This easy Ritz cracker toffee recipe is utterly addictive, and I bet that this homemade candy will be gone just minutes after it’s made. Buttery Ritz crackers are topped with crunchy caramel toffee and rich chocolate for this irresistible treat.
Ritz Cracker Toffee Ingredients
You’ll need:
- 1 box of Ritz crackers
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Pinch of sea salt, optional
Substitutions And Additions
GARNISH: You can also choose to use other optional garnishes for this great recipe! You can use M&M’s, sea salt, toffee bits, or any other favorite topping.
HOLIDAY EFFECT: If you want to up the holiday effect, try adding Christmas sprinkles or bits of candy cane for a mint chocolate treat. The sky’s the limit with this crack toffee!
CRACKERS: This simple toffee recipe also works well with saltine crackers.
How To Make This Ritz Cracker Toffee Recipe
STEP ONE: Preheat your oven to 425°F. Start out by lining your 8×8 baking sheet with parchment paper because this is going to get sticky!
STEP TWO: Place crackers in an even layer along the bottom of the pan. When I had a bit of a gap, I just broke a cracker in half and fit the cracker pieces in.
PRO TIP:
Try to create even layers of crackers that are touching. This ensures that the toffee doesn’t run through the cracks, making it hard to remove from the pan.
STEP THREE: Place your butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan and heat on the stovetop until completely melted.
Boil for 2 to 4 minutes until it looks like the picture below.
PRO TIP:
Resist the urge to stir the caramel mixture – that can actually ruin your caramel.
STEP FOUR: Immediately pour your homemade caramel over the top of the Ritz crackers.
Use an offset spatula (the kind you use for icing cakes) to spread the gooey caramel evenly across the crackers.
STEP FIVE: Pop the tray of crackers into the oven for 5 minutes to help thicken and set the caramel.
PRO TIP:
Keep a close eye on this in the oven and don’t overbake. You don’t want the edges of the crackers to burn, or the treat will taste burnt.
STEP SIX: Carefully remove the crackers and place them on a heat-proof surface for the next step.
STEP SEVEN: Sprinkle chocolate chips in an even layer on top of the toffee. Pop the tray back in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes to help the chocolate chips melt a bit.
STEP EIGHT: Remove the baking tray and immediately spread the melted chocolate chips with the offset spatula.
The chocolate chips may not melt completely, but you don’t want to risk burning the chocolate and ruining the whole pan.
STEP NINE: Let the pan cool and then put it in the fridge to finish setting for up to 2 hours.
It will get hard enough that you can “crack” it or slice through it with a sharp knife.
How To Serve
This Christmas crack recipe is a yummy treat to make during the holiday season, both for snacking and giving as gifts.
Add this to a gift box or cookie tin along with our butterscotch haystacks and reindeer pretzels.
If you love this sweet treat, you might want to try our chocolate peanut toffee and chocolate peanut butter Ritz cookies.
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Storage
ON THE COUNTER/IN THE FRIDGE: Store leftovers of this delicious treat in an airtight container either at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to one week.
IN THE FREEZER: This Ritz cracker crack can also be frozen for up to three months in an airtight container.
How To Make Christmas Crack (Christmas Ritz Cracker Toffee)
Turn your classic Ritz Cracker Toffee into a fun and festive Christmas dessert with just a few quick steps! This simple twist transforms the beloved toffee bark into a colorful holiday candy treat that’s perfect for cookie trays, gifting, or snacking all season long.
It’s easy to give your Ritz Cracker Toffee a Christmas makeover with just a few simple tweaks!
How to make it Christmas-ready:
- Spread the melted chocolate over the toffee layer, making sure the chocolate is still wet so the candy sticks.
- Sprinkle on red and green M&M’s and holiday sprinkles. Add as much or as little as you’d like. There’s no wrong way to make it merry!
- Let the chocolate set completely, then break into pieces and enjoy your easy Christmas toffee bark!
The result: sweet, buttery, and crunchy toffee topped with festive chocolate and candy. It’s an easy holiday dessert that looks as good as it tastes.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
This easy cracker toffee recipe could be made with any buttery cracker that you are able to get at the grocery store.
You can keep this cracker toffee in the fridge or on the counter in an airtight container for up to a week.
Your final product may have turned out chewy either because you didn’t boil the butter and caramel long enough or because you didn’t cool the treat long enough before breaking it into pieces.
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Ritz Cracker Toffee
Ingredients
- 1 box Ritz crackers
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- pinch sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Start out by lining your 8×8 baking tray with parchment because this is going to get sticky!
- Place your Ritz crackers in an even layer along the bottom of the pan. When I had a bit of a gap, I just broke a cracker in half and fit it in.
