Old Fashioned Cracker Candy Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED HOMEMADE HARD CANDY

Steps:

• In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved; then cook without stirring, lowering the heat and cooking more slowly during the last few minutes, to the hard crack stage (300 degrees F), If sugar crystals form on sides of pan, wipe them off with a damp brush.
• Remove from heat, add oil flavoring and enough food coloring to color; stir only to mix. Pour into 2 well buttered 9 inch pans. Set one pan of candy over a sauce pan containing hot water (unless you have a helper to help cut the candy). As soon as the other pan of candy is cool enough to handle, cut it with scissors into 1-inch strips. Then snip the strips into pieces. Work fast. Drop the pieces onto a buttered baking sheet. If the candy cools too quickly, set it on a saucepan over hot water to soften it, but if it gets sticky, return at once to the work counter.
• Toss in a small amount of powdered sugar to keep from sticking together. Repeat with the second pan of candy.

EASY CRACKER CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place the crackers side by side in a foil-lined jelly-roll pan (I spray the foil with non-stick spray).
• Combine the butter and brown sugar in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Cook for 3 minutes.
• Pour the mixture over the crackers.
• Bake 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the baked crackers.
• Let stand 5 minutes then spread the melted chocolate over the top.
• Sprinkle with nuts if desired.
• Chill in the refrigerator until set.
• Invert onto a flat surface; remove the foil and break into pieces.
• Store, covered in an airtight container in refrigerator.
• Note: You can skip the chocolate chips- it's still delicious.

SODA CRACKER CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 10x15 inch cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place crackers in a singe layer over prepared cookie sheet. Use more or fewer crackers as needed to cover the bottom of your pan.
• In a small saucepan over low heat combine butter and brown sugar; bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes; pour over crackers.
• Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top. Sprinkle almonds over chocolate chips; using the back of a wooden spoon, press nuts into chocolate.
• Chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or until set. Break into pieces and store, sealed, in refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED HARD CANDY

Steps:

• Butter two 15x10x1-in. pans; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water and food coloring. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). , Remove from the heat; stir in flavoring. Immediately pour into prepared pans; cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar; break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.

CRACKER CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Line 9x13 in.
• pan with aluminum foil Lightly coat foil with nonstick cooking spray Add crackers Bring butter and brown sugar to boil in a medium saucepan, stirring constantly; cook 3 minutes, stirring often.
• Pour mixture over crackers and spread.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
• Turn off oven.
• Sprinkle crackers with chocolate chips, let stand in oven 3 minutes or until chocolate melts.
• Spread evenly over crackers.
• Top with pecans and/or candy sprinkles.
• Cool and break in pieces.
• Store in airtight container in refrigator.

RITZ CRACKER CANDY

Steps:

• Place crackers on a lightly greased aluminum foil-lined jellyroll pan.
• Bring butter and brown sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring constantly.
• Cook 3 minutes, stirring often.
• Pour over crackers.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Turn off oven.
• Sprinkle crackers with chocolate morsels and let stand in oven for 3 minutes or until chocolate melts. Spread evenly over crackers.
• Top with pecans and white chocolate.
• Cool completely and break candy into pieces.
• Store in refrigerator.