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Spiced Cranberry, Orange, and Pistachio Christmas Crack

This spiced cranberry, orange, and pistachio saltine cracker toffee is a fun and fancy twist on traditional Christmas crack!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 46 minutes
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Author: TheAmericanPatriette

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 1.5 sleeves of saltine crackers 40 crackers
  • 3 c white chocolate chips 1.5 12oz bags
  • 1/2 c chopped pistachios
  • 1/2 c dried cranberries
  • Zest from 2 naval oranges
  • Dusting of cloves maybe 1/2 tsp

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Place butter in small saucepan on stove top over medium heat and allow it to melt.
  • Stir in brown sugar and bring to a low boil for about 3-4 minutes to allow caramel mixture to thicken, stirring regularly.
  • While the caramel mixture is thickening, line a rimmed cookie sheet with foil (unless you use the awesome non-stick baking pans I use, and in which case, no foil needed!!), and lay out saltine crackers in rows on the cookie sheet.
  • Pour caramel mixture evenly over the saltines, using a spatula to spread it out to cover the crackers completely.
  • Place cookie sheet with crackers in oven for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and set pan on a hot pad. Sprinkle white chocolate chips over top of the hot saltines. Place the pan back in the oven for 1 minute to help the chips to quickly melt.
  • Pull the pan out of the oven, and use a spatula to gently and evenly spread the chips out across the saltines.
  • After you've covered the saltines with the melted chips, evenly sprinkle the pistachios and cranberries over the top.
  • Zest two oranges evenly over the top of the crackers, and then evenly sprinkle cloves over the top.
  • Allow pan to cool on a hot pad for 10-15 minutes (or until it's cool enough to set in the fridge), and then place in refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes - until the toffee is chilly to the touch and completely set.
  • Remove from fridge and begin breaking apart. You can use a metal spatula or butter knife to get it started, but once you get it started, you can just use your hands to quickly break the rest of it apart.
  • Place on platter or in serving bowl and enjoy with others!