The Easiest and Yummiest Chocolate Candy Ever!

My mom is an excellent cook and baker. She has a great eye for a recipe which is simple, yet gets great results. Here is her recipe for what she simply calls:

Chocolate Treats

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line a cookie sheet with either parchment paper or a greased sheet of aluminum foil.

Place 40 saltine crackers, salted side up, side by side and touching, on the cookie sheet.

Combine 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 1 cup of butter in a saucepan, cooking over medium heat , and stirring constantly for 3 or 4 minutes, until the mixture is bubbling and syrupy.

Pour the mixture over the crackers. Bake for 10-12 minutes and then remove from oven.

Sprinkle 2 cups of chocolate chips over the crackers and let sit for 2 minutes, while they melt. Then spread the chocolate over the crackers ( I found an icing knife worked best, but you could use a spatula too).

Now sprinkle 3/4 cup of either chopped walnuts or chopped pecans or slivered almonds over top.

Put the tray into the fridge for 30 minutes or so so the candy can cool and harden.

Take it out, and break the candy into various sized pieces.

Keep it in a covered container, either in the fridge for up to 2 weeks (but it will never last that long!) or put into the freezer.

I made the recipe on the weekend and my spouse says it is the best candy he ever tasted! I thought it gave a great result for the 30 minutes or so it took to make it!! I invite you to give it a try too either when you need a sense of accomplishment, quickly, or you have a need to do something creative and fun!