Saltine Toffee

By Mary Susan4.7 (3)

This easy 4-ingredient saltine toffee is such an easy treat to to make during the holiday season. It’s so delicious that you’ll want make this recipe again and again.

The Story Behind Saltine Toffee

I can’t really remember the first time that I tried saltine toffee, but I haven’t looked back since. In fact, my grandmother used to make legit toffee that our family calls buttercrunch. You can find the recipe for the buttercrunch here. Don’t get me wrong, the family buttercrunch is delicious, but I think I prefer this saltine toffee. I love a good salty/sweet combo and you definitely get that with this recipe.

Another great thing about this recipe is that it only requires four ingredients and you most likely already have them on hand. You only need saltine cracker, butter, brown sugar, and chocolate chips. Such basic pantry staples, right? Bonus points because you don’t even need a candy thermometer.

This is also a quick recipe and can be made in about 10 minutes. Of course, they do have to cool afterwards, but I’m pretty sure you can find a spare 10 minutes in your day.

When you make this saltine toffee, my one word of warning is to make sure your pan is well lined with parchment. If you don’t have parchment you can use foil, but the foil then needs to be greased well. If you don’t do either of these, you will regret all of your life’s choices as you scrape off the hardened caramel on the pan.

saltine toffee with melting chocolate chips

Ingredients Needed for Saltine Toffee

This is such an easy recipe that only requires 4 ingredients.

Saltine Crackers – any brand will work, just don’t use salt free crackers.
Butter
Brown Sugar
Semi-sweet chocolate chips – you could definitely substitute dark or milk chocolate chips as well.

Recipe

Saltine Toffee

This easy 4-ingredient saltine toffee is such an easy treat to to make during the holiday season. It's so delicious that you'll want make this recipe again and again.

4.7 (3)

Ingredients

40 saltine crackers
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1Preheat the oven to 350℉.
2Prepare a large sheet pan with parchment paper making sure no pan is visible.
3Line your saltines across the pan to completely fill the pan. You can cut them in half if needed to fill a smaller space. Set aside.
4In a small saucepan, melt together the butter and brown sugar. Bring it to a full boil and let it boil for 3 minutes. It will become thicker. Stir as needed so the sugar doesn't stick to the bottom of the saucepan.
5Pour the heated butter and brown sugar mixture evenly across the saltines.
6Place the pan in the oven for 5 minutes.
7After you remove the pan from the oven, immediately sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Wait for 5 minutes until the chocolate is soft and melty. Use an offset spatula to spread the chocolate evenly.
8Refrigerate to harden the chocolate back up.
9Store on the counter for a few days or in the fridge for up to a week. Good luck with it lasting that long.