Christmas Crack: Saltine Chocolate Crunch Bars

Have you ever tried Christmas Crack cookies? Well here is the recipe to make sweet and salty chocolate crunch bars using Saltine crackers, butter, and chocolate! So yummy! For more recipes like this one see my Desserts page.  

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Every year I make these yummy bark like bars during the holidays. They are sweet and salty at the same time because the base is a saltine cracker covered in semi-sweet chocolate! There is also brown sugar involved, so it has that popular salted caramel vibe we all seem to be craving.

I got this recipe from the old Kraft magazines that were available ten years ago or so. There were some really great recipes in those magazines. A lot of super easy weeknight dinners and great desserts.

I yanked the pages out of mine and now I have a pile of papers I go through to find what I need. Silly me, I should have just saved the books!

Sweet and Salty Chocolate Crunch Bars

Now on to the dessert! Christmas Crack AKA Sweet and Salty Chocolate Crunch Bars are a super easy recipe that would be suitable for kids to make. Just help them with the oven part!

Evenly line a baking pan with saltine crackers.

Pour butter and brown sugar mixture over crackers and bake.

MAKE AHEAD: Place them in an airtight container and keep it on the counter for up to 2 weeks. 
FREEZER: Place in an airtight container or freezer bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. 

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Sweet and Salty Chocolate Crunch Bars

Saltine Crackers smothered in butter and brown sugar and topped with chocolate and Walnuts. Break apart brittle bars.

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Servings: 14 people

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 27 minutes minutes

Total Time: 42 minutes minutes

Calories: 274

Ingredients

• ▢ 35 Saltine Crackers, about one sleeve
• ▢ 1 cup of butter
• ▢ 1 cup of packed light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips. We love Ghirardelli
• ▢ 1 cup of chopped walnuts

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line crackers in a single layer on a foil lined baking pan.
• Heat butter and sugar in a small saucepan on medium-high heat until melted and the mixture is well blended.
• Bring mixture to a boil. Boil 3 minutes without stirring.
• Pour mixture evenly over crackers.
• Bake 5 minutes to 7 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
• Remove from oven and push crackers back together so they are touching. Immediately pour the chocolate chips evenly over the crackers.
• Let it stand for 5 minutes so the chocolate will melt. They will look shiny when they start to melt. After 5 minutes if they still are not melted, return the pan to the oven for 1-2 minutes to aid in the melting of the chocolate.
• With a spatula spread the chocolate out evenly over crackers.
• Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Cool the pan in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove and break up crackers into bark like pieces.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bark | Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 84mg | Sugar: 16g | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

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