I found this particular Saltine Cracker Toffee recipe courtesy of The Girl Who Ate Everything (-slash- Pinterest, of course), though I know I've had similar desserts before. The finished product photo from The Girl Who Ate Everything is gorgeous and super inspiring. I mean, really, I was drooling.
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| courtesy of The Girl Who Ate Everything |
The recipe, which you can find here, is so easy. You need saltine crackers, butter, brown sugar, and chocolate to melt down. You can use salted crackers or butter, but should avoid using salted versions of both.
Assembly is so easy. You cover a tray with a nonstick liner (ahem... more on this soon) and cover your tray in crackers. The butter and sugar are melted and boiled together in a pan, then spread over the crackers and baked to get things saturated and caramelized. Lastly, you spread your melted chocolate over the top and let the whole tray set until hardened, so that you can snap the toffee into pieces and eat as you go. Ohhh yum.
I made it through the chocolate part with no obvious issues. This is what my toffee looked like just before I put it in the fridge.
Sadly when I began to remove the toffee from the tray, I quickly discovered that the wax paper had partially burned to the bottom. I had to dissect the paper from the toffee. Some parts of the bottom had burned and were not as delicious as I had anticipated. Major bummer!
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| Sad charred bit with wax paper attached at the top. |
From the side, it did look pretty close to the gorgeous inspiration photo. And the taste of the non-burned parts was totally divine.
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| Pardon my really awful photography. |
So the lesson I'd pass on to those who want to enjoy this yummy treat, is to make sure your non-stick liner is *actually* non-stick. Next time I'll either grease the wax paper (I know it seems redundant but peeling paper off of your toffee is no fun!), or use some extra strong non-stick tinfoil.
If you've got 15 minutes and the desire, I definitely recommend this recipe as a nice treat to stash around the house or to share with friends... if you don't eat it all first!
-Becky S-R
I've made this several times & never had issues with it sticking to the wax paper. Maybe you baked it too long? I only put it in the oven for about 5 min - since the butter is already melted, it really doesn't need long! You can also add toffee bits or other toppings to it while the chocolate is still warm. Seriously YUMMY!!!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it was due to my high altitude? I have issues with baking still, haven't fully figured it out. I actually only left this in for about 4 minutes because I didn't want to burn it! Though my sister had the same problem with wax paper one time she made it. I don't know... I just know I won't do it the same way next time! Love the toffee bits idea!
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