Saltine Cracker Toffee
This Saltine Cracker Toffee was my grandma’s recipe. It’s addicting and one of my favorite chocolate treats! Some people refer to this Saltine Cracker Toffee as “Christmas Crack”, but we make it all year long.
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SALTINE CRACKER CANDY
A clear indication that my life has gotten really busy is the lack of blog updates. Life this week has been pretty crazy.
I’ve been washing two weeks of vacation laundry, getting into fender benders, taking kids to the doctor for strep throat, baking a whole lot of goodies for a church function, and getting ready for our friends to come stay with us.
But I haven’t forgotten this little blog of mine. In fact, I’ve been really reminiscent (thank you spell checker) lately and have been thinking about all the recipes that have been passed on to me from my family.
This Saltine Toffee comes from my grandma. My grandma Peterson always had her house stocked with See’s chocolates and her fridge stocked with Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen. Not the small factory made ones they have now. The huge handmade Dilly Bars with the big swirl in the middle.
Although you and allrecipes probably have 10,324 versions of this, this is the one my grandma made. So there.
And if you’ve never made this saltine cracker toffee recipe you are in for a treat. It’s a toffee made with saltine crackers for that extra crunch topped with melted chocolate. Simple ingredients. Easy. No candy thermometer needed.
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| Just line ’em up on the baking sheet. Some people use graham crackers but I like the savory tone of the saltines. Ritz crackers or pretzels could work too. |
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| You’ll heat your brown sugar mixture in a saucepan and then pour it over the crackers. This is what it should look like in the oven. |
WHAT IS CHRISTMAS CRACK?
Christmas crack is a saltine cracker covered in a brown sugar butter sauce and baked until it turns into caramel! The saltine cracker melts into the caramel making it a salty and sweet treat! The top is topped with chocolate for the ultimate indulgence.
OTHER DESSERT RECIPES:
Saltine Cracker Toffee
Ingredients
- 40 salted saltine crackers or enough to line your pan
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips
- (optional) 3/4 cup chopped pecans
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet with at least a 1/2 inch edge or jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Line saltine crackers in a single layer on the cookie sheet.
- In a small pot combine sugar and butter and bring to a boil. Once mixture is at a boil, continue boiling for 3 minutes. Mixture should be a deep caramel color. Immediately pour over saltines and spread to cover crackers completely.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes. It will get all bubbly and the crackers will look like they are floating. Remove from oven and straighten any crackers that have gotten out of line. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top and let sit a couple of minutes to melt. If your pan isn't hot enough you can even pop it back in the oven for a couple of minutes to melt them. Sometimes I melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for about 1 minute then spread it on. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts if desired. Cool completely. You can pop it in the fridge for a couple of minutes to help the chocolate set. Break into pieces and eat.
Notes
Source: Grandma Peterson
I’ve only made 2 times and I’m doing something wrong with chocolate. It just won’t spread smoothly.
Why does my chocolate chips turn dry and not spread properly? They felt like I cooked them.
I lost this recipe Years ago!! I only made it once!!!!! Big hit!!! Thank You For Sharing 🙏🥰
Thank you!
This is SOOOO good. I had unsalted “saltine” crackers, so I used salted butter, then sprinkled a little bit of flaky salt on the melted chocolate. This so tasty, I keep having little pieces ! I’m taking this to a church meeting later tonight, so hopefully most of it makes it there lol.
Thank you!
Delicious! Thank you!
Because I am diabetic I don’t make this very often but they are so good
Happy to hear that
I’ve tried this with similar recipe twice and failed. Can you tell me what common mistakes are done ?
My neighbor makes it Christmas for the whole neighborhood and I would love to make it all year long 🙏
Not boiling long enough will cause it not to set up. If you boil too long and it will be rock hard. If you follow the directions exactly you should be fine. Have you tried this recipe?
Don’t overmix the toffee. Once it starts boiling, leave it alone for the most part. It knows what to do. 🙂
Love making this every year! I make it gluten free for my niece by using gluten free pretzels
thank you!
What is the size of the baking pan you used in inches?
Thanks
12×17
Can I freeze these?
Yes!
I make these every year (I usually kick off the Christmas baking with them because they are SOOOO good and SOOOO easy). Then I freeze them so they actually make it until Christmas 🤪
My sister made these n we fell in love with them!!!
I just made this recipe and finally pulled it out of the refrigerator to test it. This is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing this recipe. It doesn’t get any easier than this. I love all your recipes. Have a most beautiful day.
Thank you! So happy you like it.
The whole family went crazy for this saltine cracker toffee. It’s so easy to make and one of our favorite treats.
So glad you liked it!
I use mini chocolate chips for faster melting,
What about using chocolate oat milk. Wouldn’t that be too runny?
Yes it would be too runny
I can’t believe how good this is for something so easy! Everyone that has tried these keeps asking me to make more (Christmas crack seems a fitting name).
One tip: make sure the brown sugar has completely dissolved in the butter before bringing to a simmer, or it won’t set up right. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, thanks for the tip! And I appreciate your response.
What size pan should be used? I tried a 12×17 cookie sheet but the crackers don’t fit snug and there’s room for a half cracker on one edge. Thxs!
That shouldn’t make a difference. Just make sure you pour the caramel sauce on the crackers and it will be fine.
Size of the cooke sheet may make a difference of how far the butter-sugar sauce will spread.
Can you freeze saltine cracker toffee ?
Yes absolutely!
I substituted the saltines for pretzels to change it up, scrumptious
Sounds great.
Definitely need to increase the butter and sugar mixture. I have made this recipe for over 40 years and this mixture does not cover the crackers enough.
We’ll have to agree to disagree. Works every time for me.
It’s sad that you should be so dismissive and snarky toward the person who said her attempt at making them didn’t work.
You could have said I’m sorry it didn’t turnout.
Sorry Elaine. I did not mean to be dismissive. I think my point was that I have made this recipe that my grandma made her whole life and it has always worked for me. The person who commented said she has made her version of the recipe for 40 years. So she obviously likes her version and I like mine so that’s why we agree to disagree. No hard feelings. I do respond to thousands of comments and always try to be kind and helpful. Tone can be misinterpreted in text and I think that’s what this is.
This is a very mature response. Text can indeed be easily misinterpreted. Glad to see people like you exist.
It could also be a taste preference – if you want a thick layer of the sugary toffee, it may not cover to your taste. Personally, I think a little lighter coating/layer of the toffee is more to my taste.
…I also feel like I can eat more… lol
What is the best way to store?
Store in an airtight container. You can even freeze it.
One of our bosses brought this to our covered dish. She gave us saw the recipe but I lost mine and then I found yours! Thank you very much they’re absolutely fabulous
You’re welcome!
Sooooo good! Had a craving and pulled the ingredients out of my pantry. Voila!
My family thinks I’m a magician!
Ha you totally are!
My daughter made Christmas Crack this year and it was fabulous! I just made a batch this morning and have shared this recipe with everyone. Where has it been all my life? 😆
Ha glad you liked it
what do you do when the cracker break apart in the oven?
I’ve never had that happen. It’s all broken in pieces so it shouldn’t matter.
I wonder if you have to boil this to a certain stage like when you make toffee? I believe that has to get to the hardboil stage. It would be helpful to know so that we could use a candy thermometer. 😃
Yes, that’s the theory but this is more forgiving
Have you ever tried to freeze these?
Yes, they freeze great
Made for a family get together. Big hit 🎯
AWesome!
Can I freeze Saltine Cracker Toffee for a couple wks before Christmas?
Yes, absolutely!