This white chocolate Christmas crack is perfect for the holiday season. The melted white chocolate chips mixed with the saltine crackers make a salty snack that everyone will love.
Our white chocolate Christmas crack recipe is a delicious and easy holiday treat. No matter what level of cook you are, you can make this in a jiffy. It will be the hit at your next Christmas party!
This melted white chocolate Christmas crack recipe is definitely a treat that everyone will love. It is a treat that is perfect for any type of gathering, especially at Christmas parties. It also makes a great gift for family members or friends.
I love this white chocolate Christmas crack recipe almost as much as our regular gluten-free Christmas crack. It is so easy to make and is a super easy Christmas candy that goes great when you add it to a hot cocoa bar during the Christmas season.
You may know this recipe (and very similar recipes) under a different name, like white almond bark and saltine toffee candy. Some similar Christmas candy recipes out there are Christmas chex mix, white chocolate chex mix, Christmas crack chex mix, and many other holiday desserts.
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If you want a drink to go with this crowd pleaser of a dessert, you should try our cranberry mocktail, non-alcoholic Prosecco with pomegranate and cranberries, or candy cane Christmas mocktail recipes.
What you need
It starts with a few simple ingredients including those needed to make our homemade cranberry jam. It comes together great with our favorite soda brand, Dry Sparkling and their holiday cranberry flavor but any cream soda will do. It takes a few simple ingredients and minutes to put together. the kiddos can even get in the kitchen and help
Glutino table crackers (or any saltines)
The salty flavor in our delicious Christmas treat comes from these Glutino table crackers. We love using the Glutino brand because their products are great quality and incredibly tasty. You can’t even tell they are gluten-free!
You will see recipes similar to this that use Ritz crackers, which are definitely an option if you prefer to not have a gluten-free cracker. For a sweeter taste, sometimes people will use graham crackers instead.
Dry Sparkling cranberry soda (cream soda also works)
We love using Dry sparkling sodas in our recipes. You’ll find that we use their vanilla flavor in our non-alcoholic White Russian mocktail (which is a great drink for the holidays). You can also use just regular cream soda.
Fresh Cranberries
Frozen or fresh will work here. However, fresh will be best. You can save the extra for making crustless cranberry pie.
The freezer does all the work while you leave it in overnight. The next morning you just have to break and place it for the perfect Christmas crack candy.
Pro tip: Feel free to get creative and add little sprinkles like we did to it before freezing for a little extra holiday pizzazz.
How to make it
- Pre-heat oven to 325°F
- Place cranberries, sugar and soda in a saucepan and bring to a boil then simmer on low 20 minutes until it starts to thicken
- Break cranberries with a fork and stir
- Meanwhile, line a large baking pan with aluminum foil and spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray and line the pan with gluten-free Table crackers (or regular crackers if you don’t need gluten-free)
- Meanwhile, place the butter and sugar in a pot over low medium-low heat and whisk until the butter is melted
- Once melted, bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes whisking constantly
- Remove pan from heat and pour evenly over crackers and spread mixture with a spatula
- Bake for 7-9 minutes
- Remove pan and allow to cool 2 minutes
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and then pour over the top and spread with a spatula
- Drizzle cranberry jam over chocolate
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour
- Once chocolate has hardened break pieces off the foil and plate
**Candy will stay fresh for 1 week.
This delicious holiday treat is truly amazing and since you break the crackers and get the “crack sound” there you go…the name!
No, but we find that it tastes great cold. You can even keep it in the freezer for it to be extra cold. But, you can enjoy them at room temperature too if that’s what you prefer!
Place the candy in an airtight container in a single layer and place parchment paper between each layer so they do not stick together. The candy will stay fresh for 1 to 2 weeks.
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White Chocolate Christmas Crack
Ingredients
- 1 box gluten-free table crackers (or any table cracker)
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 3 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups Dry Sparkling cranberry soda or any cream soda
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325°F
- Place cranberries, sugar and Dry Sparkling cranberry soda in a saucepan and bring them to a boil and simmer on low 20 minutes until it starts to thicken
- Break cranberries with a fork and stir
- Meanwhile, line a large baking pan with aluminum foil and spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray and line the pan with gluten-free table crackers
- Meanwhile, place the butter and sugar in a pot over low medium-low heat and whisk until the butter is melted
- Once melted, bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes whisking constantly
- Remove pan from heat and pour evenly over crackers and spread mixture with a spatula
- Bake for 7-9 minutes then remove pan and allow to cool 2 minutes
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and then pour over the top with a spatula
- Drizzle cranberry jam over chocolate
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour
- Once chocolate has hardened break pieces off the foil and plate
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Notes
How should I store the leftovers?
Place the candy in an airtight container in a single layer and place parchment paper between each layer so they do not stick together. The candy will stay fresh for 1 to 2 weeks.Nutrition
This recipe was originally posted on November 28, 2018 but has been updated with new tips and information on September 27, 2022.
Video and lifestyle photos by Brittney at Haizel Creations.
Sydney Wynne says
This is seriously SO addictive. I have to stop myself from eating the whole pan! Thanks for the recipe!
Sarah Wadsworth says
Cranberry anything is so good