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Homemade Gourmet Crackers

By:Nagi
Published:1 Dec '17Updated:28 Sep '19
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These Homemade Gourmet Crackers are a revelation. A copycat of the gourmet fruit and nut crackers sold at the stores to serve with cheese that I love but are pricey! These are simple to make, keeps for weeks, cost 80% less than store bought and taste so much better, you’ll be amazed (I was!).

Spectacular with cheeses and spreads, and for gifting!

Homemade Gourmet Crackers with Cranberries - simple to make, tastes way better and costs less than 20% that buying these at gourmet stores! Fantastic crackers for creamy cheeses, especially blue cheese. recipetineats.com

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OK, enough about the Dozer button. Onto today’s recipe – Homemade Gourmet Crackers!! I am super excited about this one because I’ve had some great feedback from my official taste testing team (aka my mother’s golf friends who descend upon the beach shack for a post-golf lunch and provide very constructive feedback on my recipes).

These crackers are so great, I really wish I had a fantastic story to go with them. But actually, I don’t. Quite simply, gourmet crackers are all the rage nowadays but I just can’t bring myself to pay the rather obscene prices for them. Fellow Aussies may have noticed a certain brand of gourmet crackers prominently placed near the cheese and spreads section of supermarkets like Woolworths and Coles. Crackers that look just like these homemade ones – except they are round – and they cost $6 for 15 pieces. $6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Homemade Gourmet Crackers with Cranberries - simple to make, tastes way better and costs less than 20% that buying these at gourmet stores! Fantastic crackers for creamy cheeses, especially blue cheese. recipetineats.com

I have been known to drop a small fortune on designer shoes a handful of times in my life. However, I cannot bring myself to pay $6 for one packet of gourmet crackers, especially when 1 packet would never suffice for my gatherings, I’d have to get 3 or 4. Can you imagine paying $24 just for the crackers for a cheese board??

Oh wait, I just realised I totally lied. I did buy one packet – for taste testing purposes, to copy them. 😉 I’d been eyeing them off for months, wanting to do a huge cheese board with these gourmet crackers. Then finally the penny dropped – get a packet and copy them.

So that’s what I did.

Homemade Gourmet Crackers with Cranberries - simple to make, tastes way better and costs less than 20% that buying these at gourmet stores! Fantastic crackers for creamy cheeses, especially blue cheese. recipetineats.com

These are very simple to make. It’s just like mixing up a muffin batter, except it’s baked in a loaf tin. Freeze (to make it super easy to slice thinly), slice, then bake again. It’s like making biscotti (ooooh, haven’t done that yet!!). It’s highly customisable, and brilliant for making ahead because the baked crackers stay crisp for at least 1 month OR you can keep the loaf in the freezer for weeks and weeks, then bake when you want them.

How to make Homemade Gourmet Crackers recipetineats.com

My taste testers agreed 100% that there is no contest when comparing these Homemade Gourmet Crackers to the store bought ones. With homemade, you can actually truly taste the ingredients – the spices, the cranberries, the sunflower seeds. The store bought one has far less flavour. When you taste them one after the other, which we all did, the difference is so “in your face”, it’s quite extraordinary.

If you’re planning a cheeseboard these upcoming holidays, I truly hope you consider these. Your family and friends will be blown away. They really are so simple, customisable, and make ahead – my taste testers were eating crackers I’d made 4 weeks earlier!

Oh – and they cost about 20% of the gourmet crackers that I copied. 🙂 I have a little gathering with friends this weekend, and I’m wondering how many times I will point to the crackers on the cheese board and proudly say “I made those”. I’ll ask my friends to keep count! – Nagi x


More cookie / cracker copycats

Other recipes I’ve created in the past for the same reason as these Byron Bay cookie copycat recipe (ie because I love ’em but they’re expensive!)

  • Byron Bay Cookies Copycat White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies – big, thick, buttery cookies loaded with white chocolate and macadamia nuts. Crisp with a tender melt-in-your-mouth texture, just like Byron Bay Cookies!

