Graham Cracker Toffee Bark
We made it you guys! The 12 Days of Christmas Series on Cooking is My Sport has reached its final day. Sick of seeing all my posts in your blog reader yet? Don’t worry, this is the last one…at least for a few days. I thought I’d keep things simple with this post and wrap up the series with an Ultimate Christmas Survey. Although I’ll be providing the questions and answers to the questions, I invite all of you guys to pick up a few and record your own answers in the comments section- cause I’m nosy like that and would love to read about your Christmases.
Favorite Christmas Move: A Charlie Brown Christmas. This is tough, but if I have to pick just ONE, then the Peanuts gang wins everytime. I always get a little misty-eyed at the end when Linus shares the true meaning of Christmas. Plus, this is one of the only movies I watch more than once every Christmas season.
Favorite Christmas Cookie: Thick, iced and soft sugar cookie. Nothing ever beats one for me- no siree bob, it doesn’t.
White Light or Colored Lights: If it’s just me, then I’m gonna go with white lights and gold accents. If I’m gonna have kids around, we’ll go for the colors.
Gingerbread Men Cookies or Gingerbread: Gingerbread Men Cookies
Favorite Christmas Music Album: Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas. Every track is flawless.
Fake or Real Christmas Tree: Fake. I’m not about that shedding,possibly flammable tree life. Plus, I know it’ll always be the right shape and size.
Christmas Wreath: Yes. My mom decorates them for fun, so it’s really very pretty.
Egg Nog or Apple Cider: I’ve never had egg nog before, so cider is my choice.
Christmas Brunch or Christmas Dinner: I’m a Christmas dinner girl; I’ll usually have a cup of coffee or something like that in the morning and let myself get REALLY hungry by dinner time so I can build up one heck of an appetite and throw down on dinner.
Favorite Christmas Tradition: Watching all of our Christmas movies with my sisters, then driving around on Christmas Eve in the city looking at people’s lights.
Worst Christmas Gift You’ve Ever Received: Those chintzy, cheap art sets from bargain stores. You know what I’m talking about: the ones where the colored pencils don’t even really work, the markers dry out within days and the crayons shed all over the place. Yet, when I was young I would still get one from somebody EVERY year.
Star or Angel Tree Topper: We’ve had both an angel and a star, but I think I’m partial to the star.
Ham or Turkey: I love baked ham, but I love turkey more for the holidays, so it’s turkey for me.
Favorite Christmas Book: The short story A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
When Do You Open Presents: Christmas morning. No exceptions. I want the full surprise on the actual day.
White or Non-White Christmas: I’m from Michigan. I either have to like white Christmases or curl up in a ball and weep in complete and total despair.
Name 1 Thing You Really, Really, REALLY Want For Christmas: A DSLR camera. I can’t afford one. But if there really was a Santa Claus, I’d be begging him to send me one from the North Pole.
This last recipe in our series is dangerous stuff, guys. Krytopnite dangerous. Beware: self-control is not likely when eating this. I’ve seen recipes elsewhere that used saltine crackers as the base for making chocolate candies and toffee. But I decided to go ahead and use cinnamon dusted graham crackers for mine. And it turned out ridiculously well. I’m sorry if it seems like I’m blowing my own horn, but it’s just the truth. The melted butter and sugar makes the graham crackers take on a texture that almost like nut brittle and melds so well with the creaminess of the chocolate. The toffee bits give it just the right amount of crunch. This toffee is PERFECT for gift-giving…if you don’t eat it all yourself first.
Aaaaand, I guess that’s all she wrote. I’d really like to thank all of you that have been following along with the 12 Days of Christmas here on Cooking is My Sport. I’ve had a lot of fun making all these Christmas goodies and hope you’ve had a good time reading the posts, or even been inspired enough to make some of your own. I’m thankful to reach another Christmas with my little blog baby and all you lovely people. I can’t wait until next year to start all over again.
Okay, I take that back. Maybe I can wait a little while. 12 days of blogging, photographing, editing and posting takes its toll on a girl. I’m kinda tired….
Day 1: Cranberry-Clementine Toaster Tarts
Day 2: Honey Roasted Peanut Popcorn Balls
Day 3: Mexican Chocolate Popcorn Balls
Day 4: Giant Molasses Cookies
Day 5: Crustless Cranberry Pie
Day 6: St. Lucia Buns
Day 7: Brown Sugar Cookies
Day 8: Raspberry Linzer Cookies
Day 9: Biscochitos
Day 10: Cardamom Print Wafers
Day 11: Cinnamon Wedding Cookies
Day 12: Graham Cracker Toffee Bark
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Graham Cracker Toffee Bark
Recipe Loosely Adapted from Taste of Home
Ingredients
- 8-10 Cinnamon sugar Graham Crackers
- 11.5 oz. of semi sweet chocolate chips (little less than 2 cups)
- 1 cup of butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup vanilla baking chips
- 8 oz. English toffee bits (like Heath)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 °. Line a 15 x 10 x 1 half sheet pan with heavy duty aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray,
2. Lay graham crackers in the bottom of the sheet pan, breaking into pieces if need be to cover entire surface.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar then bring to a boil.. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until the sugar is dissolved. Pour over the graham crackers, spreading with spatula to make sure they are evenly covered.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes, until sugar mixture is bubbling. Melt vanilla chips in a glass bowl or cup in microwave, in about 15 second increments.
5. Remove half sheet pan from oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over crackers. Allow them to soften for a few seconds, then use a spatula to spread out evenly.
6. Dip a fork into the melted vanilla chips and swirl it through the melted semi-sweet chocolate. Sprinkle the toffee bits over the chocolate.
7. Cover with aluminum foil and freeze until chocolate is set and firm, about an hour. Remove, and use a knife to break toffee into shards.
Well done!! All your recipes look delicious!! I love making bark.. its so simple! The addition of the cinnamon graham crackers is a great idea- a nice festive touch! 🙂
Thank you- I appreciate you following the series 🙂
This toffee bars sounds so good! I love to watch old Christmas movies and A Charile Brown Christmas is one of my favorites, too! 🙂
Thank you Nancy- they are delicious, and would be perfect to eat while watching A Charlie Brown Christmas 🙂
loved the wide variety you managed to put together – this bark may be my fave!
Thanks Sarah,I really appreciate that!
Lovely! 🙂 Merry Christmas!
A very merry merry Christmas to you too Anugya!
What a great recipe!!
Thank you so much, I appreciate that!
Wow wonderful recipe! Super yummy! have a wonderful Christmas!
Thank you Serena, you have a wonderful Christmas as well 🙂
Woow! A very impressive list of recipes. The bark looks like a winner recipe.
Thanks Sadia!
This looks amazing! So delicious!
It really is VERY good. I’m proud of it turned out. Thank you for commenting (and retweeting it)
This is just wow
Gotta say, I agree with you. Thank you 🙂
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