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White countertop with a dark metal cooling rack with crack candy resting on a red napkin, crushed peppermint scarred on the counter and a red tin pail lined with white tissue full of the crack candy.

Crack Candy

Nosheen Babar
A handful of ingredients and 15 minutes are all it takes to make the most delicious Crack Candy(with peppermint) for the holidays to share.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 501 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 40 saltine crackers
  • 1 cup brown sugar (see notes)
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ teaspoon Tahitian vanilla sea salt (see notes)
  • ¼ cup Mints (see notes)
  • nonstick spray

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. (see notes)
  • Lay out the crackers evenly, with no overlapping, just all the edges touching in the pan.
  • Melt the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
  • Cook the mixture for exactly 3 minutes using a timer. (see notes)
  • Pour it over the crackers and spread evenly.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.
  • Use this time to place the mints in a sealed Ziploc bag and crush them using a rolling pin. Set aside for later.
  • When you pull the baking sheet out of the oven, sprinkle the chocolate chips in an even layer over the hot toffee.
  • As soon as the chips become glossy, start spreading them using a wide spatula.
  • Sprinkle the crushed mints over the chocolate quickly before it hardens.
  • Chill in the freezer for 2 hours before breaking into pieces.

Notes

Brown sugar - I like to use dark brown sugar for my toffee, but light brown works too.
Tahitian vanilla sea salt - I like to use this as both the sea salt and the vanilla add a depth of flavor to the candy. If you can't source this, add a ¼ teaspoon of vanilla to the toffee as it cooks and sprinkle plain sea salt over the chocolate after you've spread it.
Mints - Any type of red and white striped mints work, small candies or candy canes.
Jelly roll pan - Nonstick foil is great if you can get some; it helps eliminate a step. A jelly roll plan works best due to its raised sides, but a cookie sheet will suffice if you don't have one.
Boiling the toffee - Overcooking the butter and sugar will lead to a burnt taste, and undercooking it will lead to toffee that isn't brittle enough, so this step is the most crucial.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 501kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 324mgPotassium: 268mgFiber: 4gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 493IUCalcium: 47mgIron: 3mg
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