Oooohhh yes 😍🍯✨ — Caramel Crunch Oyster Crackers / Salted Caramel Cracker Bites are sweet, salty, buttery little addictive snacks. Super easy, no-bake, and perfect for munching. Here’s a solid recipe:
🍪 Salted Caramel Cracker Bites (Oyster Crackers)
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 bag oyster crackers (about 9–10 oz)
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 3–4 tbsp light corn syrup or honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt (plus extra for sprinkling)
Optional toppings:
- Drizzle of chocolate
- Chopped nuts
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prep
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Place oyster crackers in a large mixing bowl
- Make caramel
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat:
- Melt butter
- Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup
- Bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly for 2–3 min
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and salt
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat:
- Coat crackers
- Pour caramel over crackers
- Gently stir with a spatula to coat evenly
- Bake / set
- Spread crackers on prepared baking sheet in a single layer
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 min, stirring halfway (optional)
- Or let cool at room temp if you prefer a chewier version
- Finish
- Sprinkle lightly with flaky salt while warm
- Optional: drizzle melted chocolate or sprinkle nuts
- Let cool completely before breaking into clusters
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Crunchier: Bake a few extra minutes and stir occasionally
- Chocolate caramel: drizzle melted semi-sweet or white chocolate over cooled crackers
- Nutty: toss in chopped pecans or almonds before caramel sets
- Spicy twist: add a pinch of cayenne or cinnamon to caramel
These are dangerously addictive—sweet, salty, buttery, crunchy. Perfect for holiday trays, snack bowls, or binge-watching snacks 😏
If you want, I can also give a microwave 5-min version that’s just as good but faster. Do you want that version too?
