Christmas Crack (Cracker Toffee)

By Becky Hardin

Updated Oct 13, 2025

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This Christmas crack recipe is a great festive treat, and I absolutely love it! I’ve taken saltine crackers and topped them with a buttery, rich toffee and melted chocolate chips, and finished them with crunchy pecans and festive sprinkles for an easy holiday treat I guarantee will disappear in minutes.

Christmas Cracker Toffee Recipe

I just can’t get enough of this Christmas crack recipe! Perfectly sweet and crunchy, it’s a breeze to make, and I have to admit, I can never stop at one square! I’ve slathered the salty crackers in a butter and brown sugar combination that’s topped with melted semi-sweet chocolate chips and then finished with pecans. I decorated this batch with red, white, and green sparkles for a fun and festive snack, but you can easily adapt the sprinkles for any occasion.

Tips for Beginners

• Leave an overhang of foil. Let the foil hang over the sides of the baking sheet so that the Christmas crack is easy to remove, and you don’t get the buttery toffee stuck to the edges.
• Stir the toffee. While the toffee boils, stir continuously or it will burn and stick to the bottom of your pan.
• Spray your spatula. Spray your spatula or spoon with non-stick cooking spray as the caramel mixture is very sticky.

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Christmas Crack (Cracker Toffee Recipe)

4.52 from 82 votes

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 5 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

Servings: 16 pieces

Author: Becky Hardin

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This Christmas crack recipe is a great festive treat that the whole family will love! Saltine crackers are smothered with toffee and chocolate and topped with pecans and sprinkles for an easy holiday candy.

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Equipment

• Kitchen Scale (optional)
• 9×13 Baking Pan

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 32 saltine crackers 102 g
• ▢ 1 cup unsalted butter 226 g (2 sticks)
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar 213 g
• ▢ 2 cups

  chocolate chips


  340 g, white or semi-sweet also work
• ▢ 1 cup pecans 125 g, try pretzels or your favorite nut
• ▢ sprinkles optional

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line a 9×13-inch baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place rows of crackers on the baking sheet, covering it completely. Set aside.
  32 saltine crackers
• In a medium saucepan, heat the butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir continuously and bring to a boil until it reaches 275°F.
  1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup brown sugar
• Pour the hot mixture over the saltine crackers.
• Bake for 4 minutes. Turn off oven.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top.
  2 cups chocolate chips

• Put pan back in warm oven for 1 minute to melt chocolate chips.
• Using a spatula, smooth chocolate chips out.
• Sprinkle pecans and sprinkles over top.
  1 cup pecans, sprinkles
• Cool and allow chocolate to harden.
• Break into pieces and enjoy.

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 1gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 56mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 358IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to Make Christmas Crack Step by Step

Prep oven and ingredients: Gather your ingredients. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a 9×13-inch baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Heat butter and sugar: Heat 1 cup of butter and 1 cup of brown sugar over medium heat, stir continuously, and bring to a boil until it reaches 275°F.

Place 32 saltine crackers on the baking sheet, covering the sheet completely.

Pour the hot butter mixture over the saltine crackers.

Bake toffee: Bake the crackers for 4 minutes and then turn off the oven.Take the tray out of the oven and sprinkle with 2 cups of chocolate chips.

Return the pan to the oven for 1 minute so that the chocolate chips can melt. Use a spatula to smooth the chocolate chips out over the crackers.

Decorate: Sprinkle 1 cup of pecans and decorative sprinkles over the chocolate.

Let the chocolate cool so it hardens.

Break into pieces and enjoy.

How to Store Christmas Crack

Transfer uneaten Christmas crack to an airtight container and store for up to a week. Christmas crack can be enjoyed straight from the fridge.

This Christmas treat freezes pretty well, so be sure to make a double batch! Either wrap the whole slab or individual pieces in plastic wrap and foil and place in a freezer bag. Thaw in the fridge or quickly at room temperature.

Serving Suggestions

I love placing this Christmas crack on my holiday dessert table along with copycat Pepperidge Farm Milano slices cookies, this decadent Christmas bark, and some festive splatter paint Christmas cookies.

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