Cranberry Butter Crunch Bark

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1 hour + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Heather Ferris

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Aug. 09, 2023

One Christmas I dreamed this recipe up when making butter crunch toffee. It is an addictive treat that disappears fast.—Heather Ferris, Vanderhoof, British Columbia

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Cranberry Butter Crunch Bark

Yield:4 pounds
Prep:20 min
Cook:1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 teaspoons plus 1 cup butter, divided
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 8 cups chopped white candy coating (about 3 pounds)
  • 3 cups dried cranberries
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Directions

  1. Grease a 15x10x1-in. pan with 1/2 teaspoon butter. In a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, bring 1 cup butter, sugar and water to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 290° (soft-crack stage). Pour into prepared pan (do not scrape side of saucepan). Refrigerate for 1 hour or until hard.
  2. Break toffee into pieces. Place in a food processor; cover and process until coarsely chopped. Divide in half; set aside.
  3. Butter two 15x10x1-in. pans with remaining 1 tsp. butter. In a microwave, melt 4 cups white candy coating. Stir in 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries and half the toffee pieces.
  4. Pour into 1 prepared pan; spread to edges. Repeat with remaining white candy coating, dried cranberries and toffee pieces. Refrigerate until firm. Break into pieces.