Cracker Candy - Perfect for the Holidays!! It's So Good!!
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- Watch this video to learn how to make one of our favorite Christmas treats!
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I never heard anybody say pecan like that, I say Pea can my grandma said pacon you say Pea cons 👍
Imo , I would like the salty side down.
@@themachinist7039 Maybe they like it salty side up! :) There's more than one way to do something. :)
@@sharonlatour6230 obviously you don't eat saltines much
@@themachinist7039 oh yes I do, with peanut butter or plain butter. I do see your point about the salty side down. I eat mine any way they will lay flat, with peanut butter in between. :)
My grandma used to make this! She passed away last month and I squealed when I saw the thumbnail! I never got her recipe, so I'm excited to make this for my kids and tell them about how Nanny used to make it for me. Thank you Tipper!
God Bless you, and sorry for you loss. Grandmas are very special
Sounds like a sign that your Grandma is still with you!🤗
I'm sorry for your loss. God bless.
My grandma make this too. Bringing back so many good memories.
Do you use salted or unsalted butter
I became familiar with this recipe from a friend in school. She was a "missionary kid". It was a goodie that was big in the mission field. I just loved it when she shared it with our home economics class. I don't put nuts on mine when I make it for us as we have nut allergies in the family but that certainly does sound good. My daughter walked in at the middle of the video and said "Momma she's making cracker candy... Would you please????" So I reckon I'm making it for us soon. 😂
😀 Love that!
My daughter has a nut allergy so I substitute with sprinkles. Red and green at Xmas time 😊
@@ricktaylor3748 my family always made it with Graham crackers. My Mama would always put leftover cake icing between Graham crackers- that was my treat as a little one.
For those on a sodium restricted diet, I have had this made with unsalted crackers. It was good too. Just a thought that might help some of your viewers enjoys these.
Thank you for that tip Jason 😀
I'd imagine if you're on a sodium restrictive diet you more than likely should not be eating this either
With all this sugar.... I think sodium will be the least of your problems!😅😂😅😂. I say, if ur gonna "go".... Go all the way! Awesome video btw yummy
I’ve made this for years as well. I have made some changes tho. I use Club crackers instead of saltines. It gives it a more buttery flavor. I have also used cinnamon grahams and that is amazing! I also like to top mine with Health Bar chips or Butterfinger chips. My family can’t stop eating it! 😊
Oooh, Club crackers sounds like it would be great! Thanks for sharing!
I've used chocolate grahams and peanut butter chips. A sprinkle of sea salt pulled it together. It was delightful!!!
This is a holiday must have in our house. We always called it Christmas Crack. My 17 yo daughter made a batch this week and put sprinkles on top and her older brothers ate the whole pan already. We’ve made variations over the years - club crackers, graham crackers with mini marshmallows on top., sometimes sprinkles, sometimes nuts. Always a hit!
Do you add the marshmallows on last, in replace of the nuts?
I’ve always called it Christmas Crack.
My friend puts smarties or M&M’s on the top, really good!!
We call it Christmas Crack also. Because it is very addictive.
I had never heard of it until a few years ago my niece’s girlfriend brought it over. Real easy and fun candy to make with simple ingredients.
My mother passed a few years ago and your videos remind me so much of her, that it both makes me want to cry but more so makes me smile as I remember my childhood. Thank you for what you do.
That's a large part of why I watch these as well, only for my great-grandmother, who we lost last year. She spoke with a lot of the same speechways and accent, and always had something in the oven. I'm currently on the quest (which I suspect will be lifelong) of learning how to make pie from scratch, since she was famous for them and never shared any exact recipes except to say "put a little of this, and as much of that as feels right". So far I've only gotten pecan pie right, but considering I'm 21, I think it's a good start. I am so sorry you lost your mother, I'm glad these videos can give us comfort and remind us of loved ones. ♥
I'm so sorry you lost her! Happy to remind you of her and good times!!
You often remind me that I've lived a sheltered life, Tipper. Not only have I never tasted cracker candy, I had never heard of it! Mom had her favorite holiday sweets that we looked forward to every year, but this wasn't on her list. It sure looks tasty!
😀 Happy to help Roland
You should try this. We call it CRACK because it’s so addictive. 😂
Me neither, but divinity was always made.
I've never heard of this either. Excited to try.Coming from Illinois, all our cookies are Polish and German recipes passed down from my grandparents & great grandparents.
Tipper, you gave me a little bag of these Cracker Candies the other day and they are wonderful! I promptly ate the whole bag. I usually try to keep a limit on sweet food, but these were so good I ate all you sent me immediately. There is no doubt you are an excellent cook! Thanks for sharing with me!
I am just about as hillbilly as you can get. Proudly! My Mom was huge on Christmas and I still make the countless goody recipes she made. But not only have I never made this one. I've never heard of it! Now I'll have to make it!🙂 Thanks!
It's hard to believe that some person, somewhere in the world, took a handful of things they had on hand and turned it into the recipes we know today. I've personally never had this but I would love it no doubt. God Bless you Ms. Tipper for sharing this and thank you for bringing us together once again.
I agree! Thank you for watching!
Looks good
Even the ingredients were happy.
Anyone else catch that smiley face just before you first started spreading the brown sugar and butter over the crackers?
Tipper, I made a batch of this cracker candy tonight. I think I cooked my butter & sugar mixture a little too long as it was really thick when I spread it on the crackers, and it hardened very quickly. I only made half of the recipe, so I probably should have cooked the mixture for less than the regular three minutes. Regardless, I spread the melted chocolate chips over the top and then, instead of pecans, I put Heath toffee bits (they were on the baking isle with the chocolate chips) on top. It is so good!! My husband had never had this before, and he loves it!! 😄
So glad you enjoyed it 😀
I had this about 12 years ago when I taught school in Asheville, NC. I'd never seen or heard of it before and was AMAZED at how delicious and sinful it was. Thanks for sharing this simple yet decadent delight.
This is a classic in my family for the holiday season! Brings back so many good memories. Sending much love and many blessings from eastern NC to western NC ❤
Thanks so much 😀
As soon as you said oil I knew where you were from! I’ve lived out west for years but I still say “ohl” ❤
@@squirrelabouttown6022 😀
Hey from Georgia! Love your channel! The girls' too! Our daughter graduated from Young Harris so we've spent lots of time in your neck of the woods. We used to stay in Hayesville and our daughter and her roommates went to New Hope church there. Anyway... I used to make this every summer for our daughter to take to church youth camp. I'd make huge batches,1 for the boys bus, 1 for the girls. She used to tell us that every year it never made it to camp. They'd start munching on it before they got to the first interstate exit! I also made extra for the leaders...theirs didn't make it much longer. It's so delicious and very economical to make. As a part-time preschool teacher married to a paramedic money was often tight but I found ways to still treat my family and others. God always made a way...still does!
I’m 80 and rarely cook this kind of thing anymore, but I may try it! Thanks from Texas!
Mrs Tipper- I remember eating this as a little girl, but haven’t had any in over 30 years. I decided your recipe was my sign to finally make it and mine is currently cooling on the counter. If it tastes half as good as it smells, then I’ll be happy!
Hello Lorrie
How are you doing?
This was a winter thing with my grandparents....( Mom's side)...she used walnuts, and sometimes little marshmallows. Haven't eaten any of it since the '70s...my grandmother would make a metric boatload of it, I would take it home and enjoy it. As I recall, it didn't keep too well, but it was good while it lasted.
My grandparents went shopping someplace where you could get chocolate slabs the size of patio blocks, and these had clearly been broken off a even bigger piece.
She put chocolate slivers on it......I had not thought of this in forever. Great video...
I live in my grandmothers old house built in 1953. We’ve lived here since my wedding day 33 years ago. You and I have the exact same kitchen cabinets and trim.
We call this Poor Mans Toffee. We just love this. Thank you for sharing.
I will have to try this! I make microwave peanut brittle for gifts usually.
That sounds good 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia it's so easy! If you like, I will email you the receipt.
@@rebelgirl9436 Please do 😀 tipperpressley@gmail.com
Mama never made this. But I remember having it at family gatherings. So one of my aunts must have made it. I remember in the fall mama would let us help her make candy apples, caramel apples and popcorn balls. That was usually around Halloween. Then for Thanksgiving I remember she made pecan rolls. And yeast rolls and bread. She made these on all holidays and sometimes as a surprise. Then for Christmas we made divinity fudge. And we would make glass candy. I know it had Karo syrup, flavored oil, and food coloring. We called it glass candy because she would poor it out on a pan like you did the cracker candy. Then when it cooled and harden we would break it with spoons. Sometimes they would make a more fancy type folded like ribbons. And it had I guess confectioners sugar on it. We didn’t get a lot of that. Last but not least mama would always make a jam cake for Christmas. I sometimes buy one locally but it seems like most I’ve gotten are scorched. Not sure why. But it was a special cake and mama never scorched it. Thank you for bringing all of these memories back. I hope to continue some with our girls (granddaughters). Sure hope I can teach them a little if what mama knew.
What wonderful memories you have 😀
I love that the close microphone made it sound like a crackling fire when you dropped the chips. I have also seen either Rae Drummond or Trisha Yearwood do an appetizer with club crackers, brown sugar, and bacon. There was a sweet version and a savory one. Easy and tasty. I tend to take fiddly recipes and just make them into a dip. We love things like jalapeno poppers, but they are fiddly. Chop it all up, bake, amazing! I was gonna make mini reuben sandwiches. Nope, chop it up, add cream cheese, into the slow cooker, even better! When in doubt, make it a dip or a tray bake, holiday time and clean up savers. Thanks for reminding me of this simple treat!
Apparently, this is popular here in Oklahoma, but I just discovered the recipe a couple of years ago. It’s good for a quick candy. My favorite is my mother’s homemade fudge. The old fashioned type without marshmallow cream. I made it with her every Christmas. I have tried making it on my own, but it’s never quite right. She didn’t even like to cook, but she loved making candy at Christmas time.
I love the old fashion fudge too, the one that was on the back of the Hershey Cocoa can, but it's the hardest to make and it's so dang finicky. I always go exactly by the recipe, sometimes it turns out sometimes it don't. I've been making candy for years and years and was always told never make fudge if its' raining or about to rain or it wont set up. LOL well I made that fudge late one evening when it was pouring rain out and that fudge turned out perfect. Never know though the next batch may end up as spoon fudge.
@@kimberlyking9947 I have heard the same thing about rain. I haven’t tried making old fashioned fudge in a long time. Maybe I will try soon. I will keep a spoon handy, though! 😉
A classic…! We sometimes put crushed peppermint candies on top and call it Christmas crack ! 😂
Edit: We sometimes use Ritz crackers as the base.
Sounds great!
Oooh Ritz would be so good!
have you ever made ritz crackers with peanut butter on one, put another on top and dipped the whole thing in chocolate?
@@sharonlatour6230 my mother-in-law used ta do that.They are so good. Thank you sharing.
Yummmmm!
Appreciate this! Now this EZ candy is on my Desserts list for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The grandkids will love this!
Christmas 2023 was the first time I made this.......hard to stop sneakin' a taste before it's packaged up to give. Thank you; really enjoyed your video.
Skor and Heath candy bars have always been my favorite. I am making this cracker candy for Christmas. It looks delicious!🎄 You could also add Christmas sprinkles on top, too.
This a perfect, quick yummy snack for friends and guests! The best part? I have these ingredients on hand and it’s not super complicated like some holiday sweet treats can be. Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🎄👍🏼
I have NEVER had this candy. I've never seen this candy. Pretty neat how a saltine becomes candy. My husband loves saltines he'd like this as well I'm sure. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Oh wow this one to me I'm gonna ask my mamaw if she has heard/made this Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
I learned this recipe from an old church cookbook a friend gave me, it's called CRACK... I make it every year for the holidays, We love it.
My momma used to make this for us, lost her back in 2018 to traumatic circumstances. She was always a great mom and stay at home wife, and was busy in the kitchen especially on holidays too. Glad I found this video of this recipe, because I have nothing left but memories of her.
I'm so sorry you lost her.
Hi Tipper I've never seen these before, but my mama would take Ritz crackers and dip them into melted chocolate. Sometimes she would put peanut butter between the crackers before she dipped them. Her version on Reece's Piece's. Lol They didn't last long especially when the grandkids got big enough to eat them. Hope y'all have a great Thanksgiving.
We love those too 😀
My Mom loved to make those too!
I never have heard of this before but I am looking forward to making it this festive season !!❤✝️🇺🇸
I hope you enjoy it 😀
I always make fudge as a Christmas gift every year. I'm making some of this as well this year.
I can’t wait to make this! I love making simple things/treats and turning it into a memory ❤️
I've actually never had this treat. Thank you for sharing Tipper. Maybe I'll try it this year helping you celebrate Appalachia!
Thank you Robin! If you do I hope you like it 😀
My husband loves this candy. My favorite candy though has to be my Great Grandma Foust black walnut candy! Oh my goodness if you like black walnuts this recipe is an oldie and my mother made it for us every Christmas of my life. I haven’t made it since mom passed but plan on it this Christmas so me and my sisters can have a wonderful blessed memory.
That sounds wonderful-I love black walnuts 😀
I love black walnuts, would you share the recipe?
Love black walnuts. Where do you live I'll come by and help you eat it to keep you from gaining weight or foundering.
Here is the recipe. It is not a creamy consistency like fudge but oh so delicious and the longer it sets the better the flavors meld together. My mom would make this about a week before Christmas and keep in a tin.
