Saltine crackers coated with caramel and chocolate make a salty, crunchy and very classic holiday treat.

The result is a salty, crunchy, chocolate-covered treat that’s nearly impossible to stop eating.

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What Is Christmas Cracker Candy?

A plate of broken up Christmas Cracker Candy

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You have a deep caramel flavor, but the bites are fairly soft and easy to chew.

The crispiness comes from the crackers themselves.

I like it just as is.

A chocolate mixture being spread over caramelized crackers with a butter knife

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But Im fearful that if I do that, I might not stop eating them!

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What Happened to Christmas Crack?

We used to call this delicious treat “Christmas crack,” which is its most common name.

Christmas Cracker Candy pieces on a plate

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We agree, so we changed the same of our recipe to Christmas cracker candy.

Feel free to call it whatever you like.

In the end, it’s the same candy.

A foiled baking sheet with saltine crackers placed flat and perfectly filling the bottom

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Next time, try a different brand of chocolate.

If using regular foil, spray lightly with baking spray.

Place the saltine crackers in a single layer on the bottom.

brown sugar, two sticks of butter, and salt resting in a pot

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Place the brown sugar, butter, and salt in a medium-sized saucepan.

Cook on medium heat, stirring frequently, until the butter melts.

Do not allow the mixture to boil longer than 30 seconds.

Brown sugar, butter, and salt cooking in a pot on a stove

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Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.

Simple Tip!

This will help to check that all of the sugar melts evenly.

Brown sugar mixture being poured over the saltine crackers in a foiled baking sheet

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Spread to evenly coat the crackers.

Bake for 5 minutes.

The caramel will be hot and bubbly throughout.

Brown sugar mixture baked on to the saltine crackers in a foiled baking sheet

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Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl.

Then pour the melted chocolate over the crackers.

Use a spatula to spread the chocolate evenly over the top.

Melted chocolate being stirred in a glass dish with a spatula

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Let the crackers cool to room temperature then move to the refrigerator and chill over night.

The crackers will form a single sheet once cool.

Remove from pan and gently peel the foil away, being careful not to tear the foil.

Melted chocolate being poured and spread over the baked saltine crackers with a butter knife

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Overhead of a butter knife completely covering the baked saltines with a melted chocolate layer on a foiled baking sheet

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Foil being peeled back to reveal the Christmas cracker candy underneath

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Overhead of the Christmas cracker candy being broken into bite-sized chunks

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