Praline crack

Alright, so one of my favorite things to do is to follow cooking/baking accounts on Instagram. One account I have followed for a long time is CookiesandCups. She’s a Disney enthusiast and a great baker! She also has some good dinner recipes on her page as well, her account is one I’d definitely recommend. She isn’t on the “healthy” side of things for the current trends we are seeing right now but she knows how to cook a great treat. And let’s be honest, a great treat isn’t the healthiest thing, it’s not suppose to be. A treat is A TREAT – an every so often occurrence.

So don’t be afraid to use all the sugar and butter but if you have a little family then I’d always suggest looking at how much a recipe makes and don’t be nervous to half it. That way you won’t have a whole sheet pan laying around begging to be eaten but a 9x13inch pan that can be eaten for dessert for one night with the whole family. I find, being a stay-at-home mom, having a sheet pan of treats sitting on my kitchen counter staring at me is too much of a temptation. Then it turns from a treat into breakfast, lunch, and dinner if you know what I mean haha.

Anyway, let’s get into it. Cookiesandcups recently posted her recipe for Praline Crack and you can see it here

https://cookiesandcups.com/praline-crack/

Now if you saw her first pic how could you not want to make it right away? I had to! Like I said before, I didn’t want a whole jelly roll pan sitting around so I made it in a 9×13 inch pan. I lined it with graham crackers (TIP:1 I used the name brand Honeymaid because I feel those hold up better than the store brands of graham crackers) and then I thirded the rest of the ingredients and made as directed. The reason I thirded the topping was because I used about a third of the crackers she used for a whole jelly roll pan. You probably could have just halfed the rest of the ingredients if you wanted a thicker top layer with a 9×13 pan. If you do let me know in the comments how it was 🙂

I feel like because I was making less of the topping it cooked up quickly in my pan and was a little thick when I was trying to spread it on. So I only baked it for 10 mins and it came out great. I prefer it to be a little soft instead of crunchy so it was perfect. TIP:2 Also, if you do make it, I suggest pressing the chopped pecans into the filling before putting it in the oven. I didn’t and the nuts were falling off after they cooled.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Overall, it was a simple and quick dessert and I really liked it. I wouldn’t describe it so much as a toffee taste but more of a butterscotch. Reminded me a little of Werther’s original hard caramel candy. We had guests for dinner, the sister missionaries from our church, and they loved it along with my husband and kids. It was a nice fall treat and if you have the ingredients – you probably do – give it a try today and surprise your family or friends!

This is a quick pic I snapped of the treat after it came out of the oven.