Christmas crack! It’s delicious and definitely not nutritious, but that’s the best part about Christmas. Diets go out the window for a bit of time! It literally melts in your mouth and goes extremely well with coffee.

Original Recipe: https://www.littlesweetbaker.com/christmas-crack-saltine-cracker-toffee/

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (227g) unsalted or salted butter
• 1 cup (220g) packed light or dark brown sugar
• 40 salted saltine crackers (about 1 sleeve)
• 1 pkg (270g-300g) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• additional toppings like nuts, candy or sprinkles (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Spread the saltine crackers out in a single layer and fold up the edges of the foil to box in the crackers. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar over medium heat on the stovetop. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and let it continue to boil for exactly 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Quickly pour over the crackers and spread to cover evenly.
• Bake for 5 minutes (minimum) in the oven or until bubbling. The crackers will expand slightly and shift around a little.
• Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Let stand for 1-2 minutes until about half of the chocolate chips look shiny 
• Once the chocolate begins to look shiny, it is soft enough to start spreading over the toffee.
• Top with any additional toppings if desired and place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours for the candy to harden.
• Once it has set, peel away the foil. Break the candy by hand or use a sharp knife to cut into pieces.

Expert tips:

• Pan size – A 10×15″ jelly roll pan works best for this recipe. However, any type of baking sheet this size or larger will work. My pan is actually 11×17″ so I just fold up the edges of the foil to keep the crackers in place and prevent the toffee from spilling out onto the pan.
• Lining the pan – Heavy-duty foil works best because it’s easy to peel away. You can use regular foil – just lightly coat with non-stick cooking spray to make it easy to remove. You can also use parchment paper. There is no greasing required if you’re using parchment paper, but just make sure to completely cover the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Cooking the toffee. Once the butter and brown sugar reaches a boil, set a timer, and let it boil for 5 minutes. You want it to be a rolling boil to evaporate some of the moisture, so it becomes like caramel.
• Baking the cracker candy. Bake the saltine toffee in a 350F oven for a minimum of 5 minutes or until bubbling so that the toffee reaches its second boiling point and absorbs into the crackers.
• Melting the chocolate chips. As soon as you remove the tray from the oven, immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. The bubbling toffee should be hot enough to melt the chocolate. Once about half the chocolate chips look shiny, you can start spreading the chocolate to cover the saltine toffee. If you have trouble with this, you can use mini chocolate chips or melt the chocolate in the microwave then spread it on top.