Christmas Crack with Pretzels -

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Christmas Crack with Pretzels

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.

Prep Time5

Active Time3

Cool time2

Total Time2 8

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Extraordinary dessert

Yield: servings

Calories: 272kcal

Author: Author: Maddy & JD - Them Bites

Equipment

1 10 x 15 baking sheet covered in foil

Materials

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

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.

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