Easy Cracker Toffee Recipe
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This easy Cracker Toffee Recipe, or Christmas Crack as it’s sometimes called, is a favorite treat made with only five ingredients in a few minutes! Sweet, salty, crunchy, and oh-so delicious!
This quick and easy toffee recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and salty, creamy and crunch, all in one delicious bite! Perfect with five ingredients, but easily customized with optional toppings of nuts, crushed pretzels, candies, or a sprinkle of sea salt!
My niece Katherine shared this delicious Saltine Cracker Toffee, or Christmas Crack as it’s often called, with me several years ago for one of our Christmas celebrations. With one bite, it became a must-make tradition!
How to Make Easy Cracker Toffee Recipe
This cracker toffee is so quick, easy, and delicious. Here’s what you’ll need and how you’ll make it.
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
You’ll need saltine crackers, salted butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips.
Optional Toppings
You’ll add any optional toppings at the designated time. You can use multiple types on different topping sections of the same pan of toffee. That way, everyone gets what they’d like!
- Chopped roasted pecans
- Toffee bits
- Mini M&Ms
- Sea Salt
Begin by lining your baking sheet with parchment paper. Leave a little extra so that you have a bit of an overhang of your parchment paper to lift it from the pan once it is ready to serve.
Once your pan is prepared, arrange your saltine crackers on your prepared baking sheet. Lay them salted side down, with sides touching. Then, set aside.
Add the butter and sugar to a medium saucepan set over medium heat. When it bubbles around the edges, allow to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon.
Carefully pour the caramel over the crackers and spread evenly. Place into the oven and bake for 5 minutes until bubbles. Remove from the oven.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Use the type you prefer – milk chocolate, semisweet, or dark!
Continue to sprinkle until the crackers are covered.
Then, allow the chocolate chips to sit for 5 minutes to soften. Spread the chocolate over the crackers and caramel. Add optional toppings, such as chopped roasted pecans, toffee bits, mini M&M’s, or sea salt, while the chocolate is still soft.
Place your saltine cracker toffee into the freezer for 5 minutes to harden.
Remove from the freezer, lift the parchment paper off the baking sheet, and break the toffee into pieces. Serve and enjoy!
Storage Tips
To store at room temperature – Keep the cooled Cracker Toffee in an airtight container on the countertop in a cool area for up to a week. The chocolate will melt if your home is hot, but you can store it in the refrigerator if so.
To store in the refrigerator – Keep the Christmas Cracker candy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Here is the Saltine Cracker Toffee Recipe. I hope you and your family love it as much as we do.
Saltine Cracker Toffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 40-50 (120 – 150 g) saltine crackers
- 1 cup (226 g) salted butter
- 1 cup (213 g) light or dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) vanilla extract
- 2 cups (340 g) chocolate chips
Optional Toppings
- 1 cup (112 g) roasted pecans, optional
- 1 teaspoon (3 g) kosher salt, optional
- 1 cup (60 g) crushed pretzels, optional
- 1 cup (170 g) candies, optional
- 1 cup (240 g) toffee bits, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange crackers, salted side down, onto the sheet pan making sure that the crackers are placed snuggly together. Set aside.
- Add butter and sugar to a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Once it begins to bubble around the edges, allow to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract with a wooden spoon. Pour over crackers and spread evenly. Bake for 5 minutes until bubbles. Remove from the oven.
- Sprinkle on chocolate chips and allow to sit for about 5 minutes to soften. Spread the softened chocolate evenly over the top of the crackers and caramel.
- Sprinkle with preferred toppings of nuts, pretzels, candies, or sea salt, if using. Freeze for 5 minutes to harden.
- To serve, break pieces of cracker toffee apart and place onto a plate.
Notes
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
This has become my go-to sweet recipe. I generally have all the ingredients on hand and it is super simple, yet surprisingly delectable! If you haven’t tried this yet, don’t wait any longer!
Thanks, Mia. I’m so glad you love this as much as my family does.
This stuff is ADDICTIVE – but in the very best way! So easy to make and so delicious – I make it throughout the year, not just at Christmas. Thanks so much for sharing a video of how you make it! 🙂
I’m so glad you like it, Leigh. It’s definitely delish! xo