Christmas Crack
Serves: 6-8 people
Who says that you have to wait until the holidays to bake something that’s holiday related? Known as Christmas crack, this dessert is chocolate, caramel, and saltine crackers combined together to make something so good, you’ll understand exactly how this got its name!
INGREDIENTS: Saltine crackers: 1-2 sleeves Packed dark brown sugar: 1 cup Unsalted butter: 1 cup Kosher salt: 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon Chocolate chips: 2 cups *rectangular baking pan or sheet (make sure it’s oven safe!), mixing bowls, medium saucepan, microwave-safe bowl
*Cook’s notes: As a bonus, you can add chopped nuts on top after adding the chocolate.
1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Line pan or sheet with aluminum foil, making sure it covers edges. Line saltine crackers in a single layer on bottom. 2. Add your brown sugar, butter, and salt into saucepan and place on stove. Turn heat to medium and stir until butter melts while stirring. 3. Continue stirring for 3-5 minutes until it starts to boil and darken. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. 4. Pour the hot brown sugar mix over the saltine crackers, spreading evenly to coat entire surface. 5. Move pan/sheet to the oven, and bake for 5 minutes. 6. Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl at 30 second intervals, stirring between cook times until chocolate is melted. 7. Pour chocolate over crackers, spreading so it coats the whole surface evenly. Chill overnight. 8. Take out from the fridge, and remove from pan/sheet. Peel foil off, and cut with knife or break apart with hands. Enjoy, and remember to share!
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