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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Crunchers - one of the most popular recipes on Pinterest

Crunchers
 Just made a batch of these for the friendly folks at Dr. Jim Russell's office, Senator's vet. Those guys and gals work hard and when I was there yesterday, it broke my heart to see a lady bring her sweet 17 year old poodle in to have her put down. I so believe that the good Lord has a place in Heaven for all his creatures great and small, and any of us who have loved and lost a pet know the pain.
80 club crackers
1 cup butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup butterscotch morsels
Line an ungreased 9X13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an extension of foil on either end. Line the foil with 1 layer of club crackers, cutting to fit if necessary (in my 9X13-inch pan, the crackers lined up evenly without the need to trim).
In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, milk and sugar. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. (Begin timing 5 minutes from when you see the first bubbles.) Remove from heat and spread half of butter mixture evenly over crackers. Place another single layer of crackers evenly over butter mixture, cutting to fit if necessary. Spread remaining butter mixture evenly over crackers. Top evenly with remaining crackers.
In a small saucepan, combine peanut butter, chocolate morsels, and butterscotch morsels. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over top of crackers. Cover, and chill for at least 1 hour. Lift foil overhang and remove bars from pan. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

36 comments:

The Magical Christmas Wreath Company said...

You always have the most incredibly delicious looking recipes Libby.
Not on pininterest, I wonder if any of our pics are doing the rounds, hope they are!
I'm not sure what club crackers are, I'll have to google that one.

Chris said...

I don't bake or make bars like this but ding dang nabbit, this picture makes me want to give it a shot!

Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...
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Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...

Magical Christmas Wreath - here's a link that you can use to check your content on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/source/magicalchristmaswreaths.blogspot.com

And anyone else that wants to know what people are pinning from their site, just add your address (minus the http or www) after the pinterest.com/source/

Jan Witsoe said...

What do you mean by club crackers? Is there a brand name for these, such as Keebler's Club Crackers? Or, are they perhaps what we would call soda crackers?

Bargain Hoot said...

Yummy!! I'd love for you to share this at my foodie Pinterest Party!!

The Mandatory Mooch said...

These look amazing and easy!! I would love for you to link up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. The party is still live for a few more days. http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/08/tasty-thursdays-5.html

Thanks,
Nichi

Miz Helen said...

Hi Libby,
Welcome to Full Plate Thursday! Your Crunchers look delicious we will really enjoy this treat. Hope you are having a great day and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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Winnie said...

It's a mouth-watering photo!
This looks sooooooooooooooo delicious and heavenly :)

Sheila Vest said...

Libby, I made these this weekend and took the to In His Image Quartet's Outdoor Explosion...they were a great hit!! I had to pass the website on to those great folks !!

bizzybakesb said...

These look heavenly. They are being featured at the Recipe Box, this week. Thanks for sharing with us.

Libby Murphy said...

Oh my what a thrill to be featured at the Recipe Box, thank you so very much.
Happy Twirls,
Libby

Jocelyn said...

I could do some serious damage to that stack of yummy bars!!! They are amazing looking!!!

The Mandatory Mooch said...

Thanks so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again. The party will be live tonight. www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com

Thanks, Nichi

Miz Helen said...

Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a fabulous holiday weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen

Lady Behind The Curtain said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your recipe was chosen to be on Today's Feature Post from Cast Party Wednesday #56!
Thank You for sharing your recipe with us!
~Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain~
http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/todays-feature-post-cast-party-56-4/

crockerville said...

Found this recipie via Pintrest of course. I too was curious what "club crackers" are, did a Google search and found they are Keebler Club Crackers, which I don't have here in Canada but.... they look(right down to the shape and colour of the crackers AND box) exactly like Christies Toppables which is by Kraft foods in Canada :) So now I can try the recipie. HTH others!

Julie E said...

You've been featured! Your post was one of the two most viewed links last week. Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday Whatsits! http://www.whitelightsonwednesday.com/2012/09/wednesday-whatsits-25.html

Terry said...

These sound super yummy, will have to try!

Debi Bolocofsky said...

This looks so good. I have a link party on Wednesdays, and I would love it if you would link this and any other posts. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. It runs from Wednesday to Sundays.
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/simple-anti-aging-moisturizer-and.html
I hope to see you there. I am your newest follower, and I would love for your to follow me also. Have a great Day.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
www.adornedfromabove.com

Not Your Ordinary Agent said...

Libby, I'm drooling over here. These look like an ultimate version of Cracker Candy!! Holy moly! Repinning!

Vivian said...

This recipe looks delicious but this Canadian does not know what Club crackers are. Please explain what I can buy here to recreate this bar.

Lindsay said...

Hi! This looks absolutely delicious! I found you at the Six Sisters' Link party and would love for you to share them at my link party at http://mommyssweetconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/09/sweet-confessions-sunday-link-party-6.html . See you at the party!

Libby Murphy said...

VIVIAN try Christies Toppables which is by Kraft or any cracker will probably do. Thanks LINDSAY, I would be honored to join your party and thanks for the invite. Let me know if you make CRUNCHERS and if you like them.

Heidi@OneCreativeMommy.com said...

I'm adding one more pin to the list! Thanks so much for linking up at One Creative Weekend!

Printabelle said...

Those are just layered goodness defined! I've eaten club crackers, but never considered making them into a sweet treat! Thanks for linking!

Debi Bolocofsky said...

This looks so amazing. Every time I see it, I start drooling all over again. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/reeses-smore-brownies-and-wednesdays.html
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
www.adornedfromabove.com

Heidi@OneCreativeMommy.com said...

Thanks for linking up at One Creative Weekend. I'll be featuring you tomorrow! Please come grab a featured button and link up anything new you'd like to share at OneCreativeMommy.com.

Marsha Hoffman said...

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{northern cottage} said...

mmmm sounds super yummy & pretty stinkin easy (what a great combo!) I'm a pinner pro for BH&G and have just pinned this as a new fav find - check out the pin here (you may just get a bit of traffic from it!!) :)
http://pinterest.com/pin/56787645272645352/
you can follow me here
NORTHERN COTTAGE {http://www.northerncottage.net} and on pinterest - http://pinterest.com/northernc/

chat soon!!

Pamela Kissel said...

I am wanting to make these and ship them to relatives in Kansas City...Do you think that they would ship well? It is winter, so the temp won't be high.

Thanks

Libby Murphy said...

Pamela
I have shipped them with no problem. They are actually better the next day or the next if they last that long!
Happy Twirls.

Jacqui said...

WOW! BAZINGA! SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! These are YUMMY, FABULOUS, AMAZING, etc. Super easy recipe. These were a hit with my husband, my office, my clients, etc. This recipe is a keeper! I would not change a thing! It made me :) !!!!

OregonFanLisa said...

Yes, Keebler is a brand of club crackers.

Evilknittingtwin said...

What exactly are "Club Crackers", are they salteens? Like you would put in soup?

Libby Murphy said...

You can google Club Crackers which are a brand of buttery soda cracker made by Keebler. I'm sure a saltine cracker would probably work. Enjoy!