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Recipe for Christmas Crack
Crunchy crackers topped with soft caramel and chocolate then sprinkled with sea salt, this is the ultimate Christmas Crack recipe!
Prep Time
3 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 387 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 54 saltine crackers approximately 2 sleeves
- 1 1/2 cups salted butter
- 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate
- 1 tablespoon Maldon sea salt or chopped nuts, crushed candy canes or sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a half sheet pan (18x13x1) pan with foil. You want the foil to go up and over the edges of all sides of the pan. Spray well with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line the bottom of the half sheet pan with one even layer of saltine crackers. This should be approximately 54 crackers. You may have to break a few to cover the bottom of the cookie sheet entirely. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, heat butter and brown sugar together. Once it's melted, bring to boil, immediately reduce to simmer and time 3 minutes. You want this mixture to get slightly darker as it simmers over the course of 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and pour over crackers. Spread mixture over the entire pan of crackers, covering them all as evenly as possible.
- Bake 5 minutes and remove from oven. Toffee mixture will look really bubbly and crackers may have shifted slightly. This is normal! Turn oven off.
- Top with chocolate chips. Place back into warm oven to melt chocolate chips, 45 seconds to 1 minute more.
- Remove from the oven and spread melted chocolate to cover all the crackers evenly.
- Sprinkle the top with Maldon sea salt and cool to room temperature. Transfer to refrigerator for 2-3 hours or until completely solid.
- Remove from the fridge and peel christmas crack from the foil. There might be some foil stuck to the bottom of the saltine candy as you peel it off. This is normal! Just peel off the missed pieces until all the foil has been removed.
- Break or "crack" the candy into small pieces. Place into airtight bags and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Serve cold or at room temperature.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
387kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
668mg
(28%)
Potassium
154mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
473IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 387
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 387kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 668mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 154mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 473IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.