Name: Christmas Crack Bark with Saltine Crackers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 sleeve of saltine crackers; 1 cup butter; ½ cup light brown sugar; 12 oz chocolate chips; Christmas sprinkles

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Last Updated on November 9, 2026 by Allison Lancaster

Christmas crack bark layers saltine crackers with buttery brown sugar toffee, melted chocolate, and Christmas sprinkles. It is a sweet and salty holiday treat that breaks into little pieces for a dessert tray or a homemade gift.

You only need five ingredients, and there is no cookie dough to scoop or roll. Just make room in the refrigerator before you start, because the bark needs an hour to chill before you break it apart.

A square white plate piled with Christmas crack toffee squares topped with red, white, and green sprinkles.

Why Make This Saltine Cracker Toffee?

A short ingredient list: Saltines, butter, light brown sugar, chocolate chips, and sprinkles are all you need.
Easy holiday decorating: Add the sprinkles while the chocolate is still soft so they stick to the top.
No perfect shapes required: Break the chilled bark into pieces rather than cutting identical squares.

The stovetop mixture gets very hot, so an adult should handle the saucepan, pouring, and baking. Save the cooled bark for little helpers to package.

Ingredients for Christmas Crack Bark

1 sleeve saltine crackers: Arrange these in one layer to make the base. Break a few crackers if needed to fit the baking sheet.
1 cup butter: This goes into the saucepan with the brown sugar. Use real butter rather than substituting a spread.
1/2 cup light brown sugar: Keep this amount as written for this recipe.
12 ounces chocolate chips: These go on after the first bake, not into the butter and brown sugar mixture.
Christmas sprinkles: Add them after spreading the melted chocolate.

Have the crackers arranged and the other ingredients measured before heating the butter and sugar. Once the toffee mixture is ready, you need to pour and spread it quickly.

A white bowl of brown sugar, a bag of Great Value milk chocolate chips, butter, and festive sprinkles for Christmas crack arranged on a wooden board.

How to Make Christmas Crack with Saltines

Prepare the cracker layer

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the saltines in a single layer, breaking crackers as needed to fit.

Cook the butter and brown sugar

Melt the butter and light brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

Pour the mixture over the crackers and spread it evenly. Work quickly, since the mixture begins to cool as you spread it.

Bake and add the chocolate

Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top.

Return the baking sheet to the oven for 2 minutes. Remove it and spread the softened chocolate evenly over the crackers, then add Christmas sprinkles.

Chill and break into pieces

Refrigerate the bark for 1 hour. Once it is cool, gently break it into pieces.

Four sticks of butter melting in a saucepan to make Christmas crack.

A grid of square saltine crackers arranged on a parchment-lined baking sheet to make Christmas crack.

Tips for Making Saltine Toffee Bark

Keep the crackers in one layer. Overlapping them makes it harder to spread the topping evenly.
Stir throughout the boil. The original method calls for a full 3-minute boil with constant stirring.
Spread the chocolate before it sets. Add the sprinkles right afterward so they stay in place.
Let the bark chill before breaking it. Warm chocolate can smear instead of separating into pieces.

Serving and Storing Christmas Cracker Candy

Serve the bark on a holiday dessert tray or tuck cooled pieces into food-safe gift containers. Use parchment between layers to keep the pieces from sticking together.

Store the cooled bark in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If you set it out for serving, choose a cool spot away from the oven or other heat sources so the chocolate does not soften.

For a mixed holiday tray, add Christmas tree brownies beside the bark. Their little frosting trees make another festive option for chocolate lovers.

If you would rather serve a dessert everyone can slice and share, try this Christmas cookie cake. For another homemade candy gift, make a batch of Christmas coal fudge.

Christmas Crack Bark with Saltine Crackers

Yield: 24-36 pieces

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

You only need five ingredients, and there is no cookie dough to scoop or roll. Just make room in the refrigerator before you start, because the bark needs an hour to chill before you break it apart.

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Ingredients

1 sleeve of saltine crackers
1 cup butter
½ cup light brown sugar
12 oz chocolate chips
Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Lay crackers out in a single layer. You may have to break some apart to fit right.
Melt butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium/high heat.
Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour mixture over crackers, and spread evenly. You will need to work very quickly, as the mixture will begin to cool.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Bake for 2 minutes.
Remove from the oven, and spread chocolate evenly.
Top with Christmas sprinkles.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Once cool, gently break apart into pieces.