12/04/2009

Jenny's Cracker Brittle

This has got to be the craziest dessert recipe ever! I mean, it's super easy and sooooo good!! My daughter's bf made it the other night for us and we couldn't get enough. And once Jenny gave me the recipe, I thought this would make for a wonderful holiday gift. It's absolutely delicious and super easy, so it's a win-win all around. Thanks Jenny!

Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 sticks of butter
  • 1c sugar
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 sleeves saltine crackers (approx)
  • 12oz semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 6oz peanut butter chips
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Grease (or spray) a 9"x13" jelly roll pan ( cookie sheet with a lip along the edge). Place saltines in single layer on pan.
  3. Place butter, sugar & vanilla in a small sauce pan and bring to boiling. Continue to boil for approximately 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
  4. Pour butter mixture over crackers and bake for about 7 minutes or until crackers rise & bubble.
  5. Top with chocolate chips and spread with spatula once chips have melted. You can place it back in oven for a minute to help the chips along if necessary.
  6. Sprinkle peanut butter chips over chocolate and place pan in freezer for several hours.
  7. Once set, use spatula to lift an edge and simply break brittle into pieces.
  8. Enjoy!
Note
There are several variations to this recipe. For instance, you can use brown sugar instead of white. Or honey graham crackers instead of saltines. Also, instead of peanut butter chips, try a cup of chopped nuts. And for a more festive look, you can melt some white chocolate, add food coloring paste if desired, and drizzle over the brittle.





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