This Saltine Toffee with Pecans and Toffee Bits features crackers smothered with warm homemade toffee then baked just until the flavors marry. Sprinkle the top with chocolate chips and they melt forming the glue for the toffee bits and pecans. After the saltine toffee cools, you then break or cut, into random pieces. It makes for a delectable homemade gift for teachers, neighbors, Sunday school teachers or loved ones anytime of year.
Saltine Toffee with Pecans and Toffee Bits
Easy sweet treats like this saltine toffee are a family tradition. I love making it at the holidays or anytime of year that I want to make something special. I think everyone steps up their baking game near the holidays and I'm no different. It doesn't matter what we're celebrating be it birthdays, Easter, Valentine's Day there's always a reason to bake. Saltine toffee is an old Southern recipe and it appeals to my love of the combination of sweet and salty. Just to elevate it a bit, I like adding toffee bits and toasted pecan pieces to the top. This recipe will work with or without the toppings and you could also use a different nut like walnuts or peanuts, if you prefer.
Break Saltine Toffee Apart and Enjoy
I personally love breaking this homemade toffee bark into irregular pieces because I think it adds to it's homemade charm. If you're a stickler for perfection then cutting will work better for you. Package the pieces in a bag tied with a pretty bow, arrange in a festive tin or include it on your holiday goodie trays this year. It's a handheld indulgence that's timeless.
Other Toffee Goodies to Try
- Toffee Peanut Clusters
- Loaded Butterscotch Toffee Pecan Cookies
- Chocolate Toffee Chip Pecan Pie
- Chocolate Toffee Bark from Deep South Dish
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Saltine Toffee with Pecans and Toffee Bits
Ingredients
- 1 sleeve saltines plus additional as needed
- 1 cup chopped pecans toasted
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups semisweet mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup Bits-o-Brickle English toffee bits or milk chocolate covered toffee bits
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil overlapping the edge. Spritz lightly with cooking spray.
- Spread the pecans on a separate baking sheet in a single layer. Toast in the oven for 6-8 minutes until fragrant. Set aside to cool.
- Arrange saltines in a single layer on foil side by side. Set aside.
- Meanwhile,in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt together butter and sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly or until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Mix well then pour evenly over crackers.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes or until bubbly. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Allow chips to soften for a few minutes, then spread over top. Sprinkle with toasted pecans and toffee bits.
- Chill for 1 hour or until set. Break or cut into pieces.
- Store in an airtight container chilled for up to 1 week.
Notes
My name is Melissa and I'm the Creator of Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen. Cooking, baking, developing recipes and kitchen tips is my passion. I love sharing my dishes and connecting with people through the food that I create.
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Sophie Peck
This has become a X-mas must. Use Walnuts instead of pecans. I think just as good.
Melissa
You're absolutely right, you can adapt using your favorite nuts. Thanks so much!
Erin
I could NOT get my mini chocolate chips to melt! I kept sticking the pan back in the oven but they would not full melt:(
Melissa
Hmmm how odd. mini chips should melt quite easily from the hot sugar mixture alone. I'm not quite sure why that would have happened.
Teri Hobson
the chips aren't supposed to actually "melt"......they keep their shape, but they soften so that you can spread them.......
Lori
This saltine toffee is SO ADDICTING!
Stephanie Manley
If I said thee were good, it would be an understatement, they were simply amazing!
Aysegul Sanford
Such a fun recipe for edible gifts. Sweet and salty flavors go so well with the toffee flavors.
Toni | Boulder Locavore
This was so good! Such an amazing treat!
Jennifer Farley
Perfectly sweet and salty!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
Delicious and love the idea to give it away as gifts!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
Also, this is sooo easy to make!
Brenda
I love how easy this is. And. SO GOOD!!!
Lisa
Use half the amount of butter and sugar
Makes it thinner and we think so much better!
Maria B Demere
Can you freez them? If so for how long? What kind of crackers do you use also?
Thank you
Maria B Demere
Melissa
I use Saltines and I don't recommend freezing this. You can make up to a week in advance and store in an airtight container chilled.
Sabrina@cookwarelab.net
Love this! Looks delicious! Can not wait to try one!