Christmas Crack: Saltine Cracker Toffee for the Holidays
If you are looking for a tasty, easy to make and easy food gift option during the holidays, look no further than this Saltine Cracker Toffee Recipe. Take advantage of the $.99 Saltine crackers sale at Safeway as well as hot deals on sugar and chocolate to make this sweet treat on the cheap!
A saltine cracker is a perfect base for the chocolate and sugar confection. Real toffee is difficult, requiring candy thermometers and facility with molten sugar. Saltine toffee is easy, requiring 4 ingredients, a baking sheet, and a knife.
This candy goes by a number of names, such as Cracker Toffee, Cracker Candy, Pine Bark, Toffee Bark, Faux Toffee, Saltine Sweeties, Fooler Toffee, and Christmas Crack. By any name, this recipe is a winner. It is quick, easy, and keeps well when stored in an airtight container in the fridge. It’s a great option for family baking because even the youngest kitchen helpers can help arrange the crackers on the pan. It’s easily halved or doubled.
It makes a perfect gift or sharable treat to take into the office or share with friends during the holidays.
Ingredients for Saltine Cracker Toffee
saltine crackers
brown sugar (light or dark works great)
chocolate chips
chopped pecans
How to Make Saltine Cracker Toffee
Heat the oven to 325°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with non-stick aluminum foil or parchment paper. Do not use wax paper because it will stick to the bottom of the crackers.
Arrange the crackers in a single layer on the pan.
Cook the butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth, stirring slowly. When it begins to bubble, cook for 3 minutes while stirring. Remove from the heat. The mixture will be slightly thick and will easily coat a wooden spoon. Don’t overcook it or it will crystallize and harden.
Immediately pour the sugar and butter mixture slowly and evenly over the crackers. The crackers might float a little, but that’s okay, just move them back in place with the tip of a knife and make sure all of the crackers are covered in the sugar mixture.
Bake 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top. Return to the oven until the chips begin to melt and lose their shape, about 1 minute. Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the surface and sprinkle with pecans.
Let stand until nearly set and then chill until firm, at least 2 hours. Slice with a large knife into even pieces. Store refrigerated in an airtight container.
Christmas Crack Recipe: Saltine Cracker Toffee For the Holidays
Ingredients
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers about 48
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Arrange the crackers in a single layer on the pan.
- Cook the butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth, stirring slowly. When it begins to bubble, cook for 3 minutes while stirring
- Pour slowly and evenly over the crackers. The crackers might float a little, but that’s fine, just move them back in place with the tip of a knife and make sure all of the crackers are covered in the sugar mixture.
- Bake 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle chocolate morsels evenly over the top. Return to the oven until the chips begin to melt and lose their shape, about 1 minute. Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the surface and sprinkle with pecans.
- Let stand until nearly set and then chill until firm, at least 2 hours. Break into pieces. Store refrigerated in an airtight container.
How to Package Cracker Toffee
Saltine cracker toffee is best packaged in a box or tin with parchment paper. Your local craft store will have festive parchment paper you can use in the box or tin to wrap the toffee. This is the perfect gift for friends and also the perfect option for a cookie exchange. It’s delicious and addictive!
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