Description
Salty-sweet churro saltine toffee combines crisp crackers with caramel and cinnamon sugar for an irresistible dessert. Guests will devour this simple yet impressive treat that brings Mexican-inspired flavors to classic toffee.
Ingredients
Scale
- 40 saltine crackers (salted)
- 1 cup brown sugar (220 g)
- 1 cup unsalted butter (227 g or 8 oz)
- 2 cups white chocolate chips (340 g)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (60 ml)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (5 ml)
Instructions
- Prep Workspace: Line an oven-safe tray with parchment paper, ensuring complete, flat coverage for saltine crackers.
- Cracker Arrangement: Create a precise, single-layer grid of saltine crackers across the entire baking surface.
- Seasoning Blend: Thoroughly combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon to craft a fragrant coating mixture.
- Caramel Formation: In a saucepan, meld unsalted butter and brown sugar over medium heat, transforming into a rich, amber caramel sauce.
- Toffee Base: Pour the molten caramel uniformly over saltine crackers, using a rubber spatula to ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Baking Process: Slide the tray into a 400°F (200°C) oven, baking for 5-6 minutes until the caramel becomes golden and bubbly.
- Chocolate Layer: Extract the tray and immediately disperse white chocolate chips across the hot surface, allowing natural melting for approximately 5 minutes.
- Chocolate Refinement: If needed, return tray briefly to oven to complete chocolate liquefaction, then smooth with a spatula into an even layer.
- Cinnamon Finish: While chocolate remains soft, liberally dust the entire surface with the prepared cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Cooling and Serving: Let the toffee solidify at room temperature or accelerate in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then fracture into irregular, delectable pieces.
Notes
- Cracker Placement Precision: Position saltine crackers edge-to-edge without overlapping to ensure even caramel coverage and consistent texture.
- Caramel Watching Technique: Monitor caramel closely during cooking to prevent burning, looking for a rich amber color without darkening too quickly.
- Chocolate Melting Strategy: Let residual heat from toffee slowly melt white chocolate chips for smoother spreading and more controlled consistency.
- Cooling Considerations: Room temperature cooling develops better flavor and texture, though refrigeration works for faster preparation when time is limited.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American-Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 276
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 163 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 61 mg