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Christmas Crack with Pretzels
Author: Maddy & JD - Them Bites
A hand holds a piece of chocolate-covered cookie topped with red, white, and green sprinkles, with more decorated cookies blurred in the background on a white plate.
There's nothing quite as simple to make and irresistible to eat as Christmas Crack! The perfect combo of delicious toffee and salty crunch, this is a great treat to make for the holidays.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Cool time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 8 minutes
Servings 20 servings
Calories 272 kcal
Equipment
  • 1 10 x 15 baking sheet covered in foil
Ingredients
  
  • 35 saltine crackers* about 1 sleeve, but you may need a little more to fill up your baking sheet depending on the size
  • 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
  • sprinkles
  • 3 servings potato chips Optional
Recipe Instructions
 
  • Line your baking dish with tin foil so everything is covered. Preheat oven to 350℉.
  • Place the crackers in a single row, filling the entire baking sheet. Alternate rows if using potato chips too.
  • In a small sauce pan over medium high heat, melt butter. Once butter is melted, add in sugar, stirring frequently.
  • Continue to stir and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes (don't stop stirring). Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla.
  • Pour caramel over the top of the saltines (and chips if using) and spread evenly over the crackers if needed.
  • Bake for 5 minutes. Immediately after removing from the oven, sprinkle the chocolate chips on top evenly. Cover with another baking sheet for 5 minutes to help it melt.
  • Remove cover and gently spread chocolate. Apply sprinkles.
  • Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Once hardened, peel away the foil from the bottom of the toffee and then use your hands to "crack" it or use a knife to cut into pieces.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for at least 1 week.

Notes

*Saltines are traditionally used but feel free to use potato chips too (for the perfect salty-sweet bite). Is using chips we like to alternate between 2 rows of Saltines, 1 row chips, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 78mgPotassium: 178mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 293IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg
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