Cranberry Butter Crunch Bark

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1 hour + chilling

Makes

4 pounds

Updated: 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
Cranberry Butter Crunch Bark Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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

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.

Nutrition Facts

2 ounces: 336 calories, 18g fat (15g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 42mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.