I absolutely love holiday baking, and I’ve mentioned before that I often go overboard making sweet treats for family and friends during the holidays. But because I’m a busy mom, I do tend to favour quick and easy recipes over fussy and finicky ones. In fact, one of my favourites has always been a simple cracker brittle made with nothing more than crackers, butter and brown sugar.
So, when Kraft Canada challenged me to come up with a delicious holiday recipe featuring everyone’s favourite couple, Kraft Peanut Butter and Baker’s Chocolate, I decided to put a new twist on my old favourite by turning it into a peanutty, chocolatey treat. And the resulting Peanut Butter Chocolate Cracker Brittle was absolutely addictive! With just a few ingredients and less than fifteen minutes, you’ll have a full pan of decadence for your next holiday gathering!
I chose Ritz crackers for this recipe because I thought their buttery texture would blend well with the creamy peanut butter, and I was right! But there are plenty of other crackers that work well in this recipe too; soda crackers are another one of my personal favourites. The toffee flavour of the treat combined with the flavours of peanut butter and chocolate is so delicious and even though I still love the original brittle, I’m sure I’m going to be making this chocolate and peanut butter variation just as often!
If you’re looking for even more great Peanut Butter and Chocolate Recipes, make sure to check out the Kraft Canada What’s Cooking website! Quite a few of the website’s recipes are ones I make every holiday season and others, like the Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirled Bark, I can’t wait to try!
And if you want something that’s pure chocolate decadence, then drop everything and make this Foolproof Chocolate Fudge right now!
Of course, make sure to also whip up this quick and easy recipe, though .It’s so easy that you may just find yourself making it all year long instead of just during the holidays!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cracker Brittle
A perfect holiday treat with a decadent blend of peanut butter and chocolate flavours.
Ingredients
- 40 Ritz crackers
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup Kraft Creamy Peanut Butter, divided
- 6 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line 9x13 inch baking pan with aluminum foil. Place crackers in bottom of pan, layering to cover the bottom.
- In small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and half of peanut butter. Bring to a rolling boil. Pour mixture carefully over crackers.
- Bake for five minutes. Cool completely.
- Meanwhile, melt chocolate and remaining peanut butter in small saucepan. Pour over cooled crackers to cover. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
- Let cool completely in refrigerator. Break into pieces and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 152Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 108mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 2g
Each year I see this recipe and say I am gonna try it and never have yet!! Maybe this year is the year??!!
I can just tell I would totally love it!
Peanut Brittle is one of my favorites already, now add in some chocolate chips and there is an epic win.
Mmmh, this sounds good. I haven’t made this in ages.
I saw a YouTube video with a similar recipe and it looked very tasty. Nice gift for someone as well.
This sounds so delicious. I love these flavours together!
OMGosh, I will be trying out this recipe!!
Looks so good! Will definitely have to try and make this before Christmas ?
Yum! I love how easy and simple this is! I would never have thought to use Ritz in baking!
That looks delicious! I love that it only takes 15 minutes to make!