But I haven't forgotten this little blog of mine. In fact, I've been really reminiscent (thank you spell checker) lately and have been thinking about all the recipes that have been passed on to me from my family. This saltine cracker toffee comes from my grandma. My grandma Peterson always had her house stocked with See's chocolates and her fridge stocked with Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen. Not the small factory made ones they have now. The huge handmade Dilly Bars with the big swirl in the middle. Although you and allrecipes probably have 10,324 versions of this, this is the one my grandma made. So there.
And if you've never made this saltine cracker toffee you are in for a treat. It's a toffee made with saltine crackers for that extra crunch topped with melted chocolate. Simple. Easy.
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40 salted saltine crackers or enough to line your pan
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips
(optional) 3/4 cup chopped pecans
*You can either use salted butter or salted saltines but not both. I used salted crackers and unsalted butter in this one.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Line saltine crackers in a single layer on the cookie sheet.
In a small pot combine sugar and butter and bring to a boil. Once mixture is at a boil, continue boiling for 3 minutes. Mixture should be a deep caramel color. Immediately pour over saltines and spread to cover crackers completely.
Bake at 400 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes. It will get all bubbly. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top and let sit a couple of minutes to melt. Sometimes I melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for about 1 minute then spread it on. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts if desired. Cool completely and break into pieces.
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Saltine Cracker Toffee
by Grandma Peterson
40 salted saltine crackers or enough to line your pan
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips
(optional) 3/4 cup chopped pecans
*You can either use salted butter or salted saltines but not both. I used salted crackers and unsalted butter in this one.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Line saltine crackers in a single layer on the cookie sheet.
In a small pot combine sugar and butter and bring to a boil. Once mixture is at a boil, continue boiling for 3 minutes. Mixture should be a deep caramel color. Immediately pour over saltines and spread to cover crackers completely.
Bake at 400 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes. It will get all bubbly. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top and let sit a couple of minutes to melt. Sometimes I melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for about 1 minute then spread it on. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts if desired. Cool completely and break into pieces.
My mom used to make these! She always sprinkled the top with chopped walnuts. Thanks for the memory :)
Simple and delicious!
Hope everything is okay with the fender benders and all is well!
My cousin makes this a lot - so simple and it always goes FAST!
OMG! I had this at a holiday party and could not stop eating it!!
They had a different name for it though- CRACK! lol. I thought it was very appropriate considering how addicting these are. ;)
This is also delicious with milk chocolate chips. Typically I'm a semi-sweet girl, but I've gotta go with the milk on this one. I've been eating this stuff every Christmas for as long as I can remember!
I've never heard of these before; they look tastey!
I need to make these so fast it's not funny- I love sweet saltine combos!
I love making these for parties. So easy and so delicious. I always make mine with dark chocolate chips and crumble some sea salt on the melted chocolate. :D
@Jennifer,
I'm so glad you said that! I totally have started using milk chocolate chips over the years. I will make the note in the recipe.
LOVE making these! have to try it with the brown sugar though, i usually use white sugar!! mmm...i may have to make some now! lol
YUM! i love salty and sweet.... i am definitely gonna have to give these a try STAT.
Yum Yum Double YUM! I think my sister is your visiting friend! ;)
@Tarah,
She sure is! Love her!
Salty AND SWEET?! This is just what I need.... AND it's so simple and I happen to have chocolate chips and saltines handy so I'm about to go pop 'em in my oven!
I ABSOLUTELY love this stuff!!! Seems like grandmas always have the best recipes hey?!:)
This is one of the best recipes I've seen in a while -- LOVE it.
I make this with chopped roasted almonds on the top every year for an annual cookie exchange cause it tastes just like almond roca! Always a hit!
OMGosh! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the prefab Dilly bars pale in comparison to those from back in the day. There are about 5 DQs in my immediate area, and one of them still makes Dilly bars on site. And, yes, they look at me like I'm crazy when I ask for their homemade Dilly bars, refusing those from a box, plastic-encased flatsos. But, totally worth it. It's worth a shot, if you have more than one DQ.
Oh yumm! I have seen this before, but I'm so thankful for the reminder!! :) Yours look delish!
This is my Daughters favorite candy for the Holidays! Thanks for posting it, I am going to make these soon!!
My mom and I make this all the time... last time we decided to be clever and instead of saltines, we put butter snap pretzels on the bottom... OMG it was made of win!
WOW I love your desserts!!! I'm going to visit more often from now on!
These look great! I love how some of the simplest recipes can turn out amazing. Yum!
For all of you Jews out there--making this with Matzah is a wonderful seder dessert!
I've had this and it's delicious. I think I will try and make it. The kiddos would think this recipe is awesome.
This looks wonderful! Sometimes, the simplest recipes are the best!
