Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers are a quick project,that is easy and delicious. Using packaged graham crackers, there is no baking involved. Fabulous food gifts don’t have to be difficult to make or time consuming.
Why you'll love this recipe
- This quick and easy, no bake treat requires just 2 simple ingredients plus sprinkles!
- Use sprinkles to customize for any holiday or occasion.
- Chocolate dipped graham crackers make wonderful gourmet gifts and are a great option for last minute or make ahead gifting.
Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers look like a fancy gourmet treat but are easy to make and can be stored for weeks.
The easiest way to make Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers is with packaged graham crackers. Use either regular honey grahams or chocolate grahams, breaking each large rectangle cracker into 2 squares.
You can also make homemade graham crackers which can be cut into any size or shape.
After a dipping the grahams in melted chocolate, let your inner sprinkle artist go wild, creating colorful treats for any season.
Ingredients
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a shallow microwave-safe bowl wider than the grahams, melt the candy/ chocolate wafers in the microwave at 50% power for one minute.
- Place a graham cracker into the bowl of chocolate. Using two forks, press the cracker into the melted chocolate then turn it over to coat the underside.
- Use a fork to lift the coated graham, tap excess chocolate back into the bowl. and
- Place the graham onto a wax paper lined baking sheet. Add sprinkles or drizzle.
Storage
Wrap the Chocolate Covered Grahams individually in cellopahne bags or plastic wrap. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.
Tips
- If the graham crackers won't break evenly by hand, use a knife in a gentle sawing motion to split them.
- For ease and convenience, use melting wafers (chocolate candy coating) rather than regular chocolate. Regular chocolate requires a heating process called tempering, to keep the cocoa butter from separating and forming a white, spotted "bloom" on the surface in just a day or two. Candy coating doesn't contain cocoa butter and doesn't require tempering.
- Candy coating melts very smoothly and sets with a slight sheen if hardened in the refrigerator.
- One 12- ounce bag of melting wafers covered about 12 graham squares. If using additional melted wafers for decoration, you will need an additional bag.
- Wrap chocolate covered grahams in 3" x 5"self-sealing bags available from Amazon or from a candy or craft supply store. The little bags keep the cookies fresh longer and make the presentation look professional.
- Chocolate covered treats are recommended only for cold weather shipping.
- Use chocolate graham crackers for variety and additional chocole flavor.
- Substitute gluten-free graham crackers for an easy gluten free treat. Be sure the chocolate melts used are labeled gluten free.
- Another cookie that combines the deliciousness of chocolate and graham crackers are Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies.
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Frequently asked questions
The kind of chocolate used for melting makes a big difference. Don't use chocolate chips for melting and coating. Chips don't melt easily due to stabalizing ingredients to help hold their shape in the oven.
In addition, melted chocolate chips create a thick coating that doesn't firm completely and that blooms with a fuzzy appearance on the surface within a day or two when the fats separate from the chocolate.
Add a very small amount (about 1-2 teaspoons) of coconut oil or melted shortening, or use paramont crystals sold in candy supply stores.
The white, fuzzy "bloom" appears on chocolate that is improperly tempered when melting for dipping and coating. The bloom occurs when the fats in the chocolate separate from the chocolate and rise to the surface.
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Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 graham crackers regular and/or chocolate each cracker broken in half into 2 squares
- 24 ounces chocolate melts dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or white chocolate
- Decorations: another bag of chocolate melts sprinkles, crushed peppermint candy, crumbled cookies
Instructions
- Cover two cookie sheets with wax paper.
- In a shallow microwave-safe bowl wider than the grahams, melt the chocolate melting wafers in the microwave at medium power for one minute. Stir. If not completely melted, return to the microwave and heat for 15 second intervals until melted.
- Place a graham cracker into the bowl of chocolate. Using two forks, press the cracker into the chocolate then turn it over to coat the underside.
- Using a fork, lift the coated graham, tap excess coating back into the bowl, and place the graham onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Immediately add sprinkles or drizzle with melted white chocolate.
- To decorate with melted white chocolate drizzle, place the candy/chocolate wafers in a small ziplock bag. Melt at 50% power in the microwave about one minute. Cut off a tiny bit of a bottom corner of the bag and drizzle onto the surface of a coated graham cracker.
- Repeat with 4-6 grahams then place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes to set the coating. Candy melts must set in the refrigerator and not at room temperature in order to dry slightly shiny.
- Complete coating, decorating and refrigerating the remaining graham crackers.
- When all of the coating and decoration has hardened, wrap the grahams individually in plastic bags or plastic wrap. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.
Notes
- If the graham crackers won't break evenly by hand, use a knife in a gentle sawing motion to split them.
- For ease and convenience, use melting wafers (chocolate candy coating) rather than regular chocolate. Regular chocolate requires a heating process called tempering, to keep the cocoa butter from separating and forming a white, spotted "bloom" on the surface in just a day or two. Candy coating doesn't contain cocoa butter and doesn't require tempering.
- Candy coating melts very smoothly and sets with a slight sheen if hardened in the refrigerator.
- If your melted chocolate is too thick, add a very small amount (about 1-2 teaspoons) of coconut oil or melted shortening, or use paramont crystals sold in candy supply stores.
- One 12- ounce bag of melting wafers covered about 12 graham squares. If using additional melted wafers for decoration, you will need an additional bag.
- Wrap chocolate covered grahams in 3" x 5"self-sealing bags available from Amazon or from a candy or craft supply store. The little bags keep the cookies fresh longer and make the presentation look professional.
- Chocolate covered treats are recommended only for cold weather shipping.
- Wrap each coated graham cracker in plastic wrap or place in a cellopane bag.
- Stack the individually wrapped crackers snugly in a box, tin, or freezer weight zip lock bag.
Nutrition
First Published: Nov 14, 2013. Last Updated: December 23, 2024. Updated for additional information, improved photographs, and better reader experience.
Amy
How simple, but so cute. Found you on Classy Flamingos.
Jan
What a perfect treat to make and not a ton of ingredients to assemble either! love it! Thank for sharing on Celebrate 365 Blog Party's Gifts from the Kitchen link up!
Christine Weary
I will have to make these love anything with chocolate and graham crackers.
The Monday Box
I hope you enjoy them, Christine! Since writing this post in 2013, I 've made these many times. I now use the melting chocolate from Chocoley.com . They have chocolate wafers (Bada Bing Bada Boom melting chocolate) especially for coating cookies and other treats. It tastes great and stays looking pretty for a long time. My favorite. 🙂
April J Harris
Happy 80th to your Mom! I'm so glad you had a good visit. I really like these chocolate covered graham crackers - they look so pretty and I can just imagine how good they taste. Scheduled to pin. Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul.
The Monday Box
Thank you for your kind wishes, April! Thanks also for hosting and pinning!
Jhuls
So simple, yet looking so elegant. This is a fun way to use up my remaining graham crackers. Thanks for sharing!
The Monday Box
Thank you, Jhuls! The dip in chocolate definitely turns simple grahams into something special. They make great gifts too!