Gramcracker Bark

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 I saw this post on Tasty Kitchen Blog and I knew it was one for me.  It was a bark, like many people make, but it involved caramel and gramcrackers too!  Yummm, plus I had all the ingredients left over from my s'more craving earlier this week, that I still have yet to make.  So I share with you how to make this fabulous additional to my christmas holiday.

What you need:

-Gramcrackers (about half a box)
-1 bag of chocolate chips
-1 Stick of butter
-1 cup of packed brown sugar
-2 candy canes crushed (or whatever topping you choose)

How to do it:

 Note: Pictures below are provided from the original post because my camera phone was too new to bring into the dirty kitchen!!!

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Pre-heat over for 350 and line gram crackers on 11 x 17 cookie sheet.  There will be a little space left over.  I cracked the crackers in half again to fill spots, but you can leave them blank too.

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Toss the brown sugar and butter in a medium sauce pan on medium-low heat.  Make sure to whisk constantly until all is melted.  It will bring to bubble. Once it is at a slow boil, flip it to low and continue to whisk for 5 minutes.

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Pour caramel over the gramcracker layer and spread with a spatula so that it is even throughout the entire layer.

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Hop it in oven for about 7 minutes.  While cooking, you can crushed your candy canes in a plastic bag, or pretzels, or nuts.  Whatever you so choose.  Get creative!

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Toss chocolate chips around the bubbling caramel layer once out of the oven and let sit for a minute or two.  This will help them absorb the warmth from the caramel and melt easier.  (it should be smelling pretty good in your kitchen about now).

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The chips should be easily spread with a spatula now.  After which, you will throw on any topping you plan to add and let sit in fridge for 20 minutes or so. As you can see from the first photo, I added candy cane.  Also, notice how it popped out all in one sheet, right off the cookie sheet.  Talk about easy clean-up!  Break into pieces and there ya go!  Pretty simple twist on the barks of the season, right?




How do you make your bark that has now become a tradition for many DIY givers?