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.
Tania
They sound delicious! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday!
The Monday Box
Thank you, Tania!
Miz Helen
What a fun project and yummy treat! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
The Monday Box
Thanks, Miz Helen! These grahams make great holiday gifts and are easy enough for kids to help. 🙂
Karren Haller
Wendy, these are one of my favorite store cookies, duh why I didnt think about making them at home is beyond me.
I have a Tweet scheduled today, stop by and check it out @MyLLLS #OMHGFF
Thanks for sharing on Oh My Heartsie Girls Friday Features, always love your recipes!! Pinned too!
Have a great weekend! And Merry Christmas!!!
The Monday Box
Thank you, Karren! Cookies are always more delicious with a chocolate dip and grahams are my favorite! Sometimes we are so used to buying something, we don't stop to wonder if it is easy to make ourselves. Answer is: YES! Chocolate Covered Grahams are super easy and make great gifts! Thanks so much for sharing. Enjoy your weekend!
Sallie
I was browsing recipes for chocolate covered graham crackers and found your blog, i then clicked on an etsy link...low and behold, someone is using your photo! Just thought you would want to know.
themondaybox
Sallie, thank you so much for sending me the link to the stolen photo! I have contacted the Etsy seller and "firmly" requested it be removed. Unfortunately, many people don't understand and/or respect copyright. I gladly share my material with sites that give credit to the source and provide link throughs, but passing off photos or written material as one's own when it is someone else's is stealing (as you obviously understand). I really appreciate that you took the time to let me know!! I hope you enjoy your graham crackers. They are so easy to make, delicious, and everyone is impressed. 🙂 Happy holidays!
dishofdailylife
These are gorgeous!! My kids would love these! Pinning and yumming...can't wait to try them!
themondaybox
Thanks, Michelle! Kids do love eating and playing in chocolate! 🙂 Thanks for pinning!
Joy @ Yesterfood
Oooo, Wendy, this was such an enjoyable post! Not only was it about chocolate, 😀 but the detailed instructions are so helpful. I want to play in chocolate NOW and try all of the techniques you described! My husband loooves chocolate covered grahams- these would make a great surprise for him!
themondaybox
Thanks, Joy! You brought a smile to my morning. 🙂 Playing in chocolate is definitely fun! I hope your husband enjoys his grahams! They are a favorite with a lot of people. My son had friends knocking on his dorm door once word got out that The Monday Box contained chocolate covered grahams! 🙂 They last for ages, so you can fill a whole cookie jar.
Reeni
I think I could eat about a million of these chocolate covered treats Wendy! Is it wrong that I want to use them for s'mores? 😉 I use a little chocolate pot when making stuff like this - it keeps the chocolate warm and you don't really need to worry about tempering.
themondaybox
I think chocolate covered grahams would taste delicious as s'mores but I wonder if the heat of the toasted marshmallow might melt the top coating as well as the coating inside the "sandwich"? It would still taste great but might be messy. Question about the Babycakes chocolate melter: Have you used it to melt chocolate (like a baking bar for example or a regular Hershey's bar), dipped something ( like a cookie) and kept the dipped cookie for several days? The blooming problem I have had doesn't happen the first day. It would be wonderful if this would work!
noyomoco
Hope you had an awesome time in South Carolina! Love these yummy graham crackers 🙂
themondaybox
Thanks, Jennifer! It was great to have some time with my mom, especially to celebrate her 80th! These grahams are win,win,win....easy to make, impressive to receive, and yummy to eat! 🙂 Even my son was impressed enough to call and say Wow. 🙂
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker
Wow! These look fantastic Wendy! I always buy these at the stores for snacking. Love the homemade ones. YUM! 🙂
themondaybox
Thanks, Anne! These are sooooo easy to make and are great for gift giving, mailing, and snacking. 🙂
shannon
they're so, so festive! There's so many different kinds of sprinkles around over the hoildays, and there's only so much i can think of to use them on. I love the idea of these and mixing them up with a bunch of different decorations.