I made these this weekend.. so simple and so delicious!!! I ate half the pan and decided I need to give the rest away to neighbors and friends! Thanks for sharig!
these look amazing...
I have made Nicole's Famous Crackers and they were delicious..I will be trying these ... ;o)
So I've always wanted to learn how to make toffee, this looks way easier than the real stuff.
I know this is about saltine toffee but all I can think of now is Dilly Bars!
I always thought these sounded weird, but oh my goodness, they really do look delicious! Fine! I'll have to try them
I have missed you - even though I don't know you! I made these and posted recipe tonight. LOVED THEM!! I feel sick!!
mmm!
i tried making these once, but yours look so much better!!!
My husband had me try making this with graham crackers instead of saltines. A bit dense for me (plus I like the salty vs. sweet of the saltines), but he thought they were fab! Also, note to self...no substituting margarine for the butter like I did last week...eek!
These look delicious! I can't wait to make them! However, I'm wondering if you use salted or unsalted butter. It seems like it would be a lot of salt with the salted butter AND the saltines, so I'm not sure which to use!
I made these last night! So delicious! Mine didn't look anything like the first pic, but I think it's because I couldn't wait until they completely cooled to dig in! :) Thanks!
@Tracey,
I used unsalted butter. I think you could either use salted butter or salted saltines but both would be too much. You are right!
This is perfection!!!
Great way to use the Chocolate Easter bunnies that are headed our way.
I had to make this and then told everyone about it. I loved it. I was shocked at how much it actually tasted like the real toffee. And having made that before this was sooooo simple. I didin't taaste any saltyness like others where saying. Maybe I used too much chocolate but I thought it was fantastic. And I agree that the chocolate should be warmed first. Would have made it easier to spread around.
Just made these for the first time last night, and have been munching on them ever since! On on half on the pan I sprinkled butterscotch chips on top of the chocolate, so good!
My mum makes this every Christmas to give away for gifts. I ADORE IT!
When we make these we sprinkle the chocolate chips on and put it back in the oven for a minute. They are very melty when they come out!
Well, it seems both your grandmother and mine had the same recipe. I've been making these for years and they are in high demand around Christmas time!
I make this with pretzel sticks and white chocolate chips on top! We call it crack and now it's served and made for every get together on the block! It's soooooo yummy! And now I want some!
Great Recipe (found it on Pinterest) Did you line the pan with Wax Paper before baking? The second photo looks like it's lined but I can't tell. Mine are now cooling (sans wax paper) but I'm hoping they transfer well!
@Brittney Ann,
Oh shoot! Yes, I did line mine with aluminum foil but you could use parchment paper as well. Sorry. Hoped they turned out.
The only thing I don't like about these is that I eat many more than I should.
I do make these. My problem is that they tend to scorch on the edges before they set in the middle. I suspect my problem is that the brown sugar available to me is not cane, but disguised beet sugar. But I think I might have found a local source of cane brown sugar, so I'm going to try again. (I like to use club crackers, too. Very buttery.)
P.S. I really enjoy your blog! Thanks for writing it!
I just made these!! Amazing! Wondering how to store them? Will the chocolate harden enough to stack them? Thank you for sharing this incredible treasure!
@Annette,
Mine usually hardens enough to stack them. I always put mine in the fridge to speed up the process.
I made these tonight and they rocked! Thank yooooooooooouuuuu!!!
I made these last night, but substituted flat pretzel crackers for saltines and it was DELICIOUS! Thanks for the recipe!
I loooove your website!!! Im pretty much addicted to it!! I made these tonight but there super soggy.... Are they suppose to be
Ah I found these on your website last night and as I was looking through the ingredients realized I had everything in my kitchen. I made them and they turned out so delicious! I even used stale saltines (which I was a bit worried about but didn't feel like running to the store) and you couldn't even tell. Thanks for the great and easy recipe!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It looks amazing!
I made this according to the recipe, and 5-6 minutes in the oven at 400F was WAY too long. Everything was a charcoal disaster! I tried it again, and only left it in for 3 minutes and it was perfect and delish. It might be my oven, but maybe check it around 3 minutes!
does anyone know if these will freeze?
ryananddanielle,
No these should not be soggy! I would either boil the mixture longer or bake them longer. Every oven is different so maybe yours cooks slower? Not sure.
I made these for a party we had Sunday, and they were a HUGE hit! I changed it up a little and put Heath Bar crumbles on top instead of nuts...thanks for the recipe! I'll be keeping it handy :D
Made these for Christmas "neighbor" gifts...they are still raving and asking for the recipe...should I share? I probably will make them beg just a little longer...haha.
We used to make these long ago, I had forgotten the recipe. Thanks for the reminder.
wow! this is a crazy idea...but it looks amazing!
I have been looking for the recipe! Just finished making them, they are cooling now. I'm so excited about being able to make them again!