With just five ingredients and 15 minutes, this Christmas Crack Candy recipe is the best sweet and salty treat. Saltine crackers with caramel and chocolate make a salty, crunchy, and classic holiday recipe. With this classic Christmas treat, saltine crackers get a double dip: first in caramel and then in chocolate. The result is a salty, crunchy, chocolate-covered treat that’s nearly impossible to stop eating. That’s why they call it crack; it’s so addicting! Make it with me!
What Goes Into Christmas Crack Candy
These are classified in my book as a “Christmas crack” recipe because they have a sugar coating and are ridiculously addicting!
Christmas crack is a must-make this holiday season.
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- Saltines: The saltiness of this beloved cracker works perfectly with the caramel and chocolate. You could sub graham crackers or pretzels as well.
- Butter: I use salted butter to add a salty balance to the sweet.
- Brown sugar: The deep flavor brown sugar provides is key to making this caramel crack.
- Chocolate chips: I use milk chocolate chips to make the melted chocolate layer, but you can opt for white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, or even a chopped chocolate bar.
- Toppings: I add crushed candy canes to half the batch to make the candy festive, but nuts, M&M’s, toffee bits, pretzels, or sprinkles are also significant! Or you can leave it plain, too!
How to Make Christmas Crack
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and nonstick cooking spray.
- Place saltines along the bottom of the pan.
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, whisk, and let it boil for a few minutes.
- Pour the caramel over the saltines spread out and bake in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips, and let it sit or place back in the oven for a few more minutes to melt the chocolate.
- Spread the chocolate over the saltines, sprinkle with chopped peppermint candies, and let harden. Crack when you are ready to serve into big chunks. Enjoy!
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Christmas Crack Candy
This Christmas crack candy recipe requires just five ingredients and takes 15 minutes to prepare. It is the perfect sweet and salty treat.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sleeves saltine crackers
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- Peppermint crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and nonstick cooking spray.
- Place saltines along the bottom of the pan.
- Melt the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk, and boil for a few minutes.
- Pour the caramel over the saltines spread out and bake in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips, and let it sit or place back in the oven for a few more minutes to melt the chocolate.
- Spread the chocolate over the saltines, sprinkle with chopped peppermint candies, and let harden. Crack when you are ready to serve into big chunks. Enjoy!
This is soooooo good!