Had to use gluten-free crackers--they are very thin and increasing the recipe to 1.5 cups of butter/sugar was a bad idea. I have used the recipe as described and still am having trouble with consistency. It seems simple and they are very good. Any ideas?

This recipe is to die for! Everyone I shared it with adored it, and thought I was a kitchen goddess for making it! I'll be making it again soon. Yum.

Well, I LOVE this recipe. I did have to make some changes in the proportions though, which is why I didn't rate it 5 stars. It takes at least 1.5 sleeves (6+ oz) of saltines to fill up that pan size. Definitely use foil and spray it liberally with non-stick spray. To get the appropriate coverage, you HAVE to use 1.5 cups butter and 1.5 cups brown sugar. I've tried it with less, and you end up with crackers with very little toffee on them. I used a whole bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and probably 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, and also found that a little over a cup of finely chopped nuts was perfect. I can't imagine using more. So yes, I changed the proportions on everything....and the end result is perfection, in my mind.

This was an easy dessert and we had all of the ingredients on hand, but it was not quite the flavor we were hoping for. I think I was hoping for something more like almond roca.

mmmmmmm...very yummy and easy. We put ours in the freezer, which made them taste extra good. Keep in mind, though, that these don't last a super long time. The saltine flavor will eventually come through and they may get a little soggy.

For starters, this taste wonderful. My whole family enjoyed the taste. I did change a few things after reading all the reviews though. I lined my pan with no-stick foil, it stuck. That was the first time EVER that I had anything stick to no-stick foil. Next time, and I will be making it again, I will use the no-stick foil and I will be spraying it with Pam first. I also used Club crackers instead of Saltines. I just thought being a "toffee" taste, Club would work better. I also increased the sugar and butter by 1/2 cup each like some suggested. Well, maybe it needed to cook a little longer because of that? There are parts of it that are pretty sticky even after spending all day and night in the fridge. I think next time I will stick with the original 1 cup of each and see how that works. Also, I didn't have any problems getting the chopped pecans (I'm not a walnut fan) to stick to the top. I used milk chocolate chips and only had to let them sit for a couple of minutes before I easily spread them over the top. Then after I sprinkled the chopped pecans over the top, I just used my hand to press the pecans down into the chocolate a little, worked just fine. Over all this is a great recipe and it has a wonderful taste. I will be trying it again with Club crackers, milk chocolate and pecans, but I will be sticking to the original 1 cup each of butter and sugar.

YUM

A friend gave me these with the recipe at Christmas many years ago. Very easy. Very tasty! Just leaving a note to point out that Nabisco now makes Preminum MINIS original saltine crackers which make this recipe even easier! The recipe instruction state "finely chopped" walnuts. Finely chopped is very important when using the new minis.

These are good but I think I'll add 1/2 c. of sugar and butter next time, or else use a smaller pan. We left the crackers whole and cut them out into squares and dipped in chocolate. I will make these again.

Couldn't be easier!