Once you’ve tried our extra-crispy Goldfish crackers recipe, which uses just one ingredient, you’ll realize you need nothing else in the entire cracker category. Since it is entirely Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and intensely cheesy, these crisps will be gone in seconds after you make them.
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With a wide selection of various crackers or chips, you will never have to have second thoughts about missing something else in our lifestyle.
Whether you pick vegetables and make perfect Zucchini Chips, Wild Garlic Chips, Cucumber Chips, or Baked Zucchini, or decide to use fathead dough for Everything Bagel Crackers or Sesame Crackers, you will thoroughly enjoy every single recipe.
There is also an option to choose only plain cheese and make super delicious Keto Popcorn, Oven-Baked Keto Cheese Chips, Cheese Puffs, Chaffle Chips, or Fried Cheese Balls.
You can make daily crackers with different recipes and variations for the next month, and you still won’t be finished.
Cheese Popcorn
Goldfish Crackers are the best, easiest invention to give you the crackers you have been craving in our lifestyle.
I am sure you have seen our most popular recipe, Cheese Pops – Low Carb Popcorns.
We liked it and tried it with various hard cheeses, including Cheddar. And at that moment, the whole story of this new recipe began.
Although they did not pop up like the ones from Gouda cheese, the taste was different. It reminded us so much of the original goldfish crackers we used to buy in our old lives of high carbohydrates.
All I needed was imagination, brainstorming, a piece of cheese, and here we are.
I have just invented the easiest Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers anyone can make.
These Goldfish Crackers were born, and this recipe has made it on our Top 10 Best Low Carb & Keto Recipes of 2018.
Goldfish Crackers Shape
Using a store-bought fish cookie cutter, or making your own from a round cutter, is the best and easiest way to make your fish the same size.
Since I didn’t have a fish cutter among my thousands of cookie cutters, I had to get inventive and DIY my round cutter into a fish shape. The third attempt worked, and now I can call myself a proud owner of a fish-shaped cookie cutter I have made myself.
Cheese for Goldfish Crackers
The main Cheese for making Goldfish crackers is Cheddar Cheese. If you pick the orange color, it will give you a similar color and taste to the original Goldfish crackers.
As it tasted like Goldfish crackers, all I needed was the look. It also needed to look like cheese crackers. So my journey to make the recipe began.
I tried different cheddar cheese variations, and since this recipe calls for only cheese, the easiest way to cut the shapes was with a cheddar slice.
Because the fish shape has those little tail corners, I couldn’t work it out with a whole block of cheddar cheese. It kept breaking all the time.
If you don’t want the fish shape, then by all means, use it. I was able to cut it into squares, but once I started the fish shape, all of the tails were breaking.
Luckily, I also had pre-cut slices of cheddar cheese in the fridge, and that worked perfectly.
Cheese Crackers
Same steps as I have used in our Keto Popcorn recipe: I have cut all of the slices into fish shapes, covered them with tissue paper so they don’t get dusty, and left them on our kitchen top for 4 days.
As I realized, there are so many different types of cheddar cheese; the drying time depends on how hard the cheese is. It needs to be almost rock hard. For some, 3 days is more than enough. But for some, even 5 days might be needed.
Then came the day for baking. We were all excited and were sitting in front of the oven to see the magic happen.
Watching how those Goldfish Crackers started jumping once the heat got into them was fascinating.
I am sure you and your kids will enjoy the process.
If you don’t have a fish-shaped cookie cutter (like I didn’t), you can simply make your own.
One suggestion is to cut a shape out of a can or bottle.
The second option, which I chose, is to take your round shape cutter and use a bit of pressure to shape it into a fish, which is pretty easy.
Cheddar cheese slices are the easiest to cut out the shapes. Also, make sure your slices are from hard cheddar cheese, not soft, mixed, cheap American cheese slices.
I don’t recommend using a dehydrator to dry your cheese, as the temperature will melt it, and it will not pop and crisp as much as air-dried cheese crackers.
Flavors of Keto Goldfish Crackers
As you may have seen, you can buy the original Goldfish crackers in various flavors.
We need to do the same to give us some alternatives.
My suggestions are to top your cheese before baking with:
- Sesame Seeds
- Dry Garlic
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh Herbs
- Italian Seasoning
- Taco Seasoning
- Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Onion Powder
- Dry Jalapeno
- Black Pepper
How to make keto goldfish crackers
Kitchen Gadgets needed:
- Fish shape cookie cutter
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients needed:
- Cheddar Cheese Slices
- Sesame Seeds – optional
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THE EASIEST KETO GOLDFISH CRACKERS
First Step: Prepare your cheese
Prepare your one ingredient: cheddar cheese. If you pick slices, which are the easiest to cut out, you’re in good shape.
