If you’re not a fan of dark chocolate try replacing it with milk or semi-sweet chocolate. Make the recipe as directed, skip the chocolate and toppings, then cool, break and serve! Make the recipe as directed, skip the chocolate, but top with your toppings of choice, then cool, break and serve!

Omit the chocolate, but keep the toppings.

Follow the recipe as directed, but replace the bag of chocolate chips with peanut butter chips, caramel chips, or butterscotch chips instead.

Replace the chocolate with something else.

You can make this recipe without chocolate if preferred. Whatever cracker you use, look for a thin, crisp texture and mild, slightly salty flavor to balance the sweetness from the sugar and chocolate.Ĭan you make christmas crack without chocolate? Saltine crackers are most commonly used and are great for their buttery, salty flavor and crispy texture, but salted matzos, ritz crackers, club crackers, graham crackers, or even pretzels will work as well. This ensures that the toffee doesn’t run through the cracks which would make the final product harder to remove from the pan! Can you use a different cracker? Try your best to create even layers of crackers that are touching. Want different ideas? Check out other ways to top your Christmas cracker candy. White chocolate is melted and drizzled over the top of the Christmas crack for a rich flavor and creamy texture.

Heath Toffee Bits and White Chocolate – our toppings! Heath toffee adds a nutty flavor to compliment the caramel and an extra crunchy texture.

If you’re not a chocolate fan, check out how to make without chocolate! We like dark chocolate to keep this candy from being overly sweet, but any chocolate that melts: white chocolate, semi-sweet, milk chocolate, etc.

Chocolate – melted over the caramel for a delicious chocolate-y flavor.

If you want to take it to the next level, feel free to add in a pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla after cooking. Simply bring the mixture to a boil, then boil while stirring constantly for about 3 minutes, or until it’s a rich golden color. The best part? You don’t need a candy thermometer. Unsalted Butter and Brown Sugar – boiled together to make the easiest two ingredient homemade “caramel”.See other cracker suggestions if you don’t like saltine crackers or want to switch it up! The salty flavor helps to cut the sweetness from the sugar. Saltine Crackers – provides a crispy, crunchy, mild flavored base for the caramel and chocolate.This Christmas crack is sweet, salty, nutty, chocolate-y, crunchy and so good…and you only need six ingredients to make it!

Everyone loves it, it’s crazy easy to make, and it’s SO ADDICTING. This Christmas crack recipe is the perfect combination of sweet, salty, caramel-y, chocolate-y, crunchy amazingness.

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