  • Muesli Cookies (Breakfast Cookies / Granola Cookies) – copycat of the thick, chunky, chewy muesli cookies sold in cafes across Australia. A healthy breakfast option because it’s like a bowl of oatmeal in cookie form – refined sugar free, low fat, gluten free, keeps you full for ages but it tastes like a sweet cookie!

Homemade Gourmet Crackers with Cranberries - simple to make, tastes way better and costs less than 20% that buying these at gourmet stores! Fantastic crackers for creamy cheeses, especially blue cheese. recipetineats.com

Homemade Gourmet Crackers with Cranberries - simple to make, tastes way better and costs less than 20% that buying these at gourmet stores! Fantastic crackers for creamy cheeses, especially blue cheese. recipetineats.com

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Homemade Gourmet Crackers with Cranberries - simple to make, tastes way better and costs less than 20% that buying these at gourmet stores! Fantastic crackers for creamy cheeses, especially blue cheese. recipetineats.com

Homemade Gourmet Crackers

Author: Nagi
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 1 hr 15 mins
Total: 1 hr 30 mins
4.99 from 113 votes
Servings40 pieces
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These are a copycat of Gourmet Crackers sold at my local shops which are so expensive to buy! For 1/5th of the price to buy, these are simple to make and they taste much better (having done side by side taste testing!). They last for at least a month in an airtight container, or you can keep the loaf in the freezer then slice and bake when desired. They taste sweet / savoury and are perfect with cheese. Customisable! Recipe VIDEO below.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup / 250 ml milk (any fat % cow's milk)
  • ¼ cup / 50g brown sugar , packed
  • ¼ cup plain unsweetened yoghurt (I used Greek)
  • ½ cup / 75g plain flour (all purpose)
  • ½ cup / 75g whole wheat / wholemeal flour
  • ½ cup dried cranberries (or other dried fruit of choice)
  • 1 tsp baking soda / bi-carb (or 3 tsp baking powder)
  • ½ cup rolled oats   (or 1/3 cup more nuts of choice)
  • ¼ cup sunflower seeds (or other seeds or nuts of choice)

Spices:

  • ½ tsp ground turmeric (can omit)
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg (or All Spice or 1/8 tsp cloves)
  • ¼ tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary (or ½ tsp more thyme)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F (all oven types). Grease and line a small loaf tin with baking paper (mine is 21 x 11 x 7 cm / 8.5 x 4.5 x 3”) (Note 1).
  • Whisk the milk, sugar and yoghurt in a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, add plain flour, wholemeal flour and cranberries. Stir – use fingers to break up cranberries if required.
  • Add remaining ingredients, including Spices, plus the milk mixture. It should be a thick batter, like muffin batter (note: batter in video looks slightly thicker because it was standing for a couple of minutes, doesn't affect outcome). 
  • Scrape/pour into tin. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  • Cool on rack, then wrap in cling wrap and freeze for at least 2 hours, up to 3 months. (Note 2)
  • Unwrap loaf and allow to thaw partially so the outside is not rock hard frozen (around 20 minutes).
  • Preheat oven to 120C/250F (all oven types). Place one shelf in the middle, and another shelf beneath it.
  • Use a serrated bread knife to slice thinly – around 2 mm / 1/12” thick (see video). Place biscuits on 2 large baking trays, you can squeeze them in as they won’t expand or stick.
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until they are a light brown, swapping trays halfway.
  • Leave biscuits on tray to cool – they will harden so they snap when you break them. (Note 3)
  • Store in an airtight container for 4 weeks (probably ok for longer, I’ve only done 4 weeks). Brilliant served with creamy cheeses like brie, camembert, but soft, creamy blue cheeses is the ultimate pairing!