Ingredients - 3 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 tsp salt, 4 1/2 tablespoons butter, 2 tsp vanilla, 1 cup black walnuts.
Add first 3 ingredients into a large sauce pan. Cook to hard boil stage 250-266 degrees or when strings like a hair when dripping from spoon. Once hard boil stage is reached, remove from heat and add last 3 ingredients, vanilla, butter and black walnuts…stir together well and put into a buttered dish. I usually double recipe and it makes a cookie sheet fill when doubled.
@@brendaschenck859 hi Brenda I added the recipe to this thread.
Ms. Tipper, you are a national treasure. Pecans??? I am SOLD.
😀 You are so nice-thank you!
Ain nothin but the truth. 🤗❤️🤗
My ma is making a version of these today that involves Heath candy bars, and I'm a sucker for anything that's a little salty sweet. I also like this one because it's simple, and we can involve the kids in everything but the hot part.
This looks alot like English toffee, with the addition of crackers. I've never had either, but it looks like an easy holiday treat!
It is easy to make 😀
Could you make extra candy, do the chocolate and nuts but not put it on the crackers? I imagine it would be similar to English Toffee!
My grandma makes a bunch of simple homemade treats like this for the holidays! I think she makes one very similar to this! She also makes rocky road fudge and pralines, etc. We're living in the northwest in Oregon, she lives on her cow farm, so it's cool to see the similarities. I can see how these could taste like the Twix candy bars. Edit: I am SOOO making this tonight for my boyfriend and I !! It will be the perfect movie watching snack!
The cracker candy takes me back to childhood and the wonderful treats my mother and older sisters would make, especially around the holidays. Thanks for sharing that recipe. Many wonderful wishes and many blessings .
I have never had cracker candy but I believe that this will become a new tradition for us! Thank you, Tipper, for enriching our lives.
The thing that always goes fast with my hubby's family is peanut butter buckeyes. Bring a full container, take home an empty one.
I love them too 😀
Girl yes! I've made these before and they are out of this world delicious. Be prepared to be addicted Lol!
😀 They are good
She'll have to start a eaters anonymous after the holidays.
And some kind of work club.
I gained 5# just watching.
Tipper. Funny story: my daughter and I always made the saltines toffee too and one year I had no parchment paper and my cookie sheet was old.the toffee stuck terribly so we set it on the porch for a bit to cool because it was a cold night. When we went back not a drop was left. The baking sheet clean as a whistle. Scrapped clean by a racoon.
😀
I’d forgotten about this wonderful recipe that my mother used to make back in the 70’s along with many of her friends. I’m going to make a batch for my own family, thank you !! ❤
Love these! Such a fun great recipe. Thank you for sharing! My mouth is watering & I think I’m going to have to make some right up. ♥️😌
Hope you enjoy 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia I’m going to buy your cookbook as a gift to my whole family- including myself. 😉🎄
@@oliveoil2x You are so kind! Thank you 😀
We do this but use graham crackers instead. Sooo good and always a hit at any party!
I need to try that 😀
Oh my!! Had never heard of this before. So simple, yet looks simply delicious!!
This is the dessert we take to all parties and potlucks. We started using graham crackers a few years back and we like it a lot more that way!
My mom always made peanut butter balls and I've yet to taste any that are good as hers. It'll be our second Christmas without her. ❤️
I'm sorry you lost her.
God bless you. Lost mine 2 weeks ago and I know I can't make that cranberry cream cheese salad like she did! We love you moms!
@@montanaliving4769 I'm sorry to hear that. Mom's always have that special touch when it comes to our favorite recipes.
You and I are in the same boat. My mom also made peanut butter balls and this will be my 2nd Thanksgiving and Christmas without her. 😔💙
@@rebeccagirson1087 I'm sorry to hear that. It makes the holidays feel so different and not as warm. I hope you find some comfort during these two months.
This looks so good. I wonder if maybe you have ever heard of a certain dish my grandmother & aunt used to make? We are from WV and my favorite thing my mammaw made was white sweet potatoes with hamburger gravy. Have you ever heard of it? People think I've lost it lol
I haven't heard of it but I love white sweet potatoes 😀
Hamburger gravy I make myself. Do you put the sweet potatoes in the gravy or are they on the side?
I serve mine with tatters and biscuits.
I make it, it's delicious
Kathy, I make that a lot. It's one of our favorites.
@@lianawelch5852 I was trying to remember why they did. Just boil the sweet potatoes? I loved it!
Skors bar was my favorite candy. Can't wait to make it.!!! Thanks for these wonderful simple recipes to try and to enjoy!
Am definitely going to make this for our family Christmas! Thank you for sharing!
