In a flurry of childhood memories last year, I picked up a big box of saltines, jonesing for that salty taste of my youth. Unfortunately, I bought a cheap brand and they tasted like crap. They sat in my cupboard, got stale, and finally, I was determined to make use of them. Half got crumbled into crumbs, and the other half met a sugary fate I found online: saltine candy. I saw this simple recipe everywhere, and quickly became determined to try it.
The result: I baked up a crunchy, tasty candy treat. This is the type of thing you make for company, or if you live with a lot of other people, because it's way too easy to eat too much of it yourself. It's devilish sugary goodness, and so very easy and quick to make. Check out the recipe after the jump.
Saltine Candy
For a 1/4 box of saltines, or one package, you'll need:
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
12 oz. chocolate chips
(you can substitute other types of chips, but if you choose vanilla or butterscotch, for example, they'll taste even more sugary)
Preheat your oven to 350°
-Line a 9x13 pan with foil, and then spray with oil.
-Line the bottom with one layer of crackers.
-Combine sugar and butter in a sauce pot and bring it to a boil. Stir for 3 minutes.
-Pour the mixture over the crackers, and bake for 20 minutes.
-Just out of the oven, pour the chips on top, and spread them across the top as they melt.*
*I found that my butterscotch and vanilla batches had a much harder time melting. In the future, I might pre-melt the chips and pour them on -- to skip the spreading step and make funky designs.
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