Marcys run a web site devoted to the art of baking since 1997, called. Crisp mini matzo crackers covered in dark chocolate. While sugar is boiling, sprinkle chopped nuts over crackers. Remove the toffee matzo from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Combine butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan.
Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray lightly with nonstick spray. You lay out the cracker of your choice for this weeks festivities, we used matzo but, trust me, if you try it with saltine crackers, it just might blow. But in this recipe, the smooth, velvety texture of the halva combined with the saltiness of the cracker is the way to eat matzo going forward in life. The beauty of it is that its easy to make no candy thermometers, special equipment or tempering of chocolate required. These bars are gooey and crunchy, sweet and salty, plus they include chocolate. In a small saucepan over low heat, bring 12 cup maple syrup and 14 cup vegetable or coconut oil up to a low simmer, the pour into bowl with matzo and nuts and toss to combine. Line your 15x10 pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray.
For light and fluffy matzo balls, use both club soda and baking. Remove from the oven and sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips. Crispy, flaky matzo covered with brown sugar caramel and bittersweet chocolate this stuff is. The handsdown best way to consume matzo is smothered in toffee and chocolate, aka matzo crack, as its lovingly and accurately called. Finding a copacker with the right oven was another complexity, because the oven is what lends the product its indisputable matzo flavor and. Whether it is for a bake sale or a holiday treat, this sweet and salty candy is hard to resist. Lay matzo in single layer on foilcovered cookie sheets. Lay out your matzoh crackers, salted side up, trimming to fit. For dense matzo balls, dont use club soda or baking soda.
But while passover gives us an reason to make this candylike dessert, really theres no need to wait. Product title manischewitz miniature unsalted matzo crackers, 8 oz. White chocolate christmas crack little sweet baker. The photos of the candy with the nuts were made with white sugar. Top the chocolate with crushed peppermint candy canes instead of chopped pecans. This fast, genius dessert uses storebought matzo as the instant base for homemade toffee.
Bake matzoh for 510 minutes or until margarine mixture begins to bubble and crackers begin to lightly brown. Chocolate toffee matzo candy pictured above this yummy treat pairs the crispiness of matzo crackers with a luscious layer of buttery toffee and melted chocolate to give you the perfect sweetandsalty snack. Add some chocolate and almonds, and you have a seriously addicting passover treat. In small pan, over medium heat, melt butter and sugar. This recipe is sticky, so cover your baking sheet with aluminum foil and parchment paper for easy cleanup. Line the bottom of the baking sheet with matzo or crackers, covering all parts in a single layer.
Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, then top with a sheet of parchment paper. Toasting the matzo enhances the flavor and helps it stay crisp. The recipe is based on cookbook author marcy goldmans famous caramel matzo crunch recipe, and the saltine or soda cracker version sometimes called christmas crack thats been around for ages. Pour brown sugar mixture over crackers, spreading evenly over all. And at walmart, we have a wide variety of delicious crackers, from saltines and cheese crackers to animal crackers and graham crackers crackers are very versatile and can serve a wide variety of snacking needs. Remove from the oven and sprinkle evenly with chocolate. Matzo or matzoh or matzah, the jewish unleavened crackerlike bread, is the perfect crunchy, flaky base for a thin coating of buttery caramel.
Matzo chips, variety pack of snack bags everything, salted, cinnamon sugared from the matzo project, kosher, vegan, nutfree, no trans fat, nothing artificial, 1oz, pack of 12 4. Directions preheat an oven to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c. Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray line first with parchment paper if you wish. Start by lining a baking sheet with tin foil and preheat your oven to 400 f. Let stand 5 minutes then spread the melted chocolate over the top. Line jellyroll pan with foil and grease the foil with butter. Its amazing that matzo sheets, butter, and brown sugar can combine to form a candy that tastes just like toffee. In this recipe, the baking time is reduced so at the end the matzo still has some bite to it. Place the caramel topped matzo in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
With layers of matzo, crunchy toffee, chocolate, and sea salt, matzo crack is an absolute must for passover. Caramelized matzoh crunch with chocolate david lebovitz. This cracker candy recipe calls for a layer of caramel, chocolate, and pecans. The photos of the candy with the sprinkles were made with brown sugar which tastes a bit caramelized and i think a bit sweeter. Because of the terrible weather were having, i refuse to make a stop at the store but im really craving matzo balls, and i will be coming home to a slow cooker full of suretobedelicious stock. These cracker matzos make for a great low fat snack. Though we used to use graham crackers in place of the crackers. Its good with saltine, club, or even graham crackers. We call this magical matzo buttercrunch toffee because the taste is out of this world. The recipe is looselyadapted from baker and cookbook author marcy goldman. I ate so much matzo when i lived on a kibbutz in israel that i wasnt sure i could ever eat it againand to be honest, unless its loaded with butter and salt, who would want to eat this stuff in the first place.
