5-Ingredient Cracker Toffee

⏱ 27 mins 🍽 40 pieces, 40 serving(s) 🏷 Nuts

This straightforward toffee recipe uses saltine crackers as its base. A homemade caramel made from butter and brown sugar is poured over the crackers before baking. The hot caramel is then topped with chocolate chips and pecans. After a brief chill, it sets into a crisp, sweet confection ideal for sharing at gatherings. The recipe yields about 40 pieces.

5-Ingredient Cracker Toffee

Ingredients

  • 40 saltine crackers (I've used Ritz too, and graham crackers too for extra sweet candy. Add a pinch of salt over grahams!)
  • 1 cup butter (2 sticks, I use salted)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminium foil, optionally spraying it with non-stick spray. Arrange the crackers side by side on the tray to create a large rectangle.
  3. In a saucepan, mix the butter and brown sugar. Stir continuously over high heat until it boils, then cook for 3 minutes. Pour this caramel over the crackers and spread it to the edges.
  4. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove the tray and scatter the chocolate chips evenly on top. Bake for 3 minutes more, then take it out and spread the softened chocolate over the caramel.
  5. Switch the oven to a high broil setting. Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly over the chocolate and return the tray to the oven for up to a minute, watching it closely.
  6. Place the tray in the freezer for 15 minutes or until the toffee is firm. Remove the foil and break the sheet into pieces. Keep the toffee in a sealed container in the fridge.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium76000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryNuts
AuthorRaquel Grinnell