It’s nice to see a sister from the mountains sharing her kitchen secrets! I’m from West Virginia and I’ll definitely have to try this! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thank you for posting this, my sisters and I made this when we were kids!
Tipper I've never had cracker candy .
When I was a young girl at home I would put peanut butter and marshmallow on a salted crackers and heat it up in the oven that's good too. That's why I like your channel you always take me back to my childhood memories good times .
I first saw this recipe in my local newspaper in the 90's. They had an Amish cook column and she would share her recipes and news about daily life. I love this candy. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Hello Barbara
How are you doing?
Thanks Tipper. I’ve made this recipe a couple times now for family get togethers. Everyone loves it.
Delightful and simple. Thanks for sharing.
I had never heard of this until a few years ago. My niece’s girlfriend brought it over. If you don’t have the chocolate or nuts it is good without them. That’s how she made it. So if you have very little money you can make a candy for Christmas. The kids can help also. They can lay the crackers and spread the butter sugar mixture. We call it Christmas Crack. Very addictive.
This has become one of my FAMILY'S favorite THEY are so GOOD 😋
Thank you for sharing! Those are always a hit!
I will have to try to make this candy! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
That would be a lovely gift for someone!
Mrs. Tipper I just love all of your recipes. Alot of your dishes reminds me of how my mawmaw would cook when I was growing up. Being from Louisiana we have our own variations on some things but there's no mistaking good country food
My mom used to make this back in the 1960s. She'd also bake a sheet of cookie dough or short bread and pour the topping on it.
I'm definitely gonna try this one! Thank you sweet lady 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, I'm making this with my Grandbabies this afternoon ❤️
I will definitely try this, thanks Tipper.
oh, your accent sounds like home. I moved to the east coast from the south a year ago and never hear those southern twangs anymore. always so nice to hear them. these are a staple where I'm from in Arkansas, as well!
We have the same pots. I got mine back in 78. Still work wonderfully
This looks delicious! This is the first time I've heard about this candy. I can't wait to make it. Thank you.
I’m new to your channel and I just have been so blessed by you and your girls. I love how the light of Christ radiates out of you all and I also found the girls channel. Thank you for not being like the “world” but being a unique light of love, joy and hope for the world. Abundant blessings and God bless you and your family from South Carolina
Thank you so much!
I'll have to give this a try during Christmas time. Thanks for sharing!
My aunt would make this at Christmas. She passed before we could get the recipe. Thank you so much for this. I’m so happy we can make this and celebrate her memory.
So simple and so delicious. I will most certainly try this in the next week of so.
This is wonderful and so easy! I will definitely do this for Christmas this year as a fun new addition to our dessert table. Thank you, love your Appalachia channel.
Never heard of this, but it is something I think I would like. Sweet and salty ~ perfect! Thank you!
I'm so happy to have come across your channel! What a quick recipe. Thank you! ❤️👍🏼🍾🤶🏻
I’m trying this recipe! Wow I’ve never had this before. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful recipe, Mrs Tipper, you've made me into a believer of the Appalachia foodways. I will give it a try and many blessings during these holidays. 🙏
Toasted pecans just taste so good. We love this candy
Nothing better than salt and chocolate. It brought back memories long gone by. TY for sharing
Hello from Chino CA. A neighbor made this for gifts back in 1986. I loved it !! I'm so happy I ran across your video!! Making a double today!!
Wonderful!
Thank You for the new recipe,!!!
This looks really good. I can't wait to make it.
Thank you for sharing! God bless you and yours❤🙏🙏❤
Miss Tipper; I’m always a bit envious when you taste the fruit of your labors! I absolutely forgot about these. I’ve always love these, at all those pot lucks, someone always made cracker candies. When I moved up North, I forgot a lot of delicious Southern treats. I’m not doing much cooking these days, I think I can handle a couple of treats like the cracker candies and cheese straws this year! Thank you for your great recipes and allowing us to peek into your lives🫶🏼🎄⛄️🎅🏻🤶🏻
Thank You cheers from Pennsylvania Blessings 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wow! Even I can make this…maybe. Thank you for sharing.🙏
Thank you. Looks Delicious!
This was super easy to follow! Thank you for the yummy treats
never herd of this before but going to give it a try this Christmas. Thanks...
My mom’s favorite recipe for winter. Rest in peace.
Thank you for the video and recipe! This candy reminds me of both Christmas and Easter. Christmas with saltine crackers, and Easter with matza bread. I made it for a Christian Seder dinner we had at church, whereby I used matza crackers for the base. Thank you again and have a safe and great week! 😊💖🙏
I never heard of it before but I’m going to make it this thanksgiving. Thank you.