Snickers pie is a chocolate dessert made with five Snickers bars, mascarpone and soft cheese. The recipe appeared on the BBC cookery show Saturday Kitchen , where it was made by Antony Worrall Thompson. [1]
The Food Commission called the Snickers pie "one of the most unhealthy recipes ever published". [2] Antony Worrall Thompson said the pie was intended as a treat for children and was not meant for regular consumption. [3] The recipe was removed from the BBC website. [1] [2]
According to the Food Commission's calculations, a single serving contains over 1,250 calories, the equivalent of 22 teaspoons of fat and 11 teaspoons of sugar. [3] However, this assumes a portion size of 1/4 of the pie, [4] contrary to the recipe which indicates the dish serves 12 adults or 16 children. [1]
The original recipe [1] [3] was invented in 2006, when in the UK a single Snickers bar had a weight of 62.5 g. This weight was subsequently reduced to 58g in 2009, [5] and to 48 g in 2013. [6]
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