Recipe Notes:

1. The size of the loaf tin determines the shape of the cracker. I like using a small one so you get more height to the loaf, so when it slices they are a nice rectangle shape.
The source recipe (see Note 3) suggests baking the batter in mason jars to make them round which looks terrific. My concern here was ensuring that the mason jar used is in fact oven proof, and because I don’t even know if mine are, I opted to stay away from this technique. You can actually get baking tubes the size of crackers! However, there are no hard and fast rules about what shape gourmet crackers should be and the rectangle shape of mine are good for snapping into 2 pieces so each piece becomes about the size of a round cracker, so I’m happy with these!
2. Freezing the loaf completely through to the middle makes it far easier to slice thinly.
I haven’t actually frozen mine for 3 months (I’ve done around 1 month) but I’ve researched into this based on the ingredients included and it seems that the nuts / fruit will / may start to lose flavour after around 3 months. If they aren’t fully crisp, pop them back in the oven and let them cool in the still hot, closed, turned off oven.
3. This recipe is adapted from this Copycat Trader Joes Pumpkin Cranberry Gourmet Crackers by The Café Sucrefarine, great blog run by a mature husband and wife team. That’s a nice way of saying they have many years of cooking experience, their recipes are reliable and they have great taste! The changes I made: I use milk instead of buttermilk because I honestly could not tell the difference, and I use yoghurt instead of 3 tbsp pumpkin puree because we don't get canned pumpkin here and even if we did, I would prefer to avoid opening a can to just use 3 tbsp. Plus yoghurt combined with milk = great buttermilk sub! I also bake mine longer at a lower temp because I find it crisps the biscuits better without colouring them too much and ensuring the cranberries don't burn.
4. Makes 40 crackers which are about 11 x 3cm / 4.5 x 2.3". Nutrition per cracker.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 15gCalories: 31cal (2%)
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479 Comments

  1. Leanne says

    June 27, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    Hi do you have your crackers recipe using gluten free ingredients looking for interesting foods for my 4yr old grandson

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 28, 2021 at 2:09 pm

      Hi Leanne, I’ve heard that these cookies are successful with gluten free flour – I haven’t tried myself through to confirm. If you do though, you’ll also need to ensure your rolled oats are certified GF. N x

      Reply
  2. Connie says

    June 9, 2021 at 1:04 pm

    5 stars
    These were amazing!! Loved by all. I used my thermomix by adding all the ingredients in at once and mixed on reverse for 10 sec / speed 4. I added extra cranberries and included 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds as well. It was perfect! Thank you so much! I am making a second batch right now.

    Reply
  3. Mary says

    June 8, 2021 at 5:54 am

    Hi Nagi, I thought you might be interested to know about the keeping qualities of your wonderful crackers. I made a batch in December 2020 ready for a big family Christmas. Unfortunately Covid stopped that and there were only 6 of us around the table. I forgot all about the crackers until I found them in their Tupperware today (June 2021). I was about to throw them out when I thought I would try one just for fun. And I am delighted to say that they are perfectly edible and still very crispy!! Amazing!

    Reply
  4. GRAMMASUE says

    June 5, 2021 at 10:56 pm

    5 stars
    N x…. I love, love your recipes! I had these crackers at my daughters house and we loved them (store-bought). I tried to find them online but they were $7-$10 a small pack! ugh! So I found your recipe here and cannot WAIT to try it! Simple ingredients. Your photos are beautiful, as well. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful recipe! Cheers!

    Reply
  5. Kirsty says

    June 1, 2021 at 12:27 am

    Do you have any suggestions on keeping the fruit and nuts throughout the loaf? Mine all sank to the bottom.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 1, 2021 at 5:00 pm

      Oh no Kirsty – that’s definitely not right. Sounds like your batter was too thin – did you mis measure somewhere? N x

      Reply
  6. Kirsty says

    June 1, 2021 at 12:25 am

    Ooh that combo sounds delish!

    Reply
  7. Suzanne McKay says

    May 25, 2021 at 6:53 am

    I made mine with date/orange and sunflower seeds. I baked them in two mini loaf pans, so they are a bit more square. One for now and one for later. I did not manage to cut them quite as thin as yours but they are perfectly crispy and delicious.

    Reply
  8. Awais says

    May 14, 2021 at 5:26 am

    The crackers have gone soft. How long and at what temperature (fan) should I bake them for (to become crisp again)?

