Recipes and Cooking Desserts & Baking Candy Recipes Cracker Candy Makes the Perfect Shareable Sweet Treat Be the first to rate & review! Make an extra batch of this fan-favorite cracker candy bark to gift to friends and family during the holiday season. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on November 29, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jacob Fox Prep Time: 14 mins Cook Time: 0 mins Bake Time: 8 mins Chill Time: 1 hrs Total Time: 1 hrs 22 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 24 pieces Jump to Nutrition Facts Need a last-minute treat? Try our best-loved Cracker Candy (aka Christmas crack). It's got the perfect amount of sweet, salty, and nutty flavor. Start with the basic recipe for Caramel Cracker Candy that coats graham crackers with a buttery brown sugar topping before swirling-in chocolate. Topped with nuts and toasted coconut flakes, it's got the perfect amount of sweet and nutty flavor. Once you've got the basic Christmas crack recipe complete, go for one of five variations by our Test Kitchen. Keep the salty-sweet theme going by utilizing rich rectangular crackers, potato chips, and pretzels. Give the cracker candy some fireside flair by making a s'mores version. Add a fruity twist with some cranberries. For a richer flavor, try the dark chocolate Christmas crack made with saltines, pepitas, and toffee bits. No matter which version of cracker candy bark you make, everyone is going to be asking for the recipe to be able to make more at home. Our Favorite Christmas Cookies to Make Every Year Ingredients Caramel Cracker Candy 11 to 12 graham crackers 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or peanut butter-flavored chips 1/2 to 3/4 cup toasted nuts (pecans, peanuts, almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, or walnuts) 1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 15x10-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges. Grease foil. Cover bottom of prepared pan with crackers, breaking to fit or overlapping as needed. In a medium saucepan bring butter, brown sugar, and salt to boiling, stirring to melt butter. Boil gently, without stirring, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Evenly drizzle mixture over crackers. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bubbly. (The caramel mixture will fill out the spaces between the crackers during baking.) Place pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with chips; let stand 5 minutes to soften. Spread melted chips over crackers; sprinkle with nuts and coconut. Let cool 30 minutes. Chill1 hour or until firm. Use foil to lift uncut bark out of pan; carefully break into pieces. To Store Layer pieces between waxed paper in an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Jacob Fox Potato Chip-Pretzel Cracker Candy Prepare as directed, except substitute 39 to 40 rich rectangular crackers for the graham crackers and milk chocolate chips for the semisweet chips; omit nuts and coconut. Sprinkle with ⅓ cup each broken and crushed potato chips and pretzels. Jacob Fox Dark Chocolate Cracker Candy Prepare as directed, except substitute 40 saltine crackers for the graham crackers and dark chocolate chips for the semisweet chips; omit coconut. Sprinkle with ⅓ cup toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and ¼ cup each chopped dried apricots and almond toffee bits. Jacob Fox Chocolate Cookie-Peppermint Cracker Candy Prepare as directed, except substitute chocolate graham crackers for the plain graham crackers and white baking chips for the semisweet chips; omit nuts and coconut. Sprinkle with ½ cup broken chocolate sandwich cookies with mint or white filling and ¼ cup crushed peppermint candies. Jacob Fox Holiday Cracker Candy Prepare as directed, except substitute 6 to 7 flatbread crackers with sea salt for the graham crackers and white baking chips for the semisweet chips; omit coconut. Sprinkle with ⅓ cup each salted pistachio nuts and snipped dried cranberries. Jacob Fox S'mores Cracker Candy Prepare as directed, except substitute milk chocolate chips for the semisweet chips; omit nuts and coconut. Sprinkle with ½ cup tiny dried marshmallow bits and ⅓ cup crushed graham crackers. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 156 Calories 11g Fat 15g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 24 Calories 156 % Daily Value * Total Fat 11.3g 14% Saturated Fat 5.7g 29% Cholesterol 10.2mg 3% Sodium 86.1mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 14.8g 5% Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5% Total Sugars 11.2g Protein 1.7g Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Vitamin C 0mg 0% Calcium 15.8mg 1% Iron 0.7mg 4% Potassium 90.9mg 2% Fatty acids, total trans 0.2g Vitamin D 0IU Alanine 0.1g Arginine 0.2g Ash 0.5g Aspartic acid 0.2g Caffeine 9mg Carotene, alpha 0mcg Choline, total 6.7mg Copper, Cu 0.1mg Cystine 0g Energy 652.7kJ Fluoride, F 0.1mcg Folate, total 8mcg Glutamic acid 0.4g Glycine 0.1g Histidine 0g Isoleucine 0.1g Leucine 0.1g Lysine 0.1g Methionine 0g Magnesium, Mg 27.7mg Manganese, Mn 0.2mg Niacin 0.5mg Phosphorus, P 46.5mg Pantothenic acid 0.1mg Phenylalanine 0.1g Phytosterols 0mg Proline 0.1g Retinol 31.7mcg Selenium, Se 2.4mcg Serine 0.1g Starch 1.5g Theobromine 70.6mg Threonine 0.1g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.5mg Tryptophan 0g Tyrosine 0.1g Valine 0.1g Vitamin A, IU 118.3IU Vitamin A, RAE 32.3mcg Vitamin B-12 0mcg Vitamin B-6 0mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 2.9mcg Water 1.3g Zinc, Zn 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.