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Peppermint Christmas Crack

Servings: 40
Author: The Party Teacher

Equipment

  • 1 Cookie sheet with lip
  • 1 Tin foil
  • 1 Non-stick sauce pan
  • 1 Silicone spatula

Ingredients

  • 1 sleeve of saltines 40 crackers
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 12 oz. bag mini chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp Kosher salt
  • 15 mini candy canes
  • non-stick cooking or baking spray

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Unwrap candy canes, insert in a freezer zip lock bag, and beat with a meat mallet until the bits are the size you want.
  • Line a cookie sheet (with four sides) with tin foil and liberally spray it with cooking spray.
  • Line the cookie sheet with the saltines, spacing them as close together as you can.
  • Melt the butter in sauce pan, then add the brown sugar. Stir constantly on medium high for exactly 5 minutes.
  • Pour the sugar mixture evenly over the crackers. Realign the crackers with a fork as needed.
  • Put in the oven for 3-5 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
  • Return to oven for 1 minute. Remove and spread out chocolate chips with a spatula. Sprinkle with kosher salt and candy cane bits to taste.
  • Put in freezer for 30 minutes to harden. Remove and break into cracker-size pieces.