Thread: Santa Bark

Ok, the wife suggested that I share this with y'all being as it's that time of year.
I can definitely say that this stuff is FAN-DANGED-TASTIC!; but very addictive Be careful.

Santa Bark

Ingredients:

Saltine crackers
Semi - sweet chocolate chips (12 oz. package) [add some Belgian chocolate for a variance]
1 finely ground pkg. walnuts [or toasted sliced almonds broken up]
2 sticks of (unsalted) butter [I like salted butter]
1/2 cup light brown sugar

1) Line a medium size jelly roll pan with parchment paper [or half a sheet pan, you can also use heavy duty foil].

2) Line pan with saltine crackers in rows until pan is full. [Takes about 1 2/3 stacks/packages from the box of crackers]. Set aside.

3) Melt 2 sticks of butter in sauce pan, with 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Bring to boil and stir constantly for 3 minutes.

4) Pour mixture over saltines and bake 350 for 15 minutes in oven.

5) Turn oven off, and remove pan and pour package of chocolate chips onto crackers; and put back into oven for 1 minute to melt chocolate chips.

6) After 1 minute remove pan from oven and smooth chocolate chips with knife.

7) Cover with walnuts [or almonds].

8) Cool in refrigerator for 1 hour. Remove from refrigerator and break into pieces.

Enjoy!
BTW: This is also a great gift for the neighbors (if you have any left).