Christmas Crack Recipe
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Christmas Crack Recipe
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🎄🎁🍫 A highly addictive, salty-sweet, crunchy, EASY Christmas treat that’s IRRESISTIBLE! Great for gifts and cookie exchanges because it stays fresh and everyone LOVES IT!
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Ingredients
- 30 to 40 saltine crackers for a 9x13-inch pan I use about 32 crackers OR about 48 crackers for a half sheet pan
- 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks
- 1 cup brown sugar packed (I used half light and half dark)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips for a 9x13-inch pan OR about 19-ounces for a half sheet pan
- Christmas sprinkles as desired
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x13-inch or half sheet pan with heavy duty non-stick aluminum foil and spray it very well with cooking spray. Do not try to make this without using this type of foil; you will hate yourself.
- Place saltine crackers in a single layer on the bottom of the pan.
- In a medium saucepan on the stovetop, combine the butter and brown sugar, and bring to a boil while stirring constantly. Once a boil is reached, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened to the consistency of a loose caramel sauce. Take care not that your simmer is not too fast/too high because it will be prone to bubbling over or scorching. Stir mixture nearly constantly while mixtures simmers to avoid bubbling over or scorching; the taste of burnt butter and sugar is awful so don’t burn it or you will have to start over.
- After mixture has thickened a bit, remove it from the heat, wait 30 seconds, add the vanilla extract and stir.
- Evenly pour the mixture over the saltine crackers in the prepared pan.
- Bake for 5- 7 minutes, or until toffee/liquid becomes bubbly. I suggest rotating your pan one time midway through baking to ensure even cooking.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let it rest for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Evenly sprinkle the chocolate chips, return the pan to the oven for 2 to 3 minutes, or until you can spread the chips smooth with a spatula.
- Evenly sprinkle with sprinkles, as desired.
- Allow the Christmas crack to cool at room temp, or in the fridge or a cool area, until chocolate has fully set and hardened (at room temp, probably 3 hours; in the fridge or a cold garage or porch, about 30 minutes).
- Break or cut into pieces the size of your choice.
Notes
- Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or in the fridge for up to 2 months or in the freezer for up to 4 months; my personal storage guidelines only and your mileage may vary.
- Adapted from Chocolate Saltine Toffee.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
245kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
320mg
(13%)
Potassium
84mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
142IU
(3%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 245 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 245kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 320mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 84mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 142IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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