Description
Christmas Crack is a delightful holiday treat featuring salty saltine crackers topped with a rich toffee made from butter and dark brown sugar, crowned with melted chocolate. This easy-to-make, crunchy sweet snack combines the perfect balance of salty, sweet, and buttery flavors, ideal for gifting or enjoying throughout the festive season.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- Saltine Crackers (enough to cover a 9×13 inch pan in a single layer)
Toffee Mixture
- 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Butter
Topping
- 12 Oz. Chocolate Chips
- Optional toppings such as chopped nuts, sea salt, or crushed peppermint
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the toffee mixture on the crackers.
- Prepare Pan: Line a 9 by 13 inch baking pan with foil to prevent sticking, then evenly arrange a single layer of saltine crackers on the foil and set aside.
- Cook Toffee Mixture: In a saucepan, combine the butter and dark brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil while stirring continuously and cook for 3 minutes to develop the toffee flavor and texture.
- Pour and Bake: Immediately pour the hot toffee mixture evenly over the saltine crackers in the pan, then place the pan in the oven and bake for 7 minutes, allowing the toffee to bubble and set over the crackers.
- Add Chocolate Topping: Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot toffee layer. Let the chocolate soften and then spread it evenly over the surface like icing.
- Add Optional Toppings: While the chocolate is still warm and melted, sprinkle on any additional toppings you desire such as chopped nuts, sea salt, or crushed peppermint for extra flavor and texture.
- Cool and Serve: Place the pan in the refrigerator to cool completely and let the chocolate harden, then break the toffee into pieces and enjoy your Christmas Crack treat.
Notes
- You can melt the chocolate in a double boiler as the toffee mixture bakes to make spreading easier.
- Use foil lining for easy cleanup and to prevent sticking.
- Optional toppings like sea salt, crushed peppermint, or walnuts add flavorful variations.
- Store leftover Christmas Crack in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece (approximately 1/16 of the batch)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
