Monday, April 11, 2011

Easy and Addictive Crack(er) Toffee


I love baking. I really, really do.

But sometimes, I need to make something fast.  Something easy.

If you can believe it, I sometimes use box mixes... and store-bought frosting... and sometimes, I even buy cookies from the store.

Crazy right?

Well, when I'm in the kitchen baking in my high heels and apron and bright pink lipstick(ha), feel free to call me Katie Homemaker.... but today you can just call me Katie...the lazy baker.











Cracker Toffee
Adapted from: The Girl Who Ate Everything

*Note:  Make sure your jelly roll pan is even.  Mine slants toward the middle so the middle crackers ended up laying in a puddle of caramel and being chewy instead of crunchy.

40 salted butter crackers
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips
(optional) 3/4 cup chopped pecans
(optional) 1/2 cup white chocolate, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with saltine crackers in a single layer. 
 
In a small pot combine brown 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 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 and melted white chocolate if desired. Cool completely and break into pieces.

I like to keep mine in the freezer.  It keeps it nice and crunchy.


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Watch for my sister, Angela Lewis, tomorrow morning at 7 (central) on Good Morning America!!!

24 comments:

  1. Thanks for stopping by my blog Katie! We make these crackers every year at Christmas and they are so addictive!

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  2. Thanks for stopping by my blog Katie! We make these crackers every year at Christmas and they are so addictive!

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  3. Oh my goodness that looks yummy!!!!

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  4. Looks crunchy and delicious!

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  5. I've never made this, but I've eaten my fair share of it! I love this stuff- it looks so tasty! :)

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  6. You need to come to Miami and bake for me pleaseeeee ;D

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  7. Mmmm! This looks good, and being fast to make isn't necessarily a bad thing! By the way, thanks for your sweet comments on my blog! :)

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  8. These look simple and delicious! Great for gift giving!

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  9. Some days, you just have to be Miss Lazy Baker! That bubbling pool of graham crackers swimming in caramel looks oh-so-amazing. I want it noooooow.

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  10. Gosh this looks really good! And toffee is just so delectable! Such an amazing addition to any dessert :)

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  11. I would go with "genius" and "awesome" rather than lazy because these toffee crackers look delicious!

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  12. OMG OMG OMG! This is one of my favorite things in LIFE! My college roommate's mom would make these for me all the time and I'd be the happiest girl for like days after receiving a pan from her. :)

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  13. These don't look lazy at all though, that's the best part!

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  14. I've tasted this before and loved it. Now I have the recipe. Yay! I can't wait to make some. Yummy blog by the way.

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  15. This looks fantastic! And super easy...just the way I like it :) I bet you could change it up so many ways too! Love it!

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  16. Oh wow...that looks SO good!!! I can see how these can be addictive! I know if I had some in front of me I'd find it hard to stop eating them! :)

    And there's nothing wrong with anyone using boxed cake mixes, buying pre-packaged cookies, or using store-bought frosting. Don't we all use them from time to time? I know I do.

    I try to keep some Dream Whip and boxed puddings on hand in case I need to whip of something quickly. We also buy imported cookies, candies, and pudding mixes from my husband's country (he's from the ex-Yugoslavia).

    Anyway, I think it's great that you wear high heels, cute aprons, and pink lipstick while you're cooking! That's such fun!! Me...I'd be falling on my behind if I walked in my kitchen with high heels! :)

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  17. Wow, these look really good! Keep up the great work!

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  18. Superb blog post, I have book marked this internet site so ideally I’ll see much more on this subject in the foreseeable future!

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  19. Looks delicious! I love how simple it is.

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  20. Cracker Toffee!! WOW- that looks so good! I need to make this ASAP :)

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  21. Oh my gosh, this is one of my favourite recipes. I LOVE making this stuff...almost as much as I love eating the whole batch!

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  22. Wow, these look really good! Keep up the great work!

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  23. Baking in heels, go you! This too, is a very good recipe, the combination of salt and sugar sounds really interesting (in a good way :)

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