Want to try a glorious and easy treat? Time for some Shamrock cracker toffee! I usually call this stuff ‘crack’ but it’s starting to get a bad rap. So now it’s ‘Cracker Toffee’ to all y’all. (It’ll still remain Crack to my family.)
This is my regular go-to for holiday related treats. It’s delicious and chocolatey and you can add any kind of festive topping to make it perfect for any holiday. This month’s edition is mint M&Ms and rainbow mini M&Ms. Because you know, St. Patrick’s day is all about green and rainbow. Duh!
This is easy and pretty fast. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and start melting 1 1/2 cubes butter in a saucepan. Then stir in 1 1/2 cups brown sugar. Meanwhile, line a jelly roll sheet with parchment paper and then saltines. Let your butter/sugar suace boil for 2 minutes and then pour it over the crackers. Put it in the oven for 6 minutes. While it’s baking, melt a bag of chocolate chips in the microwaves in increments, stirring until you have a liquid chocolate. Let the pan cool for a couple minutes before pouring the chocolate over the top. Spread it evenly and then sprinkle the topping of choice over the top (in this case we did mint M&Ms and rainbow mini M&Ms.) Chill in the fridge for a couple hours and then take it out and break it apart to serve.
- 1-2 sleeves Saltine crackers
- 1-2 sleeves Saltine crackers
- 1½ C butter
- 1½ C butter
- 1½ C brown sugar
- 1½ C brown sugar
- 1 bag chocolate chips
- 1 bag chocolate chips
- 1 bag M&Ms in mint or mini rainbow
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and start melting 1½ cubes butter in a saucepan. Then stir in 1½ cups brown sugar. Meanwhile, line a jelly roll sheet with parchment paper and then saltines. Let your butter/sugar suace boil for 2 minutes and then pour it over the crackers. Put it in the oven for 6 minutes. While it's baking, melt a bag of chocolate chips in the microwaves in increments, stirring until you have a liquid chocolate. Let the pan cool for a couple minutes before pouring the chocolate over the top. Spread it evenly and then sprinkle the topping of choice over the top (in this case we did mint M&Ms and rainbow mini M&Ms.) Chill in the fridge for a couple hours and then take it out and break it apart to serve.
You might also want to check out the other versions I have of this treat:
Here’s a shamrock kid’s craft to go with your shamrock cracker toffee:
Kara says
March 5, 2015 at 2:15 pmI love this stuff! I call it “crack” too. 🙂 Love the idea of topping it with M&M’s. Fun for holidays!
Angelina says
March 16, 2017 at 2:48 amThis sounds so tasty! I think I would love the taste of chocolate on some crackers – right amount of sweet and salty! Thanks for sharing for Thursday Favorite Things! I have featured you on my blog for our party!