Melt in your mouth, sweet and salty, this Christmas Crack Candy recipe is perfect for the holidays. If you haven’t tried Saltine toffee yet, what are you waiting for?
Love homemade candy? Try our delicious Divinity candy, peanut butter fudge, and turtles candy next!
Why this Christmas Crack Candy Is Best
Saltine Toffee. Otherwise known as Christmas Cracker Candy. Or Christmas Crack for short.
I’ve been making varieties of saltine toffee for years, but when I’m in a hurry, this holiday favorite is a cinch to whip up!
The first time I tried Christmas Crack, I thought, wow, this is a different texture of toffee than my traditional English Toffee recipe. But, I was intrigued. In love. And I knew I had to try more.
Thus began my love of easy cracker candy recipes.
- No candy thermometer
- Easy to make ahead of time
- Loved by kids and adults
How to make Christmas Crack
Making this holiday saltine cracker toffee recipe is really easy. From start to finish you’ll need less than one hour!
- Prep the Pan. Place a piece of parchment paper (or aluminum foil) on a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking sheet. Line with 40 saltine crackers in a single layer. This is about 1 sleeve of crackers. Set aside.
- Make toffee. Melt your unsalted butter in a small pan, over medium heat, then add your granulated sugar. Bring this mixture to a rolling boil. Remove from heat once boiling. Pour the melted butter and sugar mixture over the saltine crackers, slowly, making sure that all the crackers have been covered in butter.
- Bake. Bake toffee for about 13 to 15 minutes. You want to make sure that the crackers look lightly browned and caramelized.
- Melt White Chocolate. Remove from oven. In a small bowl, melt the chocolate (I use Ghirardelli white chocolate wafers for best results). Using an offset spatula spread over warm toffee and immediately add sprinkles.
Set and Store. Allow the toffee to set up and harden (about 30 minutes) then use a sharp knife to break into pieces.
PRO TIP: Store Christmas Crack in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days (if it lasts that long). ENJOY!
Variations
There are so many great varieties of Christmas Crack. Choose one of your favorites! Or bake a whole bunch and serve the assortment on a large tray.
- This Peppermint Cracker Toffee is ridiculously easy and delicious. Crisp, buttery toffee topped with white chocolate and peppermint candy! Make the toffee the same way as above, except instead of sprinkles, top with crushed candy canes.
- Another easy recipe variation would be this White Chocolate Pecan Saltine Toffee recipe. Again, using the same saltine toffee recipe as your base, top this cracker toffee with melted white chocolate and chopped pecans. So buttery and nutty, you’ll love the sweet and salty combo!
- Love Cookies and Cream desserts? This Oreo Toffee is topped with a combo of semi-sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips. Once you’ve swirled your chocolates, add your crushed Oreo cookies for a finishing touch!
- This Peanut Butter Cracker Toffee recipe is downright delicious. Add some peanut butter to your butter and sugar mixture and you’ll have a new melt in your mouth treat. Top with melted white chocolate and enjoy!
- Another holiday Christmas Crack recipe: Cranberry Pistachio Saltine Toffee. Salty and sweet, tart and delicious.
- These Brickle Bars (graham cracker toffee) were actually the first cracker toffee recipe I ever ate…and then made for the blog!
Homemade Candy Recipes
Christmas Crack Recipe
Ingredients
- 40 saltine crackers
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 10 oz Ghirardelli white chocolate wafers
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Line a 15x10x1-inch baking sheet with parchment paper then with the saltine crackers. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add in sugar and bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Once it begins to boil, remove from heat.
- Pour over saltine crackers. Place in a 375°F oven for about 13-15 minutes, until crackers are browned and caramelized.
- Remove from oven. Melt white chocolate and spread over the top of warm toffee. Add sprinkles immediately (if desired).
- Allow chocolate to set and break into pieces. Store in airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Check your oven temperature. Cracker toffee can go from not ready to burnt in a minutes. Keep your eye on the toffee and remove when lightly browned.
- Instead of removing individual pieces of crackers to cool, instead allow to cool as a whole on baking sheet. When set, crack into bite sized pieces.
- Don’t worry about melting chocolate separately. Instead, put white chocolate on hot toffee and place in oven for one minute. Use an offset spatula to smooth evenly.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
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Melt in your mouth, sweet and salty, this Christmas Crack Candy recipe is perfect for the holidays. If you haven’t tried Saltine toffee yet, what are you waiting for?
These are SO decadent and absolutely delicious too! This is a new favorite!
Can you just use salted butter
I made the christmas crack. This is an easy recipe and delicious.
Delicious but I use brown sugar instead of granulated sugar!!!? yummy in the tummy
This is a perfect Christmas treat!! I love that it is so easy to make!
Festive and addictive!! What a great recipe.
I’m in love with Christmas Crack too! If it’s in the house it definitely won’t last more than 5 days! This is a great recipe and so foolproof. I love the white chocolate topping and the Christmassy sprinkles. Still have to make mine this year.
My favorite! Love this pretty version, can’t wait to try it with white chocolate!
Can you just use salted butter
Sure can.
This is, by far, my favorite Christmas treat!!!
What a pretty treat perfect for any cookie exchange. I’m definitely a sprinkle girl and don’t know how to pick which toffee recipe I’ll make first! I love how adorable it looks stacked in that Christmas cup. That gives me the inspiration to set several treats around for our Christmas party so no one has to wrestle to get to the goodies that they want.