- Next, place your butter and brown sugar in a pot and heat until completely melted. Boil for 2 to 4 minutes and resist the urge to stir it.
- Immediately pour your homemade caramel over top of the Ritz crackers. Use an offset spatula (the kind you use for icing cakes) to spread that gooey caramel evenly across the crackers.
- Pop the tray of crackers into the oven for 5 minutes to help thicken and set the caramel.
- Carefully remove the crackers after 5 minutes and place the pan on a heat-proof surface for the next step.
- Next, sprinkle your chocolate chips in an even layer on top of your caramelized-crackers. Pop the tray back in the oven to help the chocolate chips melt a bit.
- After 2-3 minutes, remove the tray and immediately spread the chocolate chips with the offset spatula. The chocolate chips may not melt completely but you don’t want to risk burning the chocolate and ruining the whole pan.
- Once the pan has cooled off, put it in the fridge to finish setting for about 2 hours. It will get hard enough that you can “crack” it or slice through it with a sharp knife.
Video
Notes
- Try to create even layers of crackers that are touching. This ensures that the toffee doesn’t run through the cracks, making it hard to remove from the pan.
- Resist the urge to stir the caramel mixture – that can actually ruin your caramel.
- Keep a close eye on this in the oven, and don’t overbake. You don’t want the edges of the crackers to burn, or this treat will taste burnt.
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Comments
Eric Alba says
Polly wants a cracker?? My kiddo loves this cracker!!!
Hannah Griffin says
So delicious!!
Nancy Buehring says
Very delicious!!
Donna says
Milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips??
Layne Henderson says
My preference is semi-sweet, but you might like milk chocolate better! Try both 😉 Have a great day!
Donna says
Is this an 8 x 8 baking dish?
Layne Henderson says
yes!
pat says
Wow a great snack and soooo easy to make, thank you.
Suzanne says
Have you ever tried it with slightly crumbled crackers so it filled in all the space in the pan?
Layne Henderson says
I haven’t done it that way, but that’s a great idea!
Barbara says
I use Club crackers which are rectangular. Much easier.
Christi says
So, you don’t actually use the whole box of crackers???
Layne Henderson says
No!
Treena says
Easy to make and delicious
Karen says
Once made delicious by the way thanks ! Do you store them on the counter or in the Refrigerator?
Layne Henderson says
You can store them at room temperature! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Hoann says
Do you use the whole box of crackers and what size box
Layne Kangas says
If you make it as shown, you’ll probably only need about a sleeve of crackers. You can definitely easily increase this recipe to make a lot more though!
Gloria says
This makes the best toffee – even better than saltines. We love it!
Lori Meyer says
This looks good. What size pan do you use? Light or dark brown sugar?
Thanks
Layne Kangas says
Hey, Lori – we used light brown sugar for ours in a 9×9 dish. Enjoy 🙂
Kerry says
I found melting the chocolate in the microwave 30sec, stir, then 15 sec increments was better then in the oven. Excellent recipe!
Judy says
These are excellent. Recipe is easy. My family so enjoyed them. Making a new batch today.
Joy says
Such a fantastic treat! I make multiple batches for Christmas, it’s great to give as gifts.
Nancy says
What size dish for this recipe? Made in large sheet pan & not enough caramel.
Thank yo7.
Layne Kangas says
We used a glass 8×8 dish.
Shelley says
Calls for 8×8, I doubled the recipe on the 2nd batch and used a sheet pan.
Jamie M Thurlow says
I think it should be named Ritz CRACK toffee!!! This stuff is dangerous!!! Will be giving as Christmas gifts this year.
Dawn M Green says
Made this last night turned out amazing. Think I love it!
Nancy Miller says
I love these and so easy!
M Lynn Doane says
Easy to make and the family loves them
Gail says
Love this. Had made them in the past & lost my recipe in moving so glad to find it here Thank you!
Nadia says
So gonna make!
Carol R. says
Genius! Excellent! Especially if too many left over crackers……
Little story: this past Christmas, received a gift basket with something new! Chocolate and caramel covered crackers, with salt on top! Wow! Cool! Simply delicious!
Moving a couple months on, see your recipe and boom! Had to make it! AWESOME and easy! Made it twice now! Didn’t alter anything except doubled the recipe and it came out wonderful. It was a big hit! Thank you girls!
CHRISTINE Pickup says
I am looking forward to making this recipe, it looks delicious.
Thank you
Jeanette says
I’m curious if I can use kosher salt instead of sea salt.
Lexus Monroe, Editorial Assistant says
Yes, you can use kosher salt instead of sea salt, but we haven’t tested it that way. Just use a light pinch, since kosher salt flakes are larger and less salty by volume. It’s only meant as a finishing touch, so a small amount goes a long way.