Cracker Toffee
This Cracker Toffee is a sweet, crunchy treat with layers of buttery toffee, chocolate, pecans, spiced apples, and crumbly streusel, making it a festive and addictive snack or dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes (including chilling)
- Yield: 20–24 pieces
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups (210 g) apples, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
2 tbsp (25 g) granulated white sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp ground ginger
Pinch of cloves
1/4 cup (31 g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (55 g) brown sugar, packed
2 tbsp salted butter (for streusel)
48 Ritz crackers
1 cup (224 g) salted butter
1 cup (220 g) brown sugar, packed
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups (500 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup (84 g) whole pecans
1/4 cup (50 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted (for drizzling)
Instructions
- Prepare spiced apples: Cook apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and cloves in a skillet over medium heat until softened and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
- Make streusel: Mix flour, brown sugar, and butter with fingers until crumbly. Bake on a sheet pan at 350°F (175°C) for 8–10 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange Ritz crackers in a single layer.
- In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring until bubbling and thickened (about 3 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and pour evenly over crackers.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 5 minutes, until toffee is bubbling.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over hot toffee. Let sit for 2 minutes, then spread into a smooth layer.
- While still warm, sprinkle pecans, spiced apples, and streusel over the chocolate.
- Drizzle melted chocolate on top.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour until firm, then break into pieces for serving.
Notes
Use saltines or graham crackers instead of Ritz for a different base.
Swap pecans for walnuts, almonds, or cashews.
Skip the apples and streusel for a classic version.
Score the toffee with a knife before fully set for neat slices.
Refrigeration keeps chocolate firm, especially in warm kitchens.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
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