Christmas crack
Serves 4
Easy
Prep:
plus cooling and setting
Named for its addictive taste, this chocolate bark is made with salted crackers and any other mix-ins you like, including small pretzels, chopped nuts or M&M's
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- 35-40 saltine or other salted crackers
- 227g salted butter
- 215g light brown soft sugar
- 340g dark chocolate chips
- toppings of your choicesuch as chopped toasted pecans, small pretzels or crushed candy canes
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal1197
- fat76g
- saturates45g
- carbs118g
- sugars97g
- fibre2g
- protein9g
- salt4.63g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a 25 x 45cm baking sheet with foil. Arrange the crackers in a single layer to cover the entire sheet.
step 2
Melt the butter and brown sugar together in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil, whisking continuously, then cook for 2-3 mins. If you have a candy thermometer, you want it to reach 138C. Remove from the heat and quickly pour the mixture evenly over the crackers, using a silicone pastry brush to evenly distribute. Bake for 5 mins.
step 3
Remove from the oven. Put the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and microwave for 1 min. Stir until smooth, then pour this over the caramel. Sprinkle over 2 tsp sea salt flakes and your choice of toppings, then leave to set and cool completely before breaking into shards to serve.
