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Ritz Cracker Salted Caramel Icebox Cake
Ritz Cracker Salted Caramel Icebox Cake is a dreamy, creamy, no-bake, salty-sweet icebox cake! A perfect dessert for summer!
Prep Time
30 mins
Additional Time
12 hrs
Total Time
12 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 448 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese two blocks, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 48 Ritz crackers
- 2/3 cup salted caramel sauce + more for garnish
- Whipped Cream
for the caramel sauce
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Line 8x8 glass baking dish with plastic wrap. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. Add in heavy cream, salt and vanilla and whip until thick and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
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For the Salted Caramel Sauce
- Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat to melt the sugar. Continue cooking and swirling sugar until it turns amber in color.
- Whisk in sea salt and heavy cream. The mixture will bubble up violently briefly. Continue whisking until sauce is smooth. Stir in butter and vanilla.
Assemble
- Spread 16 ritz crackers across the bottom in 3 straight lines. Add on 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture.
- Drizzle over 1/3 cup caramel sauce and repeat these layers again as follows: 16 crackers, 1/3 cream cheese mixture, 1/3 cup caramel sauce, 16 crackers, final amount of cream cheese mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate 12 hours or overnight. To serve, cut into pieces and top with whipped cream and more caramel sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
448kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
369mg
(15%)
Potassium
118mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
983IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
96mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 448
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 448kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 369mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 118mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 983IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.