If you want to use a block of cheese, slice it with a bread slicer or meat slicer.
Second Step: Cut out shapes
Using a fish-shaped cookie cutter, start gently cutting fish shapes out of your cheese. As cheddar crumbles easily, you might have to be gentle, especially when pushing out the tail parts, as those might break easily.
Place the fish-shaped cheese onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Pick the baking sheet you will not need for the next few days.
Third Step: Let Dry
Once you’ve placed all the cheese on a baking sheet, cover it with a kitchen paper towel and store it in your kitchen pantry for 3-4 days, until the cheese fully dries.
Drying time may vary depending on the type of cheddar you use, the thickness, and the size of your crackers.
Make sure the baking sheet is out of reach from your family as they might be eaten before the cheese had a chance to dry.
Fourth Step: Bake
Once your Goldfish cheese pieces are fully dry, heat your oven to 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit.
Bake for 3-4 minutes, then enjoy.
Tips and Tricks:
- Shape – to make it easier, you can simply cut your cheese into small squares
- Cookie-cutter – try to get the simplest-looking fish cutter, as the corners might break
- Length of drying cheese – depends on the type of cheddar cheese you use, the thickness and the size of fish shapes.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What to serve with Keto Goldfish Crackers?
Apart from using them as crackers for a snack, there are a few suggestions you can serve those goodies with:
Add them as a crispy topping to:
- Tomato Soup
- Taco Salad
- Cesar Salad
- Green Goddess Salad
- Roasted Pumpkin Soup
How do you store goldfish crackers?
You can store our crackers in an airtight container in your pantry.
How long can you store keto goldfish crackers?
Like our Keto Popcorn Recipe, stored in an airtight container, you can store those goldfish crackers for months to come. I have had a container for 5 months already, and they are still in a perfect, crispy texture.
Can you freeze Keto Goldfish crackers?
You can, but they may need to be re-dried in the oven once thawed.
Since you can store them in your pantry for a few months, I wouldn’t suggest freezing them.
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Keto Goldfish Crackers Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Fish shape cookie cutter
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
- Sesame Seeds optional
Video
Instructions
- Use cheddar slices or thinly slice a block of cheddar.
- Cut fish shapes with a cookie cutter and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Cover with a paper towel and leave in the pantry for 3–4 days until fully dried.
- Bake at 390°Fahrenheit (200°Celsius) for 3–4 minutes, then serve.
Notes
- Shape – to make it easier, you can simply cut your cheese into small squares
- Cookie-cutter – try to get the simplest looking fish cutter as the corners might break
- Length of drying cheese – depends on the type of cheddar cheese you use and the thickness and the size of fish shapes.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.
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I have been looking for a good cheese “cracker” recipe, so thank you!! I will be trying this one. I would have never thought to leave the cheese out to dry… Sounds legit ?
Dear Samatha,
I hope you will love it as we do. Have a look at the Popcorn recipe as well. Very similar, just another type of cheese.
Have a great day
Zuzana
Which cheddar did you ultimately use for the goldfish crackers?
Dear Julianne,
We live in Europe – Austria, so I have bought just an ordinary cheddar cheese slices here. Not sure if that would help
Zuzana
Can you use a dehydrator to save time?
Dear Justin,
I have personally not tried it, but I have heard a few people that have used a dehydrator and it worked. Just make sure it is on the lowest temperature and place a parchment paper under it, since one lady mentioned it melted and fell down. But that would have been probably also with higher temperature. Hope that helps.
Have a great day
Zuzana
How do you store them after baking? How long are the ‘good’ for? These taste amazing and are so fun to watch, but am I the only one a little freaked out by leaving cheese out to dry for days?? Normally it is refrigerated???
Dear Jenna,
If it helps, Italian families keep their cheese always out in the kitchen and not in the fridge. Mind it, it has to be a hard cheese. Nothing will happen. I had it out even for 2 weeks and all was ok. And once you make those beauties, store them in an airtight container. They should stay crunchy there for a very long time. I have it sometimes even month or longer. No worries there as well.
Have a great day
Zuzana
My oven goes from 300 to 325 – what is suggested temp for oven not at 302?
Dear Diana,
We have everything in Celsius and therefore I calculate the Fahrenheit to the exact point. Here just do 300F.
I had so much fun making these with my kids! They love cutting out the little fish, and I loved that there were no unpronounceable ingredients in their snack.
So glad your kids helped. They could visit me next time I make those.