The name of this recipe makes it sound sketchy but trust me, it is heavenly.
I love Christmas Crack for three reasons. 1) It’s Yummy. 2) It’s the easiest dessert that I’ve ever made. 3) You kinda feel gangsta.
So what is Christmas Crack? It’s a super simple dessert that has a toffee layer on bottom covered in chocolate with optional toppings. Why is it named Christmas Crack? I’m guessing it’s because it is super addictive but I didn’t name it so don’t blame me.
To make it you will need;
- 1 cup of butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 sleeve of Saltine Crackers
- 1 bag of chocolate chips
- assorted toppings such as pretzels or m&m’s
These are all items that are always in my pantry so that is one of the reasons I love this recipe.
First preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Next line a sheet cake pan or jelly roll pan with foil that has been well oiled. You need a pan with sides so a cookie sheet won’t work the best.
Lay out the crackers in a single layer in the bottom of the pan.
I made a double batch so you should only have one pan, not two like I have layed out. It will take about 40 crackers (1 sleeve). I filled in the edges with broken crackers.
Next put the 1 cup of butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar into a pan and bring it to a boil. You need to stir it constantly until it is well blended and you can’t see the butter on the top anymore. Once it is blended let it boil for 5 minutes while stirring. Make sure you have the crackers done before this step is done.
When it is ready the toffee will pull away from the edge of the pan easily.
Now you need to pour the toffee over the top of the crackers and spread it out.
Straighten up any wayward crackers with a fork. Then immediately place this in the oven for 5-6 minutes. During this time you might want to wash the pan you used to make the toffee because once it sets up, it is really hard to get out of the pan.
After the 5-6 minutes pull out the crackers and let them cool for about 5 minutes.
This pan and the toffee will be extremely hot. Be careful not to let children touch it, or yourself if you are like me.
After it has cooled for 5 minutes sprinkle the top with the chocolate chips.
Slowly they will start to melt but if they don’t do it fast enough, just pop it back in the oven for a minute.
When they are soft spread the chocolate around with a spatula until it’s smooth across the top.
Now is a great time to add some more toppings if you wish. I added broken pretzels to mine but many people add nuts or candy to the top.
Let the pans set for 4-5 hours. If you don’t have that much time then just pop the entire pan in the freezer for 30-40 minutes.
When the chocolate is hard set turn the pan over and let the candy fall out. Now break into pieces and eat!
Yummy and easy… does it get any better? Oh yeah it does… you get to offer all your super conservative friends some crack.
Can you not cut this recipe down to be printed off. Came to 7 pages.To large to go in my recipe files.
Sorry I’ll try to install a plugin soon to do that and then I’ll reply again so you know it’s done.
I make this with Wheat Thins. It is very very addictive and very popular with friends and family.
I will try this! Looks very easy and yummy!
I made this recipe last year from somewhere that I found it. Well, it has already been requested this year. It is so simple and is so addictive!! Makes me laugh to tell people the name of it, especially my friends from church.
I tried to do this…and my chocolate chips would not melt…not in the 400 degree oven after over 10 minutes! I was worried about burning the toffee/crackers so I gave up…but it was all wasted anyway, so I guess I should have just left it. I am going to try it again, but going to melt chocolate ahead of time. I have made/had this before, but couldn’t find my old recipe.
I’ve looked up the Crack recipe online several times – your version with pictures is wonderful and ACCURATE!
I don’t know if it was holiday sress or what, but I managed to mess up this recipe the first time I made it, using someone else’s recipe. I tried using milk choc chips and they wouldn’t melt. This time I used semi-sweet and it turned out perfectly. By the way, I top mine with chopped pecans. YUM!
Love this recipe. Love your website. Love your commentary. Love your sense of humor. Have a blessed New Year!
I have made this for years. We just call it Tree Bark!
Haha. I bet Martha Stewart makes it with a wood grain chocolate top since she is so into wood grain.
I had some of this a few years ago. I’m so glad I found the recipe!
I’m wondering if it would be good with candy cane pieces on top… Has anyone tried that?
yes! It is great with candy cane on top.
I am wondering how this would taste with white chocolate.
I bet it would be pretty with white and brown chocolate swirled on top.
I just made this. Very good. Very easy.
I would like a printable copy too. Our daughter made it for Christmas. I only got one piece but it was yummy.