A Simple Irresistible Deep Fried Mars Bar Recipe (2024)

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What are deep fried Mars bars made of? ›

Symbol of an unhealthy diet

Since the Daily Record described it as "Scotland's craziest takeaway" in August 1995, the deep-fried Mars bar has become a symbol for ill health, obesity and high-fat diets.

"Invented in Scotland, this dish has now become famous worldwide. It is an excellent source of fat, sugar and calories. For a seasonal variation you could also try deep frying a Cadbury's Creme Egg."

Ingredients: Sugars (sugar, corn syrup, lactose, malted barley extract), Milk ingredients, Modified palm oil, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Cocoa powder, Salt, Soy lecithin, Dried egg-white, Artificial flavour. Please refer to the product label for the most accurate nutrition, ingredient, and allergen information.

A Delicious Fusion of Chocolate, Caramel and Nougat

Almost 90 years later, in Slough, England, we can make nearly three million bars a day filled with caramel and nougat, covered in rich milk chocolate - remaining loved and enjoyed by many across the UK.

Not only do Twix bars have the most calories, but they also have the highest amount of fat, making them the least healthy candy for your child to eat. Just one Fun Size Twix contains 250 calories, 17 grams of sugar and 14 grams of total fat. That's a lot for such a small piece of candy!

In the United States, the Mars bar was a candy bar with nougat and toasted almonds coated with milk chocolate. The same candy bar is known outside the United States as a Mars Almond bar. Originally it did not have caramel, but at some point caramel was added. It was discontinued in 2002.

While it bears the name of its creator, the first chocolate bar to come from Mars, Inc. was actually named the Mar-O-Bar by Frank Mars, and later renamed the Milky Way.

In the 1980s, a standard Mars bar weighed 49g, increased to 65g in the 1990s and dropped to 51g today.

What oil is best for deep frying? ›

There's no one oil that's best for deep-frying, although vegetable, canola, sunflower and rice bran oil are all good, as they can be heated to high temperatures without burning. Their neutral flavours also won't affect the taste of the food.

Rice flour and cornstarch work particularly well because they fry up crispier than wheat flour. They also absorb less moisture and fat during the frying process, making the products less greasy. This is why rice flour is often used when making tempura because it produces a very thin and crispy, dry crust.

In most of the world, a Mars bar is a chocolate bar with nougat and caramel, coated with milk chocolate.

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Ingredients. Sugar, glucose syrup, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed MILK powder, whey permeate powder (from MILK), palm oil, MILK fat, emulsifier (E442), flavourings, coconut oil.

Across Mars' diverse portfolio of products, many of our recipes contain ingredients that come from animals – such as dairy in our chocolate, eggs in our cooking sauces, and meat and animal derivatives in our pet food.