Christmas Crack Saltine Cracker Toffee

Salty + sweet and ADDICTIVE homemade Christmas crack made with crackers, butter, brown sugar, chocolate chips and Reese’s. Perfect to give out as gifts along with our Best Fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies and Rum Balls, or serve as a dessert with a Churro Christmas Tree! The EASIEST Christmas candy to make!

WHAT’S IN CHRISTMAS CRACK?

A super addictive and popular christmas treat made with salty crackers and sweet toffee, and smothered in melted chocolate. Traditionally, it’s topped with chopped nuts or flaked almonds. Today, we are topping ours with a PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL. But… why is it called Christmas Crack? Well, I’m guessing it’s because of the whole addiction problem with this particular toffee, and the whole it should be a criminal offence to start with one. I mean, you just can’t stop eating them they are super addictive! Christmas crack tastes just like salted toffee mixed with a mouthwatering cracker base. Throw that in with creamy chocolate and salty peanut butter, and this would have to be the easiest Christmas treats recipe you could make in less than 15 minutes!

HOW DO YOU MAKE CHRISTMAS CRACK?

Christmas crack is made up of layers. The first layer: arrange your Saltine crackers (Saladas) in a single layer on a lined baking sheet to create a base. You can also use Ritz crackers or graham crackers, or other plain, salty crackers you have on hand. The second layer: Toffee is drizzled all over the crackers and baked for a few minutes until nice and bubbling. The third layer: Throw on some chocolate chips, return to the oven for a further 2 minutes (or enough for the chocolate chips to melt), remove, then spread the melted chocolate over the top with a clean spatula or knife. The swirl: Top with Reese’s peanut butter chips, let sit for 2 minutes to melt, and use a fork to swirl the melted peanut butter chips through the chocolate. You can use toothpicks or a skewer. Refrigerate the saltine toffee until firm, then cut it up following the saltine breaks OR smash it up!

TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS CRACK

Keep your eye on the toffee while boiling. Make sure you boil it for 3 minutes (set a timer if needed) so it doesn’t burn. Use a heat-proof spatula to spread the toffee and chocolate layers. For the chocolate, we use a good quality semisweet chocolate. You can use milk or dark chocolate if you prefer. If you don’t like peanut butter, you can create a white swirl using white chocolate chips. Not a fan of a good swirl? How about topping the chocolate with chopped nuts, crushed candy canes, pretzels, M&M’s, sprinkles… the options are endless! Be prepared to give out the recipe. People will be asking you for it!

HOW LONG WILL CHRISTMAS CRACK LAST?

Christmas crack stays fresh for up to a week in an airtight container. Store it in the refrigerator to prevent the chocolate from going soft or melting at room temperature, then break it up and serve. Need a larger batch? You can easily double the recipe and use two baking sheets. You may need to make a double (or triple) batch. Toffee saltine candy does NOT last!