    Reply
  9. Awais says

    May 9, 2021 at 3:17 am

    5 stars
    Crunchy with cranberry sweetness and a hint of spice. Perfect.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 10, 2021 at 10:45 am

      I’m so happy you love them Awais! N x

      Reply
  10. Emma Jarvis says

    May 5, 2021 at 4:52 pm

    Is 21x11x7cm height x width x depth? I’m so keen to try these, they’re so expensive at the supermarket!!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 6, 2021 at 4:38 pm

      Hi Emma, 7cm is the height here 🙂 N x

      Reply
  11. Meg says

    May 5, 2021 at 8:03 am

    5 stars
    These. Not only are they a staple in our house for when we want to make a simple cheese plate special, they make the most impressive little gift. I bag these up in cellophane bags with twine and take them to people’s gatherings.

    Reply
  12. Sue says

    March 31, 2021 at 12:05 pm

    5 stars
    Easy, amazing
    Will not be buying crackers again

    Reply
  13. Linda says

    March 24, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    Hi , love a good cracker , these sound delicious, do you think I could put them in a dehydrator

    Reply
  14. Nicki Renfrey says

    March 24, 2021 at 2:51 pm

    Nagi, does it have to be cows milk? I am lactose intolerant – could it be plant based milk or lactose free milk?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      March 25, 2021 at 1:40 pm

      Yes that will work fine Nicki!! N x

      Reply
      • Yasmine Parker says

        October 1, 2021 at 1:48 pm

        What could you sub the yoghurt for? Would coconut yoghurt work at all to make it completely dairy free?

        Reply
  15. Anne Preston says

    February 28, 2021 at 10:12 am

    5 stars
    This recipe is awesome. I’ve now made:
    Cranberry & sunflower seeds
    Apricot & sunflower seeds
    Fig & pistachio
    Apricot & cashews
    Blueberry & sunflower seeds
    Apple & walnut

    All fantastic and when I say I’ve made them, everyone has asked for the recipe. Thanks Nagi.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      August 16, 2021 at 3:19 pm

      Did you change any of the spices used or just the fruit and nuts? Also did you use fresh or dried blueberries? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Anne Preston says

        September 16, 2021 at 2:43 pm

        Sorry Erin, I missed your question. From memory I omitted the tumeric for one batch and swapped All Spice for Nutmeg in another batch.

        Reply
    • kim says

      September 16, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      Hi Anne, did you still use the same quantity of Apricots as cranberries? Was this the same for Pistachios for sunflower seeds?

      Reply
      • Anne Preston says

        September 16, 2021 at 2:29 pm

        Yes, same quantities, just different ingredients.

        Reply
  16. Rose Webber says

    February 27, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    I guess if you wanted round crackers you could cook the mix in a couple of the old fashioned round loaf tins or in cleaned fruit cans? Love the recipe. I have a batch in the oven now to have with cheese and my pear paste.

    Reply
    • Anne Preston says

      February 28, 2021 at 10:17 am

      5 stars
      I love the idea of the fruit cans. I did buy a tin that gave me smaller biscuits and I looked at a nut load tin but was worried I wouldn’t be able to get the mixture out after it was baked.

      Reply
  17. Anita Mosbey says

    February 22, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    5 stars
    Nagi I have made this before and we love them. We are going to have them with some cheese after dinner tonight

    Reply
  18. Christiana says

    February 22, 2021 at 11:32 am

    These look great! 😀

    Do we have to cool and freeze? Or can we go straight to baking after the first bake?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 22, 2021 at 12:44 pm

      Hi Christiana, you need to cool and freeze to be able to thinly slice them 🙂 N x

      Reply
  19. JaceBakes says

    February 20, 2021 at 10:47 am

    5 stars
    Thank you for this recipe Nagi, I’m a fan of your cooking. These are even better than the store bought ones you mentioned! Made these for my cheese board when we had people over last night and they were a great hit with many requests for the recipe which I happily passed on!

    Reply
  20. Shikha Krishna says

    February 11, 2021 at 8:23 pm

    5 stars
    Nagi, this was an easy and delicious recipe. I just made them by halving the ingredients (a smaller batch), turned out great. Thank you!

    Reply
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