If you’ve never tried Saltine Toffee, now is the time! Crispy, buttery toffee with crackers, pecans and chocolate. So easy to make, too!
Why make toffee from crackers
Years ago I remember being at a family reunion and I tried a graham cracker toffee bar. It was amazing and delicious, and I was SHOCKED that the base was a graham cracker.
I had to keep eating, bar after bar, for taste testing purposes.
This Saltine Toffee recipe has a saltier base (DUH) than a graham cracker, so the sweet and salty combo shines through on these bars!
While I love homemade English toffee, from scratch…sometimes I want something FASTER. And easier!
Ingredient Notes
Similar to my favorite Christmas crack recipe, you only need a handful of ingredients to make a delicious candy treat!
- Butter– choose unsalted butter in this recipe, the crackers have enough salt!
- Sugar– granulated sugar is best!
- Saltine Crackers– like I mentioned above, you can use graham crackers, Ritz crackers, or Club crackers. But for a traditional cracker toffee, start with Saltines.
- Milk Chocolate– you can also use dark chocolate or white chocolate if you prefer!
- Pecans– completely optional. You can add them before baking (and you get a toasted, nutty flavor…or sprinkle them on the melted chocolate.
Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Melt your butter in a small saucepan, then add your sugar. Bring this mixture to a rolling boil.
STEP 2: Line 40 saltine crackers on a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking sheet.
STEP 3: Pour the melted butter and sugar mixture over the crackers, slowly, making sure that all the crackers have been covered in butter. You want all that buttery goodness in your Saltine Toffee!
STEP 4: Sprinkle everything generously with chopped pecans, then bake this for about 15 minutes. You want to make sure that the crackers look brown and caramelized.
STEP 5: Use a small spatula to remove the hot saltine cracker toffee from the pan and place it on parchment paper (or wax paper).
STEP 6: Melt your chocolate chips and spread over each cracker. To make this easier, I pour my melted chocolate into a large Ziploc bag, then snip the corner and drizzle generously over each cracker. Works like a charm!
Once the chocolate has hardened, store Saltine Toffee in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days (if it lasts that long). ENJOY!
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This Peppermint Cracker Toffee is ridiculously easy and delicious. Crisp, buttery toffee topped with white chocolate and peppermint candy, the perfect Christmas candy treat!
Peanut Butter Cracker Toffee will be your new favorite sweet treat. It’s so simple to make, and it’s downright trouble too with its addictive peanut butter flavor!
Tips and Tricks
- 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 chocolate chips on hot toffee and place in oven for one minute. Use an offset spatula to smooth evenly.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! I suggest swapping equal amount of packed light brown sugar, following the recipe directions exactly the same.
Wrap your toffee in plastic wrap and then place in an airtight freezer safe container. Freeze for up to 30 days.
To achieve the buttery crisp toffee flavor, I suggest keeping the recipe as written with butter.
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Saltine Cracker Toffee
Ingredients
- 40 saltine crackers
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 12 ounces milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a 15x10x1-inch baking sheet 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 and sprinkle with chopped pecans. Place in a 375°F oven for about 13-15 minutes, until crackers are browned and caramelized.
- Remove from oven and using a small spatula, place each piece of toffee onto a sheet of parchment paper on the counter.
- Melt chocolate morsels and spread generously over toffee. Allow chocolate to set and store in airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Make it easier! Place parchment paper in baking sheet prior to adding saltines. Cook accordingly. Remove from oven and sprinkles with chocolate chips. Allow to melt about 5 minutes, then spread with an offset spatula.
- Freeze it! Wrap in plastic wrap then place toffee in an airtight container to freeze for up to 30 days.
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Crisp, buttery pieces of toffee made from saltine crackers and topped with pecans and rich milk chocolate. The perfect holiday treat.
It looks to messy but I hope it taste good. Am a self taught baker but I will still study more in the future 😊😊😊
1 Cup of butter is 2 sticks (16 Tbsp.)
How do you keep it from sticking to the parchment paper
How much butter?
We would use Hershey bars. When they were bigger 😊
WAAAAYYYY too dangerous for me to make…
Butter, butter, butter!! When I make any of the “crack” versions or even for any cheese and crackers, I ALWAYS place the salty side down so that when you put the lusciousness in your mouth, the salt will make it all come to life!! Happy cooking, baking, and eating, y’all.
Great tip!
Sprinkling HEATH Milk Chocolate English Toffee Bits on top (last topping) will take it to another yummy level❣️
I’ve tried to make this in years past and fail, fail !! Wonder if using margarine is the problem ?? It’s eatable for my husband and I but I would never have shared my mess. LOL I’m usually a great baker and love to try new recipes.
My recipe calls for butter not margarine. Margarine has a high water content.
Great recipe! Hint to melt chocolate chips – sprinkle over the crackers as soon as you remove from the oven and still hot. Wait a few minutes while they melt a bit. Spread chocolate over crackers with knife or back of spoon. Either refrigerate or freeze right on the pan. Use parchment paper underneath, so easy to lift off the pan and break apart.
Tasted good, easy to make, but chips wouldn’t melt? Used mini Semi Sweet? Have some Giradelia, will try with those. Love your recipes, so am sure I did something wrong, 😬
Hi Aimee.
When I’m boiling the sugar and butter. It seems To keeps splitting .
And the sugar has not dissolved..
What am i doing wrong.
Anna maria
Are you using real butter and not imitation (like margarine?) You could be cooking it too high, which is causing it to heat too fast.
Loved how easy these were and delicious too! Exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth!