This 4-ingredient oven baked Cinco de Mayo sweet is my quick, almost effortless answer to a last-minute dessert. It leans on a Midwestern pantry staple—dry, uncrushed saltine crackers—to create a crisp, candy-like base that gets drenched in a brown sugar–butter toffee and finished with melted chocolate.
While saltine “crack” toffee has roots in American home baking, here we nod to Cinco de Mayo with a sprinkle of cinnamon for warm, Mexican-inspired flavor. The result is a pan of glossy, crackly bites so addictive your friends will absolutely be reaching for seconds.
Serve the sweet broken into irregular pieces on a platter alongside fresh berries or sliced mango for a bright contrast. It pairs beautifully with coffee, Mexican hot chocolate, or a small scoop of vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.
For a more festive Cinco de Mayo spread, tuck pieces into a dessert board with churros, fresh fruit, and a bowl of whipped cream, and let everyone help themselves.
Cinco de Mayo Saltine Toffee Sweet
Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 sleeve (about 35–40) dry uncrushed saltine crackers
