Recipes Desserts 6 Easy Desserts You Can Make With a Sleeve of Saltine Crackers By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on March 22, 2022 Close Photo: sporkism You'd never know that the box of saltine crackers sitting in your pantry holds the secret ingredient for these easy desserts. Maybe you just keep saltines on hand to serve with soups or you spread them with peanut butter for a fast snack. But you should see how they can be layered with simple ingredients to create treats like sweet, salty, crunchy toffee cookies, or crushed to add structure to sturdy meringues topped with fruit. Scroll through and get inspired to take your saltines to a whole new level. 01 of 07 Delightful Strawberry Dessert "This dessert was wonderful!! I was afraid it may be a little difficult to make since it has quite a different crust, but it was very easy to make - crust included. It was truly delicious! I will be making this again." —jjmo35. View Recipe 02 of 07 Easy Soda Cracker Bars "Amazingly easy, delicious, and supremely adaptable," says Allrecipes home cook Emily Henderson. "You could use any type of crackers for the crust and the rest of the ingredients may be swapped out. For example, I used soda crackers, toffee bits, semi-sweet chips, and a cup of pecans. I melted the butter in the pan while the oven was heating up, then just mixed in the crackers and pressed down the crust. I omitted the coconut due to family allergies, and they STILL came out fabulous!" View Recipe 03 of 07 Saltine Cracker Pudding "Such an easy, rewarding recipe! The ingredients are all at hand, and the pudding was ready to serve in under 20 minutes. I'm so glad I tried this. I also tried adding more crushed crackers. Good either way." —sfhasnain. View Recipe 04 of 07 Georgia Peach Pie Allrecipes home COO, GOMOMMYGO shared this recipe and says, "My mom's summer dessert! So easy and fast to make. A vanilla meringue base with pecans is topped with sliced peaches and whipped cream. Make it early in the day; the longer the peaches sit on the crust the better!" How to Make Perfect Meringue for Pies, Cookies, and More View Recipe 05 of 07 Saltine Cracker Toffee sporkism Saltine crackers form the base for this 5-ingredient sweet, salty, crunchy treat. Top tips from reviewers: Let the brown sugar and butter sauce boil for 3 full minutes without stirring and line your rimmed baking sheet with non-stick foil. Other than that, you use any nuts you like for the crunchy top layer, or even crumble up a Heath Bar or sprinkle with mini candies. This popular recipe is easy, inexpensive, and makes a big batch. View Recipe 06 of 07 Cherry Delight with Walnut Crust "I never fail to get compliments when I make this. No one can believe it is made with saltine crackers! I usually make it in a rectangular casserole so there is extra room, assemble the filling and whipped cream in the dish, and cut it like a cake. People can then just help themselves to a piece, especially at parties where a host may not be available to show them how to assemble it. NOTE: Don't do this too far in advance though, or the crust will become soggy." —BIGTLB. View Recipe 07 of 07 More to Explore Allrecipes 20 Desserts You Can Make With Graham Crackers Besides Cheesecakes and S'mores This Simple Ingredient Is the Secret to the Best Chocolate Desserts This Surprising Ingredient Is the Secret to the Best Strawberry Shortcake You've Ever Had Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit