I love to make homemade treats around the holidays like reindeer chow, peppermint patties, and this unique and unexpected Christmas crack toffee.
Christmas Crack Ingredients
To make Christmas crack you will need saltine crackers, butter, brown sugar, chocolate chips and sprinkles. This is one of my favorite Christmas recipes along with rum balls, Grinch cookies, caramel popcorn and peppermint bark.
How Do You Make Christmas Crack?
To make this Christmas crack recipe start by placing your crackers in a single layer on a sheet pan or baking sheet. Put butter and brown sugar in a pot, and bring the mixture to a boil. Pour the hot sugar mixture over the crackers. Next, bake the crackers in the oven until the sugar and butter bubbles. Remove the pan from the oven. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the crackers and toffee mixture. Put the pan back into the oven to melt the chocolate. Take the crackers out of the oven and use a spatula to spread the melted chocolate in an even layer. Add sprinkles, then let everything cool to room temperature. You can also refrigerate the Christmas crack so it will set up faster. Break into pieces, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For The Perfect Dish
This recipe is simple to make, but you do need to watch the toffee mixture carefully as it boils. You want to boil it for exactly 3 minutes or you run the risk of it burning. If you watch the toffee carefully, you won’t need a candy thermometer. You can make Christmas crack up to 5 days before you plan to serve it. Store it in the fridge, then break it into pieces and enjoy. I use an offset spatula to spread the toffee and chocolate layers. It makes the job so much easier. You can use a baking mat or parchment paper to make the toffee easier to take off your sheet pan or baking sheet. You can easily double this saltine cracker toffee recipe if you need to feed a crowd. Simply double the ingredients and spread the crackers over two sheet pans instead of one.
Flavor Variations
This recipe is delicious as-is, but you can easily change up the ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.
Chocolate: Not a fan of semisweet chocolate chips? Milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips will also work well. You can even use two types of chocolate and swirl them together! Crackers: While saltine crackers are traditional, you can use other types of crackers such as Ritz crackers or graham crackers with good results. Toppings: Swap out the sprinkles for a different toppings. Try using nuts like chopped pecans or chopped walnuts. You can add other toppings like shredded coconut, crushed candy canes, small pretzels or mini M&M candies.
You may want to plan to make a double batch of this Christmas cracker candy because this stuff goes fast! You can also check out my favorite Christmas cookie recipes to make an amazing dessert platter.
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