You know, tempering chocolate is difficult, period. And that's a lot of money to have to spend on chocolate if there's a good chance it won't work. Candy melts are definitely more economical and way less fussy.
themondaybox
Thanks, Shannon! Sprinkles (decorations in general) make such a difference in the appeal of a cookie. Cookies generally have to pass a visual test before it can make it to the taste test. 🙂 I used to wonder if I was a sprinkle hoarder. Now I have gone beyond wondering. I am relatively sure. 🙂 I find them hard to resist but, just like you said, I can't always figure out how to use them! Chocolate covered grahams are the perfect palette for sprinkle creativity, a great kid project, and easy edible gifts.
I wish I knew the secret to tempering chocolate. I would love to master it but despite sincere effort, I produce fail after fail. I am giving up for now. At least there are better tasting candy melts being produced! 🙂
Mama's Gotta Bake
The perfect holiday gift!
themondaybox
Thanks,Sheryl! Because these can easily be made ahead, they are great for last minute gifts as well as planned out care packages. Plus, the decorations can be color coordinated with what ever holiday (or in the case of Thanksgivukkah, holidays) are being celebrated! 🙂
Ashley
So simple but I love the way these look - perfect for gift giving! Plus, you can go to town and get creative with the toppings : ) I love that. I live far away from my mom (and family) too - it's hard but it does make visits with them extra special!
themondaybox
Thanks, Ashley! Simple to make + impressive = a great little gift or care package goodie. 🙂 I especially like the idea of creative toppings. The decorations really dress these up.
Monica
Wendy, I think I have a secret fantasy of coming back in my next life as a master chocolatier. I know that in this life, I could never get close because the very thought of tempering chocolate turns me off. I wish I could do it but I know it's not realistic. I think it's partly working with small quantities at home and I just can't get over the idea of keeping the chocolate tempered and re-starting the process when it dips out of the temperature range. I do love to dip pretzels and make some candies but the fact that the chocolate blooms or needs to be refrigerated sure is inconvenient. (I've tried the other shortcut method of "tempering" by melting 3/4 of the chocolate gently in the microwave and then stirring in the rest of the chocolate in with some success.)
Anyway, I can see why you used the melts. I never knew Ghiradelli made it so thanks for the heads up. Your dipped graham crackers came out great. Great project and a wonderful gift.
themondaybox
Maybe some day I will try to work with tempering chocolate again. But all of that work (not to mention expensive ingredients) just to wake up the next morning to spreading white blooms is disheartening. I would definitely prefer to use real chocolate because it tastes better. (Even a non-chocoholic like me can tell the difference). Candy melts remind me of the chocolate coins we traditionally give kids on Chanukkah in that they are a wee bit waxy. The Ghiradelli melts were an improvement. I bought mine at World Market but in South Caroline I saw them at Publix supermarket.
When my kids were little we always made something for their teachers (plus a donation to Heifer International) for holiday gifts. These would be perfect for that. 🙂
Barbara H. Espy
I use Merkens real chocolate for my pretzels. Going to try it on the grahams soon!
The Monday Box
Thanks for stopping by, Barbara! These grahams taste great and make welcome (and easy) holiday gifts! Since posting this, I have been using Bada Bing Bada Boom chocolate from Chocoley.com on EVERYTHING I dip. It is a compound real chocolate that comes in both dipping or coating formulas. It tastes amazing and is super easy to work with. My favorite part is that no tempering is needed and the chocolate hardens with a lovely sheen.
Sarah @ The Cook's Life
So simple, but such nice presentation. I love chocolate covered graham crackers! And now I am inspired to dip some pretzels too. I can't get enough of the salty sweet combo. I might make packages of both coated graham crackers and dipped pretzels. Thanks for the inspiration!
themondaybox
Thanks, Sarah! I have seen beautiful dipped pretzles. What a great gift bag the fancy pretzles and grahams would make! I am glad you found some inspiration. Reading blogs for inspiration is my favorite way to loose track of time! 🙂
mmmarzipan
They look so lovely!
themondaybox
Thanks! They really are so easy to make. They are a great gift making project with kids!