The Best Graham Cracker Christmas Crack

You are going to love this graham cracker Christmas crack recipe. This holiday treat is made with graham crackers and buttery caramel and then topped with dark chocolate to give it the most amazing flavour. It's also easy to make and I've included gluten free, dairy free and vegan options too.

Why you will love this recipe:

• The flavour! These toffee crack bars taste like a Skor chocolate bar.
• It's easy and simple to make and only requires a few minutes of hands on time.
• You only need 4 ingredients to make this recipe.
• It's made with pantry staple ingredients like graham crackers, butter, and dark chocolate. It's also made without condensed milk.
• This diy xmas crack recipe is perfect to serve at Christmas, the holidays or anytime.
• You can easily make this graham cracker dessert recipe dairy free, lactose free, gluten free, vegan or paleo.
• You can top it with whatever you like including pecans, almonds, walnuts, course sea salt, pretzels, white chocolate, or just leave it plain.
• It stores really well and makes great leftovers.
• If you love Christmas crack recipes you will also love pretzel Christmas crack.

Taste and texture:

This Christmas crack with graham crackers has the most incredible flavour. The combination of sweet crackers, buttery caramel and dark chocolate combine perfectly and the flavour reminds me of a Skor chocolate bar. The top and bottom layers are nice and firm and crunchy, while the middle caramel layer is soft and sticky.

Key ingredients and substitutions:

• Graham crackers - you can use any type of graham cracker or graham wafer that you like for this recipe. If you are gluten free be sure to use gluten free graham crackers. I actually used Simple Mills Honey Cinnamon cookies to make mine to keep this recipe grain free and refined sugar free. You could also use honey grahams, digestive cookies or digestive biscuits instead.
• Butter - butter is used to make the most incredible caramel layer. I recommend using salted butter rather than unsalted butter if you can. If you are vegan you can use a vegan butter instead.
• Coconut sugar - combined with the butter this makes the most amazing caramel. If you don't have coconut sugar you could use brown sugar instead.
• Dark chocolate - dark chocolate is the final layer in this dessert bar recipe. The contrast of the dark chocolate with the sweet caramel and graham cracker layers is perfect. You can use either dark chocolate bars or dark chocolate chips to make this.

How to make:

Step one:

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step two:

Then line a baking sheet with parchment paper and line the baking sheet with the graham crackers until you have an even layer. 

Step three:

In a medium pot, combine the butter and sugar over medium-low heat. Stirring constantly, bring to a rolling boil and heat for approximately 4 minutes, until the caramel is bubbling and thickens in texture. 

Step four:

Remove the pot from heat and pour the caramel over the graham crackers. Spread the mixture with a knife or spoon – it doesn’t have to be perfect because it will spread as it bakes.

Step five:

Then place the pan in the oven and bake for 7 minutes.

Step six:

Remove the baking sheet from the oven and place the chocolate on top of the bubbling caramel. Then place the baking sheet back in the oven for about 1 minute, to allow the chocolate to melt. 

Step seven:

Using a knife or spoon, spread the melted chocolate out evenly over the caramel. Then top with the optional course sea salt. Next, place the baking sheet in the freezer for about 25-30 minutes, until the chocolate and caramel have hardened. 

Step eight:

Remove the pan from the freezer and let it rest for a few minutes. Then break, or cut the crack into pieces and enjoy:

Tips:

• You can either break this crack into pieces, or use a hot knife to cut it into squares.
• You can add any toppings that you like including crushed nuts, sea salt, white chocolate, pretzels or just leave it plain.

Recipe variations:

• To make this dairy free: use a vegan butter and dairy free chocolate.
• To make this into a gluten free Christmas crack recipe: use gluten free graham crackers or grain free graham crackers.
• To make it vegan: use a vegan butter and dairy free chocolate.
• To make it refined sugar free: use graham crackers sweetened with coconut sugar and chocolate sweetened with coconut sugar.

How to store:

Store any leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 14 days.

This dessert also freezes really well for up to 3 months.

Nutrition info:

One serving of this dessert has approximately 253 calories, 20 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 18 grams of net carbs, 2 grams of protein, and 19 grams of fat. This dessert is not low carb, low fat, sugar free or keto but it can easily be adapted to be gluten free, dairy free and vegan.

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