Old Fashioned Caramel Crackers
Old Fashioned Caramel Crackers: A super easy to make treat that is seriously addicting. These toffee crackers are everything you love in a sweet treat. Crunchy, salty and sweet, with a rich buttery flavor perfect as a Christmas party snack mix. You don’t need a candy thermometer to create this delicious candy recipe.
Grandma’s Old Fashioned Caramel Crackers
Old Fashioned Caramel Cracker Ingredients (Toffee Crackers)
- unsalted butter
- granulated sugar
- light corn syrup
- mini club crackers
- mini saltines or oyster crackers
- salted cocktail peanuts
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
How to make Caramel Crackers (Toffee Crackers)
- Two Large Baking Pans: Divide crackers into two pans, mix in peanuts and set aside.
- Caramel Mixture: Add to a medium pot, butter, sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil—boil 5 minutes. Take hot sugar off the burner and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. Pour syrup over cracker mixture—mix.
- Bake Toffee: Bake at 250° 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely, break into pieces—ENJOY!
Caramel Cracker Add-Ins
- CHOCOLATE: Every party mix needs chocolate it can come in many different forms. M&M’s, mini chocolate bars, chocolate chunks or chocolate chips.
- SALTY: Pretzels, salted mixed nuts, potato chips
- CRUNCH: Chow main noodles
- FRUIT: dried fruit (cranberries, raisins), shredded coconut
- CHEWY: gummy bears, fruit snack
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Old Fashioned Caramel Crackers
This easy to make brittle candy is sweet, salty and crunchy. The perfect treat for holiday gift giving.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 1 (11 ounce) box mini club crackers
- 1 (11-12 ounce box or bag) mini saltines or oyster crackers
- 1 cup salted cocktail peanuts
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°.
- Evenly divide crackers and peanuts on two large baking pans.
- NOTE: Make sure when choosing your pot size that you have about 5 extra inches to the top after the butter, sugar and corn syrup are added. Adding the baking soda and vanilla will cause the sugar mixture to expand about 4 inches. In a medium pot, stir together the butter, sugar and corn syrup.
- Bring to a boil, boil 5 minutes.
- Take the hot sugar off the burner, stir in the baking soda and vanilla.
- Pour hot sugar over prepared crackers.
- Immediately stir to combine. TIP: Don't worry if at this point the toffee mixture doesn't completely coat the cracker mixture. During the baking process you will have the opportunity to coat the crackers.
- Bake 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.
- Cool completely, break into pieces.
- Store in an air tight container up to 2 weeks.
I have a box of saltine crackers to use up. Can I use saltines, and saltines only? Thanks.
Hi Janine, Yes, saltines alone will work.