Let the chocolate melt for 5 minutes, then, using an offset spatula, spread it evenly in a thin layer. Matzo or matzoh or matzah, the jewish unleavened crackerlike bread, is the perfect crunchy, flaky base for a thin coating of buttery caramel and melted chocolate, along with whatever toppings your heart desires. Cover the baking sheet with the matzos, cutting and piecing them together as necessary to fill. Remove them from the oven as soon as they begin to bubble, and spread the sugar mixture evenly over the matzo crackers. In a medium sauce pot, melt butter and stir in brown sugar. It might sound strange to combine matzo and candy, but trust me.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Then line up your club crackers side by side filling the entire tray. Bake in the preheated oven until the syrup is thickened and bubbling, about 15 minutes. Whether you know it as saltine candy, saltine toffee. Chocolatecovered caramelized matzoh crunch david lebovitz. Crackers make great snacks, whether youre topping them with cheese, dipping them in peanut butter or hummus or eating them straight out of the box. Carefully remove baking sheet from oven to a wire rack. When the chocolate is soft, spread evenly over the whole pan. Sugar, buttery, chocolaty, toffee goodnessand it couldnt. For even more crunch, sprinkle your candy bits with sea salt. This is definitely one of those recipes thats much greater than the sum of its parts. Chocolate caramel cracker candy is a layered candy made with club crackers and a sugary caramel sauce with chocolate on top.
Ritz cracker candy with ritz crackers unsalted butter firmly packed brown sugar chocolate chips chopped pecans peanut butter chips ritz cracker candy. Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil. Substitute the chocolate chips for white chocolate chips and use sweetened dried cranberries instead of the nuts. Its not passover yet, and it wont be for about a week. Matzo candy with caramel, chocolate, and halva recipe.
Manischewitz unsalted matzo is kosher for passover and all year round. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil. Our homemade cracker candy is so easy to make you only need 5 ingredients. Let the candy stand for 5 minutes to melt the chocolate, then spread the melted chocolate evenly over the candy with a spatula. In a 34 quart 34l heavy duty saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar together, and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the butter is melted and the mixture is beginning to boil. You can also toast them for that fresh from the oven flavor. There are endless variations for this sweet candy cracker. Ive seen this candy made with saltines, soda crackers or even matzo so which ever you prefer will work the same just a long as the crackers have a little salt on them. Unleavened bread recipe for matzo crackers that will. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot toffee in an even. Bring the butter and brown sugar to a boil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bake in preheated oven until bubbly all over, 8 to 10 minutes. Chocolate caramel cracker candy spicy southern kitchen. In addition, shes authored a cookbook of the same name with recipes and ideas and funny stories shes gathered along her life as a mother, professional baker, and.
How to make matzo crack chocolatecovered toffee matzo. Light and crispy saltine crackers surrounded by a buttery toffee and topped with creamy white chocolate all make this little treat absolutely. Bring mixture to a boil and let boil for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour over crackers, spreading to cover all the crackers. This matzo toffee candy bark is an easy recipe for dessert bark made with matzo crackers as the base and topped with delicious toffee and chocolate chips. Whether you use matzo bread, saltines, graham crackers, or club crackers, the end result is the same. However, i cannot avoid this recipe because it makes matzo taste like magic layers of homemade caramel, highquality chocolate, and crispy. I have no matzo, but i recently ended up with two whole boxes of saltines by accident, and thats a food i dont like much and hardly ever use. Place matzo crackers in single layer in pan, cutting them as needed to fit. Matzo covered in toffee and chocolate, a special passover treat lovingly called matzo crack because its so addictive. Quick and easy matzo ball soup recipe 5 points laaloosh. In a large mixing bowl, combine the broken matzo with a cup of raw walnut or pecan baking pieces. Matzo or matzoh or matzah, the jewish unleavened crackerlike bread, is the perfect crunchy, flaky base for a thin coating of buttery caramel and melted chocolate, along with whatever toppings your heart. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the baked crackers.