Saltine Cracker Toffee
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This 4 Ingredient Saltine Cracker Toffee is a delicious and super easy snack. Just a four ingredients are needed to make this tasty sweet and salty snack. Of course you can add toppings to it if you like.
This easy saltine cracker candy recipe is great for parties, picnics and potlucks. Saltine toffee is always a family favorite.
Like my Hot Chocolate Fudge and Rocky Road Candy recipes, they are some of the fan favorite old fashioned candy recipes here.
Why Try This Saltine Cracker Toffee Recipe
Delicious – This flavors in this toffee is so good and it is amazing how easy it is to make. Some people call this toffee Christmas Crack or because it is hard to stop at one piece.
Easy Recipe – Because it is made with just 4 ingredients in about 15 minutes (not including setting time), this saltine cracker toffee recipe is one of the easiest candy recipes ever. No candy thermometer is needed for this recipe.
Versatile Treat- This toffee is fun to change up for holidays and special occasions. The one pictured here is from a New Year’s Eve party from last year. Just change up the toppings.
Ingredients
- saltine crackers – Be sure to use salted saltine crackers. Otherwise you will need to add salt.
- butter – do not use margarine, butter adds a richer taste.
- brown sugar – either light brown or dark brown sugar works.
- milk chocolate – use milk chocolate not semi-sweet chocolate chips
- (optional) chips, nuts or sprinkles – you can use any, none or or all of these
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
Nuts- You can easily add nuts. Add a 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, peanuts, walnuts or pistachios for a fun variation.
Chips – Dark chocolate chips or white chocolate chips may be subbed for the milk chocolate chips.
Cooking Spray – Out of cooking spray? You can use butter or a light layer of oil to line the pan.
Crackers – I am going to try making this wieh Ritz crackers and graham crackers and will let you know how they turn out.
How To Make Saltine Toffee (With Only 4 Ingredients)
Step 1 – Prepare Pan
Prepare pan with aluminum foil and a light oil spray.
Step 2 – Lay out Crackers
Add crackers to cookie sheet in a single layer close together.
Step 3 – Prepare butter mixture
Prepare the butter and brown sugar mixture in a sauce pan over medium heat. The butter brown sugar mixture makes a tasty caramel layer. Mixture will get darker and thicker.
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Step 4 – Pour Mixture over Crackers
Once removed from heat, pour brown sugar mixture over crackers.
Step 5 – Spread mixture evenly over crackers.
Use an offset spatula or pastry brush for best results.
Step 6 – Bake in oven
Bake in preheated 400° oven for five minutes.
Step 7 – Add chocolate chips
Sprinkle chips to cover entire surface.
Step 8 – Place bake in oven 2 minutes,
Bake for 2 minutes then remove from oven. Spread melted chocolate evenly over crackers.
Step 9 – Refrigerate to Set
If you have toppings, nuts or sprinkles, now is the time to add them. Refrigerate candy about one hour to set. Remove and break candy into serving pieces. Serve at room temperature.
Timesaving Tips to make the best Saltine Toffee
Line the pan – do not skip this step. If you don’t have foil, line the baking sheet and over the sides with parchment or wax paper. This helps with candy removal from pan as well as clean up.
Cover the pan– Make sure to cover the entire pan with an even layer of saltines so that every bite includes the crackers.
Blend Misture Well Stir the mixture to ensure the butter and sugar cook fully.
Add Toppings – Add toppings such as nuts, sprinkles or chocolate chips soon after removing the pan from the oven so they can melt and spread.
Store in an airtight container.
More delicious Candy Recipes
Looking for other recipes like this? I also have a toffee candy recipe without saltines. Check out my easy cookie recipes too.
Saltine Cracker Toffee
Equipment
- medium saucepan
- Baking Sheet
- offset spatula
- aluminum foil
Ingredients
- 45 salted saltine crackers
- 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 sticks
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups Ghirardelli’s milk chocolate chips
- 4 tablespoon gold sprinkles link below
- Olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wrap a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray with olive oil cooking spray. Layer crackers in a single layer covering the entire sheet.
- In a medium sauce pan, add one cup unsalted butter and brown sugar. Bring to boil on medium heat; whisking often. Stop for a minute and watch to see if it is pulling off the sides of the pot. If it is and is darker in color it is ready. It will be bubbly and a bit thicker. Whisk and remove from heat.
- Pour over the entire sheet of crackers making sure to pour a little at a time over each section. Careful, this is very hot. Using a heat proof spatula spread out the toffee over the crackers. Do not worry if you don’t cover all of it as when you bake it, it will spread.
- Bake in oven for five minutes. Remove and drop chocolate chips evenly over the entire mixture. Place back into the oven and bake for two minutes. Remove and spread chocolate with a heat proof spatula across all the cracker and toffee mixture. Top evenly with sprinkles.
- Let sheet pan cool down and place in the fridge for one hour. Remove from fridge and break or cut into pieces. Store in an airtight container. These do not have to be stored in the fridge but it does help the chocolate to be colder from melting when eating. Storage is up to you.
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