This holiday treat otherwise known as “Christmas Crack” is a layered chocolate graham cracker cookie that is somehow made even more irresistible with the addition of toffee. As delicious sounding as this is, don’t be daunted by the description — it’s actually a super simple recipe that anyone can make in just a few minutes’ time!
A friend made these at a holiday party this year but I couldn’t taste them because they were made with regular graham crackers, so I grabbed her recipe and made a gluten free version as soon as I could! These were so popular, I just knew we shouldn’t be missing out!
How to Make Gluten Free Christmas Crack
Start with my homemade gluten free graham crackers recipe (made even easier with my gfJules Gluten Free Graham Cracker Mix! note that the mix makes twice as many crackers as this Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee Recipe calls for).
Perhaps you even have some left over from making homemade gluten free gingerbread houses? You can definitely make this Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee with gingerbread cookies instead!
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, start with either homemade gluten free graham crackers or gingerbread — either from my easy mix or my homemade recipe linked here. Then simply melt butter and brown sugar or unrefined coconut palm sugar or other brown sugar alternative, and pour over top of the graham crackers on a parchment or foil-lined cookie sheet.
Cook this layer to get all that toffee goodness baked in.
Next sprinkle on chocolate chips and allow to melt a bit, then smear to spread the melted chocolate.
Set aside to allow the chocolate to harden (I actually put my tray outside in the cold for an hour or so and that did the trick!).
Break the crackers into randomly sized pieces as you would with homemade bark (yep — I have a recipe for that, too!), and add these to your holiday cookie tray or hoard it all for yourself! It’s the perfect recipe for any chocolate lover!
Gluten Free Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee Recipe
Gluten Free Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee
This easy graham cracker toffee recipe is a chocolate lover's delight!
Ingredients
- 48 homemade gluten free graham crackers, depending on size (see photo above for reference)
- 1 cup (8 ounces = 2 sticks) butter or non-dairy alternative (e.g. Earth Balance Buttery Sticks)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar or unrefined coconut palm sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt (optional - may omit if using salted butter)
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used Pure Food by Estee chips)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large cookie sheet with parchment or lightly oiled foil.
- Arrange gluten free graham crackers in a single layer as pictured above, touching one another as closely as possible but not overlapping.
- Place butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and heat on medium while stirring until the butter is melted, then allow the mixture to boil. Continue to boil and stir for 3 more minutes. Remove from heat.
- Slowly pour melted butter-sugar mixture over the graham crackers to totally cover all the crackers, then bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove the hot crackers from the oven and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Allow the chocolate to sit for about 2 minutes, then begin to spread with a knife or offset spatula as pictured. Cover all the crackers evenly with the melted chocolate.
- Set aside in a cool place to allow the chocolate to cool and harden. Once hardened, break the crackers into random sized pieces.
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