I honey it when I receive got an termination to bake for, 'cause it gives me an excuse to travail out novel recipes. I had been itching to travail out this German linguistic communication Chocolate Cracker Candy for a piece ... thus when it came fourth dimension for our Dec after-school instructor get-together, I whipped this recipe out of my files to grade it a go.
But, things didn't become quite equally planned for this ane ... and I had to grade these a 2nd go. Fortunately, ...
So, I did what I practise ... in addition to tweaked the recipe to create a dissimilar version. My ain version. A softer version.
And in addition to thus ... in addition to thus I seat the ii to a gustatory modality examination amongst some of my 'testers' (aka, friends who very willingly travail out my 'stuff' in addition to grade their real honest feedback).
Well, the votes on this ane were an fifty-fifty tie. I myself preferred the softer version, equally did a few of my gustatory modality testers. But an equal release preferred the crunchy version. Which version ane prefers, I guess, is only a affair of texture preference.
Regardless of the version ... crunchy ... or softer ... the gustatory modality is fabulous. And this materials makes a super vacation give-away treat.
It's pretty slowly to make, too. Bonus.
Start past times lining a rimmed baking canvas amongst sheets of chocolate graham crackers.
Then seat some butter in addition to chocolate-brown saccharide together inwards a saucepan ...
... in addition to rut it upward until it's all overnice in addition to melty in addition to smooth.
Pour the chocolate-brown saccharide 'stuff' all over the graham crackers in addition to bake 'em.
{Ummmm, I had a niggling oven 'incident' ...yes, that's what we'll telephone telephone it ... 'cause nosotros sure enough wouldn't desire to telephone telephone it a 'fire' ... piece baking mine. So, banking concern notation to self ... when lining your baking canvas amongst parchment newspaper in addition to baking amongst a gas oven, don't permit the parchment over hang the pan past times much. 'Cause ...
... y'all may precisely receive got an 'incident.' That kinda resembles a fire. And maybe, precisely maybe, creates a tad flake of smokiness inwards your kitchen. And some actually hard, dark saccharide stuff. Maybe.}
Finally, sprinkle the graham crackers amongst chocolate, coconut, in addition to pecans ... all the yummy flavors of German linguistic communication Chocolate Cake {or cupcakes or cookies}.
Cool, in addition to and thus intermission the graham crackers into pieces. And at that topographic point y'all receive got it! - German linguistic communication Chocolate Cracker Candy! Whichever agency y'all prefer it ... crunchy or soft{er} ... it's super yum.
German Chocolate Cracker Candy {Crunchy Version}
Source: Adapted from Christmas amongst Southern Living 2011
(Printable recipe)
IngredientsSource: Adapted from Christmas amongst Southern Living 2011
(Printable recipe)
- 2 sleeves chocolate graham crackers (18 whole graham crackers)
- 2 c. light chocolate-brown saccharide
- 1 c. butter
- 2 (4 oz. each) sweet baking chocolate bars, chopped (I used Ghiradelli semi-sweet baking bars)*
- 2/3 c. milk chocolate chips
- 3/4 c. coarsely chopped pecans
- 1 c. shredded coconut
- Line a 15x10" rimmed baking canvas amongst parchment newspaper or aluminum foil; lightly spray amongst non-stick cooking spray. Lay graham crackers on prepared pan thus the edges are touching or slightly overlapping.
- Heat chocolate-brown saccharide in addition to butter together inwards a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted in addition to smooth, precisely about five minutes. Pour chocolate-brown saccharide mixture over graham crackers.
- Bake at 350 degrees for xv minutes; cut back oven to 325 degrees in addition to proceed to bake graham crackers for 10 to a greater extent than minutes.
- Remove pan from oven in addition to sprinkle graham crackers evenly amongst the chopped chocolate bars in addition to milk chocolate chips. Let stand upward 10 minutes; gently spread chocolate over graham crackers. Sprinkle amongst chopped pecans in addition to coconut, pressing pecans in addition to kokosnoot downward gently into the chocolate. Chill for xx or xxx minutes until hardened. Break graham crackers into pieces. Store inwards an airtight container.
*Though I didn't travail it, I recall y'all could substitute nigh 1 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Enjoy!
German Chocolate Cracker Candy {Softer Version}
Source: A Tracey original, inspired by S'more Pralines
IngredientsSource: A Tracey original, inspired by S'more Pralines
- 2 sleeves chocolate graham crackers (18 whole graham crackers)
- 1 c. light chocolate-brown saccharide
- 1 c. butter
- 1 1/2 c. milk chocolate chips
- 3/4 c. coarsely chopped pecans
- 1 c. shredded coconut
- Line a 15x10" rimmed baking canvas amongst parchment newspaper or aluminum foil; lightly spray amongst non-stick cooking spray. Lay graham crackers on prepared pan thus the edges are touching or slightly overlapping.
- Melt butter in addition to chocolate-brown saccharide together inwards a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture precisely begins to boil (about 4-6 minutes full time). Remove from rut in addition to pour evenly over graham crackers. Bake at 350 degrees for nigh 5-6 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Remove pan from oven in addition to straightaway sprinkle milk chocolate chips, chopped pecans, in addition to shredded kokosnoot evenly over the graham crackers. Return to oven in addition to bake for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Chill for xx or xxx minutes until hardened. Break graham crackers into pieces. Store inwards an airtight container.
Enjoy!
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