King Cake Cracker Candy

King Cake Cracker Candy- flavored with cinnamon and covered with white chocolate, this easy cracker candy is perfect for a Mardi Gras celebration.

What’s To Love About King Cake Cracker Candy

You get the flavor of King Cake in a sweet and salty candy that couldn’t be easier to make. Plus it can easily be made a day or two in advance and can be stored at room temperature. It’s the perfect crunchy treat.

Ingredients Needed For King Cake Cracker Candy

• Saltine Crackers– Ritz crackers can be substituted.
• Salted Butter– You can use unsalted butter if that’s what you have.
• Brown Sugar– I use light but dark can be used instead. Dark brown sugar just has more of a molasses flavor.
• Vanilla Extract– for a little extra flavor.
• Ground Cinnamon– an ingredient always found in a traditional King Cake.
• White Chocolate Chips
• Pecans
• Purple, Green, and Yellow sanding sugar or sprinkles for decoration. If you can’t find them at a grocery store, you can order them online or try Hobby Lobby or Michaels.

Recommended Equipment

• Large Rimmed Baking Sheet– 10×15-inch is the perfect size.
• Parchment Paper
• Saucepan- A good quality saucepan like this one ensures the brown sugar mixture doesn’t burn. Buy quality equipment and it will last a lifetime.

Storage

Can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container or ziplock bag for up to a week.

More Mardi Gras Recipes

• Mardi Gras Pound Cake
• Praline Brownies
• Bananas Foster Cupcakes
• Homemade Beignets
• Biscuit Beignets
• Cinnamon-Pecan King Cake

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King Cake Cracker Candy

King Cake Cracker Candy- flavored with cinnamon and covered with white chocolate, this easy cracker candy is perfect for a Mardi Gras celebration.

Course Candy

Cuisine Southern

Keyword Mardi Gras

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 10

Calories 378kcal

Equipment

• Large Rimmed Baking Sheet

Ingredients

• 40- 44 Saltine crackers
• 1 cup salted butter, cut in pieces so it melts faster
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• white chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup toasted chopped pecans
• green, yellow, and purple decorative sugar or sprinkles

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

  Spray the parchment paper lightly with cooking spray.
• Arrange Saltine crackers in a single layer on parchment paper.
• Place butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to mix together. Boil for 3 minutes without stirring.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and cinnamon and immediately pour over crackers.
• Place in oven for 5 minutes and then immediately sprinkle white chocolate chips on top. Let sit for 3 to 5 minutes and then gently spread the melted chocolate with a spatula until as smooth as you can get it.

  Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the crackers.
• Decorate with sprinkles.

  Place in refrigerator until set and then break into pieces.

Nutrition

Calories: 378kcal

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