Recipes 8 Easy Desserts You Can Make With a Sleeve of Saltine Crackers These sweet-salty dessert recipes share one genius secret ingredient: 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 December 2, 2024 Close Photo: ALLRECIPES / DIANA CHISTRUGA 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 crunchy toffee cookies or crushed to add structure to sturdy meringues topped with fruit. 01 of 09 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 Save 02 of 09 Easy Soda Cracker Bars "Amazingly easy, delicious, and supremely adaptable. —Emily Henderson View Recipe Save 03 of 09 Saltine Cracker Pudding Aunt E "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 Save 04 of 09 Georgia Peach Pie Cara Cormack "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!" —GOMOMMYGO View Recipe Save 05 of 09 Saltine Cracker Toffee ALLRECIPES / DIANA CHISTRUGA "This saltine cracker toffee is made by topping a layer of crackers with homemade toffee, melted chocolate, and chopped nuts for a wonderfully delicious treat." —Tracy View Recipe Save 06 of 09 Atlantic Beach Pie Dotdash Meredith Food Studios "This salty-sweet treat will take you straight to the coast." —Julia Levy View Recipe Save 07 of 09 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!" —BIGTLB. View Recipe Save 08 of 09 Chocolate Bark Christina "This is the easiest recipe I think I own. My kids are always asking me to make it because it is so good!" —Wanda View Recipe Save 09 of 09 More Inspiration Dotdash Meredith Food Studios 12 Irresistible Recipes With Saltines You'll Make Again and Again I Asked 5 Pro Bakers for Their Favorite Holiday Dessert—These Are The 10 They Swear By 9 Salty-Sweet Pretzel Desserts Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit