What better way to bring in the holidays than with this perfectly easy, fun and flavorful Christmas Crack. Five ingredients and less than 30 minutes!
The holidays are fast approaching and I might be biased but Christmas time is my absolute favorite time of the year! Nothing beats making tons of goodies to share with everyone, especially this Christmas Crack which is a favorite family-friendly treat that we have been preparing for years and years. Top it with fun holiday sprinkles, nuts or even candy. The sky is the limit on how you want your Christmas Crack to turn out! I also love adding Christmas Candy and gifting my favorites to family and friends.
CHRISTMAS CRACK
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Every year we like to do up little holiday goodie boxes for our friends and family. They are filled with a bunch of different goodies that include this super easy Christmas Crack candy, Melting Moments, Marshmallow Popcorn Balls and these Peanut Butter Balls.
We usually like to go all-out when it comes to our Christmas treats because
1. We love goodies ourselves, and the more we make, the more we keep.
2. People like variety
3. There are just so many delicious treats that we can’t just choose a few.
When it comes to this Christmas Crack recipe, it has always been one of our most requested goodies to include in our boxes.
You get a little bit of sweet and salty in each bite, which is right up my alley. If I had to choose my favorite type of dessert, it would be one that included salty-sweet aspect hands down.
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO YOU NEED?
- Saltine crackers
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Chocolate Chips
- Pecans, sprinkles, walnuts, etc.
How can you go wrong with a short list like this? Plus this recipe makes a giant pan full which means a little goes a long way when preparing this.
We don’t just make this for the holidays; we like to make it year round because well, it’s addicting. How can we stay away from anything that is so delicious all year long? It’s just not possible.
HOW DO YOU MAKE CHRISTMAS CRACK?
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Line a 10″x15″ baking sheet with tin foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place your saltine crackers on a prepared baking sheet in even rows, set aside.
- In a saucepan, melt together your butter and brown sugar and bring to a boil and let boil for a few minutes.
- Pour over saltines and spread out and then bake in the oven for about 5 minutes until bubbly.
- Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips and let sit for about 5 minutes.
- Spread melted chocolate evenly over crackers and then sprinkle with chopped pecans, sprinkles, etc. and let harden.
See this is such an easy recipe and one that you will want to make this year hands down! There is no denying that this is a family favorite and a hit among others!
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Tools used to make Christmas Crack.
Baking Sheet: A nice big baking sheet is a must-have for any kitchen. This half pan sheet is large than a regular cookie and works great for anything you’re baking.
Saucepan: I don’t know what I’d do without this saucepan. It gets used in my kitchen every day.
Offset Spatula: This little spatula makes frosting cakes, cookies and spreading chocolate a breeze!
Ingredients
- 40 saltine crackers
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a 10-inch x 15-inch baking sheet with tin foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place your saltine crackers on a prepared baking sheet in even rows, set aside.
- In a saucepan, melt together your butter and brown sugar and bring to a boil and let boil for a few minutes.
- Pour over saltines and spread out and then bake in the oven for about 5 minutes until bubbly.
- Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips and let sit for about 5 minutes.
- Spread melted chocolate evenly over crackers and then sprinkle with chopped pecans, sprinkles, an and let harden.
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Barbara Eisenhower says
This is an awesome Christmas Crack recipe! I topped mine with milk chocolate chips, chopped toasted pecans, Heath Bits’O Brickle, and dehydrated mini marshmallows. It’s delicious! Two thumbs up!
Helen Shumate says
Do I roast the pecans in advance?
Jackie Frost says
It never mentions how much chocolate chips to use? A whole 📦 package? Measure out 1 cup? More?
I got the ingredients ,, and wanna make it sometime before Christmas- soon! Like real soon!!
Please tell me…
Thanks
Real Housemoms JK says
Hey Jackie! It’s 2 cups of choc. chips. Enjoy!
Barbara Eisenhower says
It clearly says 2 cups
Pk says
Mine turned out with the crackers mushy…
Diane says
I had a problem once with the chocolate chips, when I used semi sweet came out perfect . With the milk chocolate, not so much.
Kitty Rose says
I have had that problem before with the chocolate chips. I now just melt the chips and spread the chocolate..Works better for me and I know I’m not going to end up with a unmelted chocolate chips
The hostess says
I love this recipe and I’ve made it for years for Christmas! How would this freeze?
Michelle says
My chocolate never melted- help! It turned out awful. The brown sugar and butter mixture was perfect. How can I get the chocolate to melt. I used regular milk chocolate chips. They were not expired. Help!
Real Housemoms JK says
Hey Michelle, the chocolate chips should melt just fine if the brown sugar is nice and bubbly from the oven. Make sure you are putting the chocolate chips on it right away before its cools off too much. Hope this helps.
Taylor T. says
Hi Kristen, is the nutritional information for only one serving or for the whole prepared dish? Thank you!
Real Housemoms JK says
Hello Taylor! There are 8 servings in this dish so the nurtition info is per serving. Hope this helps!
Angela Canecchia says
Do you put in freezer to get hard?
Real Housemoms JK says
Angela, you don’t need to put it in the freezer. It should harden at room temperature. You can put it in the frig to speed it up.
KCL says
Kids loved it! Switched out nuts for crushed candy canes and it was a hit. A nice quick recipe!
Karen says
Try Heath toffee pieces!!! Yummy 😋
Kristen Swinnely says
Can this be done in anyway without the oven?
Jennifer Kimmel says
Hello Kristen! This does need to bake for about 5 minutes in the oven.
Camoline Owens says
Kristen,
The idea is to get the brown sugar & butter mixture to the hard-crack candy stage but in order for it to bond to the cracker “base”, it needs to be way softer. Some folks who share their version of this recipe will tell you to water test the brown sugar mixture to be ready to pour over the crackers when it’s at the “soft ball” stage. Then you place it in the oven to finish cooking to the “hard crack” stage.
You could TRY pouring it over the crackers at the “hard crack” stage and see how it does without the extra baking. Or you could use a toaster oven and pan that fits it.
Some other folks suggest stirring in a tsp of vanilla before pouring it over the crackers, too. I also use different nuts depending on what I have on hand.
Merry Christmas 2020 and God bless!