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Recipe Sun Jan 20 2008
Chocolate Saltine Bark
Whenever my mom makes this recipe, she tends to make people angry. Why? Because even though it doesn't look all that good, people quickly realize how irresistible this candy is, and they become enraged once they realize they are unable to control themselves in its presence. Saltines are, of course, not an obvious ingredient in a candy recipe. It's their texture and not their flavor that's important here. By providing a base layer, they give the sugar, butter and chocolate something crispy and crunchy to cling to. Once you try this candy, you'll find that the saltines are irreplaceable in the recipe and that you'll have to exercise great self-restraint in the cracker aisle at the grocery store in order to fend off the addiction.
Chocolate Saltine Bark
Ingredients:
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1/2 cup sugar
12 ounces chocolate chips
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of chopped nuts (cashews, pecans, whatever you like)
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil. Lay crackers flat in a single layer on the cookie sheet. In a saucepan, melt the butter and sugar. Bring to a boil and let boil for 1 minute. Pour over crackers and bake for 10 minutes. (Once the crackers turn a deep toffee color, you know they've cooked long enough.) Pour the chocolate chips over the top and return to the oven for a few minutes to let the chips melt. Spread the melted chocolate evenly and sprinkle with nuts. Let them cool (either in the fridge or in a cool part of your house) for a few hours until the chocolate has hardened. Break into pieces and enjoy.
Matt / January 7, 2009 3:39 PM
The bark has personally ruined a diet I was on. That stuff is irrisistable.