Are you looking for a quick, no-bake dessert that utilizes pantry staples and satisfies your sweet tooth? Look no further! Our No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bars combine the buttery goodness of crackers with rich caramel and chocolate, creating a delightful treat that’s perfect for any occasion.
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Why Make The No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Dessert?
After any holiday season, my pantry overflows with ingredients like buttery crackers, brown sugar, and pounds of butter. Instead of letting these items go to waste or freeze them, I prefer turning them into a delicious no-bake dessert. These bars are not only easy to make but also a fantastic way to use up those pantry leftovers.
Therefore, making simple recipes out of ingredients already in the house is a must! Try these No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker bars, your family and friends will love them. For those who love caramel, chocolate, and a crunch, and using pantry leftovers, this no-bake recipe is the one you have been seeking.
Ingredients Overview For No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bars
You can print the recipe card at the bottom to get the ingredient list for the no-bake buttery caramel cracker bars and the method to make them, it’s easy!
- Butter Crackers: The base of our bars, providing a buttery crunch.
- Soft Buttery Caramel: Homemade caramel that’s rich and gooey.
- Mini Morsel Chocolate Chips: Adds a sweet chocolatey touch.
- Meltable Chocolate Bricks or Chips: For the smooth, decadent topping.
Overview of How To Make No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bars
Making these bars is straightforward. Here’s a quick overview to guide you through the process without diving into the detailed steps.
- Prepare Your Pan: Start by prepping your pan to ensure the bars release easily.
- Layer the Crackers: Arrange the crackers in the pan as the base layer.
- Add Caramel and Chocolate: Drizzle caramel over the crackers, sprinkle chocolate chips, and repeat the layers. Use my 4 Ingredient simple soft caramel recipe to make the caramel for this recipe.
- Top with Melted Chocolate: Finish with a smooth layer of melted chocolate.
- Refrigerate and Serve: Allow the bars to set in the refrigerator before cutting them into portions.
The Key To Nonstick Is In This Product
While this article does not reflect healthy eating in any way, shape or form, it does show how to use up items in your pantry! My favorite unflavored, cooking oil is a Coconut Oil. The unflavored coconut oil, in fact, is perfect for high heat cooking or treating a pan for nonstick.
No-Bake Bars are great for large families and…
Do you know what else I know? Most of you have cheat days and indulge in desserts you crave.
The beauty of this no-bake bar recipe is that indulging means, that pre-portioned bars make it possible to NOT over-indulge. As we all recognize, the key to any good cheat day is indulgence without going overboard! These bars SLICE Perfectly as you can see above.
No-Bake bars are great for large families because you can make food in bulk fast and store it. How
ever, these bars are even better because they can be made in bulk, stored, in the refrigerator up to a week!
The Magic Of Prepping The No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bar
The pan. Allow me to offer a few thoughts about the proposed 9×13″ pan you need to use. First, you are using this pan because 30, rectangular butter crackers will fit perfectly side by side. 5 across and 6 down in fact. The crackers will mesmerize you when they line up so perfectly. I used foil this time, and I don’t know why.
Don’t do that. I mean, if you don’t want a mess, do it that way, but you are going to CUT the foil when you CUT the pieces, so just skip it! Make sure to grease the 9×13″ Pan, you won’t have a large mess then. Grease the corners and the bottom of the pan, using a brush. (that’s what I normally do) You can cut these as big or as little as you want once you are done just in case you were wondering.
How To Spread the Caramel On The No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bars
I am going to suggest temping your caramel, the first time you do this. Now that I have made this recipe about 300+ times, I don’t need temp my caramel.
Why? As soon as I see what I will term ‘ball-like’ presence in the pot I know my caramel is ready to go! Caramel Lathering and the no-bake buttery caramel chocolate dessert. The recipe will make PLENTY of caramel to cover 3 layers. Simply ladle and skim until you have enough. As I spooned the caramel across, I drizzled first, then smeared.
Do take care not to drag a cracker out of its position, but if you happen to, simply put it back in its spot and move on. Add your mini morsels and repeat all of this until you have created 3 layers constructed of 90 crackers (30 per layer!)
Chocolate Topping & The No-Bake Caramel Butter Cracker Bars
Stir, spread. I use an ‘S’ formation to smooth the chocolate over all of it, then spread it, as you can see.
Why You’ll Love This No-Bake Recipe
No-bake buttery caramel cracker bars are an excellent way to use pantry leftovers, creating a delicious dessert that’s easy to make and store. They’re perfect for family gatherings, potlucks, or just a sweet treat at home. Enjoy the blend of caramel, chocolate, and buttery crackers in every bite.
Make No-Bake Buttery Caramel Bars For The Summer
Transform your pantry staples into a delightful dessert with these No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bars. Perfect for any occasion, they offer a satisfying blend of flavors and textures that everyone will love. Be sure to check out the full recipe card for detailed instructions and get ready to enjoy a sweet treat that’s as easy to make as it is delicious.
⇓The Recipe For No-bake buttery caramel Chocolate Cracker Bars ⇓
No-Bake Buttery Caramel Cracker Bars With Chocolate
Ingredients
- 90 Leftover Butter Crackers Like Club Crackers
- My Recipe for 4 Ingredient Soft Buttery Caramel
- 1/4 C mini morsel chocolate chips divided into 2 clumps for use later
- 8 Oz 4 – 2 0z squares of meltable chocolate bricks or 1 bag (10 oz Chocolate Chips
- 9 “x13” baking pan
- ingredients for soft caramel
Instructions
- Prep a 9 x 13" pan.
- Either line the pan from side to side with aluminum foil or *use a brush an unflavored coconut oil to treat the base and sides of the pan for easier release (*preferred option)
- First, unpack all 90 crackers, in a bowl to grab easily for prep.
- Next, you will need the first 30 crackers.
- Start by working across the pan, and placing 5 crackers across and 6 up (heightwise)
- Once that layer is complete it is time to assemble my 4 Ingredients Soft Caramel Recipe.
- Divide the caramel sauce into 1/3’s as you will need it for each layer.
- Using the prepared 4 Soft Caramel Recipe, drizzle the sauce in an ‘s’ sweeping motion coating each cracker.
- Repeat until the first layer is complete.
- If a cracker is not covered, use non-stick spray on the back of a spatula then go ahead and make sure you cover all the crackers with the use of the spatula by spreading manually.
- Be careful not to displace crackers, so don’t spread too hard.
- Since the caramel is on, now use one of the three clumps of mini morsels and spread them across the caramel.
- Next, add a new layer of crackers exactly as you did above. 5 across and 6 up to = 30 total crackers.
- Again, spread the caramel on this layer exactly as you did above.
- Then repeat the mini morsels.
- Once again for the 3rd time TOP with crackers.
- Use the final portion of caramel sauce to coat crackers.
- Spread as evenly as possible.
- Now, microwave the chocolate pieces or bag of chips until the chocolate is smooth.
- Spread this chocolate across the top of the caramel.
- Chocolate should spread easily and if it does not, use the back of a spoon treated with nonstick spray or unflavored coconut oil to spread evenly.
- Cover with Foil.
- Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
- When ready to serve, remove from refrigerator, use a knife or a strong, unflexible serving spatula to cut through the crackers into bars.
- Remove each bar and place it on a tray.
- Whatever is not used, refrigerate.
- You can refrigerate and store this for up to 7 days.
