6 hours or overnight. Serve.
Notes
- Cake: If you can't find a pre-made loaf cake in the bakery section of your grocery store, you can use a defrosted frozen McCain's deep and delicious cake with the frosting scraped off. OR buy chocolate cupcakes and break them up.
- Skor Bars: Heath Bars can be substituted for Skor bars - see explanation about the differences in post text
- Chocolate pudding: If you want to make this even faster, use the pre-made snack puddings (snack packs) * you'll need 8 of them (2 packs)
Donna
4 Cups of Milk? For 80g Pudding Box?
Or just make Pudding according to the box instructions? The box says 2 cups of milk. And do we blend the pudding until it sets? Or put in the fridge to set? Seems too runny with that much milk to set?!? 🤷🏻♀️ HELP!
Terri Gilson
Hi Donna,
Just make it as per your package directions. That’s what the size of the boxes I used said and it worked.Hope you enjoy!
Terri
MJ
This is a five star + dessert.
Terri Gilson
Thanks, Marina! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!