Ruffles & Truffles

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Nov
2012

Chocolate toffee crack for #SundaySupper

categories: Recipes

 

Oh my goodness. The holiday season is quickly approaching, and you know what that means: TREATS!

Since I was a child, I’ve always loved giving gifts from the kitchen to friends and family on the holidays. I remember helping my mom dip chocolate covered pretzels and bake cookies to give out to my teachers at school each year. We had such a fun time making the treats, wrapping them, and giving them out!

Nowadays, I still continue the tradition. There is something so wonderful about giving a homemade treat at the holidays. Store bought gifts are always nice too…but homemade sweets? Yes, please. I’ve broadened my treat making repertoire from chocolate covered pretzels to making truffles and other candies in the past few years, and I’m sure I’ll be attempting a few more recipes in the coming weeks.

However, there is one candy treat that I absolutely adore, and always brings holiday memories to mind when I enjoy a piece. This chocolate toffee crack does the trick…I’m telling you! My mom would make the “crack” and keep it outside in the garage in tins (we lived in Wisconsin and Michigan at the time, so it stayed really cold), but nowadays I just keep it in the fridge. I used to sneak out into the garage to swipe a piece or two…braving the chilly temperatures to get my hands on some sweet and salty goodness.

What’s so great about this recipe is that it’s SO easy to make: you have no excuse not to do it. Seriously. So easy. All it takes are some saltine crackers, butter, brown sugar, vanilla…and chocolate. It’s not complicated, and it is so unbelievably addicting. I may or may not have consumed almost the entire tray in the past 4 days. The shame.

The chocolate toffee crack makes a great gift for the holidays – you can keep it simple like my pictured version…or sprinkle chopped nuts on top of the chocolate layer…or add some holiday sprinkles or a drizzle of tinted white chocolate for a festive touch. It’s really up to you. Just hurry up and make a batch…and then promptly gift it to someone before you consume the entire pan on your own like I did. Just warning you…

Chocolate Toffee “Crack”

Ingredients

Saltine crackers (I used 51 exactly in my recipe)

1 cup unsalted butter

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

15 ounces dark chocolate***

 

***The higher the quality of dark chocolate you use, the more over the top amazing the toffee will taste. I used a 12oz bar of Scharffen Berger chocolate and 1/2 a bag of Hershey’s dark chocolate chips for mine.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12×17 inch jelly roll sheet pan with tin foil.

2. Arrange saltine crackers, salt side up, across the lined pan in even rows, covering the entire pan. Pack them as tightly as possible, but don’t overlap. I typically have to break a few crackers in half to fill in the spaces on one side of the pan. Set pan aside.

3. If you are using a chocolate bar, use a knife to chop the chocolate into small pieces, about the size of chocolate chips. Set aside.

4. In a medium sauce pan, heat the butter over medium heat until melted. Stir frequently with a spatula during this process. When the butter is melted, add the dark brown sugar and stir to combine. Continue to cook the mixture for about 5 minutes, until it is bubbly and dark brown in color.

5. Pour butter and brown sugar mixture evenly over the top of the pan of saltine crackers. Use the spatula to spread it evenly across the pan, covering each of the crackers.

6. Place the tray of saltines in the oven and bake for 5 minutes, until the butter mixture on top begins to bubble. Remove from the oven and sprinkle evenly with the chocolate pieces, allowing the heat to melt them. You can also pop the tray back into the oven for 1 minute to speed the process up. When the chocolate is melty, use the spatula to spread it evenly across the pan.

7. Place the finished tray of chocolate toffee crack into the refrigerator to set/harden (at least a few hours). Remove from the pan, peel away the tin foil, and break apart to serve. You can also use a sharp knife to slice the candy into even squares if you don’t want to break apart pieces unevenly. Enjoy!

***For best results: keep chocolate toffee crack refrigerated – it tastes better that way!***

And if you want even more inspiration for some gifts from the kitchen, check out what the Sunday Supper folks have on the menu:

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56 Comments on Chocolate toffee crack for #SundaySupper

  1. Megan
    November 11, 2012 at 7:08 am (220 days ago)

    I can personally vouch that Katie’s chocolate toffee crack is to die for. Warning labels should be required because once you start eating it, you won’t be able to stop!!!
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  2. Family Foodie
    November 11, 2012 at 8:50 am (220 days ago)

    These look amazing and are now on my list of must make this Holiday Season!

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    • Katie
      November 12, 2012 at 10:04 am (219 days ago)

      I honestly was about to mention that in my post…haha! It is soooo addicting…

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    • Katie
      November 12, 2012 at 10:05 am (219 days ago)

      I hadn’t had a saltine cracker in ages…until I bought a box for this recipe! I forgot how much I love them…

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    • Katie
      November 12, 2012 at 10:06 am (219 days ago)

      Seriously. I have issues trying to stop myself from eating the entire tray…hence giving it at a gift! I didn’t have many people to give this batch to though…and I honestly did eat almost the entire tray last week. Burp.

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    • Katie
      November 12, 2012 at 10:06 am (219 days ago)

      I think so – for scientific purposes of course!

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    • Katie
      November 12, 2012 at 10:07 am (219 days ago)

      Oh my goodness…a layer of peanut butter too?!?!?! Well, I think I am going to need to try out that version too…just to taste test. Scientific purposes.

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  15. Kim Bee
    November 11, 2012 at 11:48 pm (220 days ago)

    Cripes woman, send me some crack asap. This is divine. I just fell in love, with chocolate toffee crack.
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  16. Laura Hunter
    November 12, 2012 at 6:01 am (219 days ago)

    Oh I hope that when my daughter is grown up she looks back and has wonderful memories of making holiday treats with me. These do sound absolutely lovely.
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    • Katie
      November 12, 2012 at 10:09 am (219 days ago)

      I hope so too! I don’t have kids yet, but I really do hope that they want to spend time with me in the kitchen. My mom taught me so many things…

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    • Katie
      November 16, 2012 at 6:46 am (215 days ago)

      Sadly, this batch did not make it out of my kitchen….oooooops

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    • Katie
      November 21, 2012 at 8:55 pm (210 days ago)

      Oooh I would love to try this out with graham crackers too – that sounds tasty…

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  25. Roz Kravitz
    November 23, 2012 at 12:40 am (209 days ago)

    Looks do good..have to make it!

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