Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Joan's Cracker Candy

1 sleeve saltine crackers*
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
chocolate chips, regular or mini size
Toppings:
toffee bits or chopped pecans
mini m&m's
crushed oreos
1 c. white chocolate chips, for drizzle, optional
flaked sea salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line jelly roll pan with foil or parchment paper. Spray foil and line with crackers. **Melt butter and sugar on stove, bringing to a boil, & cooking about 3 minutes. Be sure to stir constantly, until thick. Pour over crackers, spread out evenly, and bake for 5 minutes, until browned, but not burnt. Pour chocolate chips over top, and bake 30 more seconds. (Some recipes say to just let them sit out of the oven for about 5 minutes, the heat from them just coming out of oven will melt the chocolate.) Spread chocolate evenly. Add toffee bits or other toppings, like mini m&m's at Christmas, if desired. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave for 15-20 seconds until smooth. Drizzle over toffee using a spoon or place in a ziploc bag and snip off the end. Chill 2 hours. Break into small pieces. These are so addicting!

These are one of my dad's favorite treats.

*Can also be made by putting graham crackers (12 whole sheets), or ritz crackers (50) on a cookie sheet, lined with parchment paper. Basically the same instructions as above. Mark liked the saltines better than graham crackers.

**can also use caramel syrup to spread on crackers, instead of cooking butter and sugar. The caramel syrup works out well and doesn't scorch since it's not cooked. 

1st picture: saltines in tray; 2nd picture: caramel sauce poured over crackers; 3rd picture: chocolate chips on top of caramel sauce; 4th picture: melted chocolate; 5th picture: white chocolate drizzled over top of melted chocolate; 6th picture: broken pieces ready to eat! YUM!










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