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With our extra crispy Keto Goldfish Crackers Recipe done with only one ingredient, there will be nothing more in the category of Keto Crackers you need. Entirely Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Low Carb, and Diabetic Friendly, those ultra cheesy keto crisps with a fantastic crunch will be gone in seconds from making them. 

Keto Crackers goldfish in a blue bowl.
Keto Goldfish Crackers Recipe

Keto Crackers

With a wide selection of various keto-friendly crackers or chips, you will never have to have second thoughts about missing something else in our lifestyle. 

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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.

And that is not even the end of the Keto Cracker Recipes I have for you on our website. 

You can make daily crackers with different recipes and alterations for the next month, and you will still not be finished with them. 

Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers
Keto Crackers

Keto Cheese Popcorn

Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers are the best and easy 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.

Since we liked it and tried it with various hard cheeses, one of them was Cheddar Cheese. And at that moment, the whole story of this new recipe has begun.

Although they did not pop up like the one 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.

Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers were born, and this recipe has made it on our Top 10 Best Low Carb & Keto Recipes of 2018

goldfish pieces.
crunchy keto snack

Goldfish Crackers Shape

Using a store-bought fish cookie cutter or making your own from a round-shaped cutter is the best and easiest way to make your fish the same size.

As I did not have a fish cutter in my thousands of cookie cutters, I had to use a bit of invention and DIY my round shape 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. 

Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers
Cheese Crackers

Cheese for Keto Goldfish Crackers

The main Cheese for making keto goldfish crackers is Cheddar Cheese. If you pick the orange color, it will give you the resembled color and taste of the original goldfish crackers. 

As it tasted like goldfish crackers, all I needed was the look. It needed to look as well like cheese crackers. So my journey in making the recipe has begun.

I have tried different cheddar cheese variations, and as this recipe calls for only a cheese, the easiest to cut out the shapes was from a cheddar cheese slice. 

Because the shape of the fish has got those little tail corners, I could not work it out with a whole block of cheddar cheese. It kept breaking all the time. 

If you do not want to have 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 in the fridge pre-cut slices of cheddar cheese and that worked perfectly.

Keto 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 have realized, there are so many different types of cheddar cheese, the length of drying 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 Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers started jumping once the heat got into them was fascinating.

I am sure you and your kids will enjoy the process.

Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers
Goldfish crackers
How to make a Fish shaped Cookie Cutter?

In case you do not have a cookie-cutter in the shape of a fish, as I did not have, you can simply make your own.
One suggestion is to cut out a shape from a can bottle.
The second option, which I chose, is to take your round shape cutter and use a bit of pressure to shape it into the fish look, which is pretty easy to make. 

What type of Cheddar cheese to use for keto goldfish crackers?

Cheddar cheese slices are the easiest to cut out the shapes. Also, ensure your slices are made from hard cheddar cheese and not the soft mixed cheap American cheese slices. 

Are Keto Goldfish Crackers Gluten-Free?

Our recipe for making keto goldfish crackers from cheddar cheese is not only entirely gluten-free but also grain-free, low carb, and perfect for people with diabetes.

Can I dry the cheese in a Dehydrator?

I would not suggest using a dehydrator to dry your cheese as the temperature will melt the cheese, and it will not pop and crisp as much as the air-dry cheese crackers. 

Flavors of Keto Goldfish Crackers

As you might have seen, the original goldfish crackers can be bought in various flavors. 

We need to do the same to give us some alterations. 

My suggestions are to top your cheese before baking with:

Low Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers
Low Carb Goldfish Crackers

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 only one ingredient, and that is cheddar cheese. If you pick slices, which are the easiest to cut out, you have no worries. 

If you want to use a block of cheese, try to slice it with your bread slicer or a meat slicer. 

Keto Crisps goldfish crackers ingredient needed.
Keto Cheese Crackers

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 pushing out the tail parts as those might break easily.

One by one, place the fish-shaped cheese onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. 

Pick the baking sheet you will not need for the next few days. 

Keto Friendly Crackers cutting out goldfish shapes.
Keto Crisps

Third Step: Let Dry

Once all of your cheese is placed onto a baking sheet, cover it with a kitchen paper towel and put it into your kitchen pantry for 3-4 days until your cheese fully dries. 

The drying time might vary depending on the type of cheddar cheese you have used, 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. 

Keto Goldfish Crackers drying on a baking sheet.
Keto Friendly Crackers

Fourth Step: Bake

Once your goldfish cheese pieces are fully dry, heat your oven to 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit. 

Place in the oven for 3-4 minutes and enjoy. 

Keto Cheese pops goldfish crackers in the oven popping.
Keto Goldfish Crackers

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 and 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 into 

cheese gold fish snack.
keto goldfish

How do you store goldfish crackers?

Our keto crackers can be stored 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 it is still in a perfect crispy texture. 

Can you freeze Keto Goldfish crackers?

You can, but they might be re-dried in the oven once thawed.

As you can store them in your pantry for a few months, I would not suggest freezing them. 

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Keto Cheese Crackers crisp on a board.
Keto Crackers

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Keto Crackers goldfish in a blue bowl.

Keto Goldfish Crackers Recipe

Zuzana Paar
4.83 from 39 votes
With our extra crispy Keto Goldfish Crackers Recipe done with only one ingredient, there will be nothing more in the category of Keto Crackers you need. Entirely Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Low Carb, and Diabetic Friendly, those ultra cheesy keto crisps with a fantastic crunch will be gone in seconds from making them.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Course Small bites
Cuisine International
Servings 2
Calories 231 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Prepare your only one ingredient, and that is cheddar cheese. If you pick slices, which are the easiest to cut out, you have no worries. If you want to use a block of cheese, try to slice it with your bread slicer or a meat slicer. 
  • Using a fish-shaped cookie cutter, start gently cutting fish shapes out of your cheese. One by one, place the fish-shaped cheese onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. 
  • Once all of your cheese is placed onto a baking sheet, cover it with a kitchen paper towel and put it into your kitchen pantry for 3-4 days until your cheese fully dries.
  • Once your goldfish cheese pieces are fully dry, heat your oven to 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit. Place in the oven for 3-4 minutes and enjoy. 

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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

Serving: 1gCalories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 13gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 370mgPotassium: 44mgVitamin A: 566IUCalcium: 399mgIron: 0.1mg

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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Last Updated: June 09, 2022

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14 Comments on “Keto Goldfish Crackers Recipe”

  1. 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 ?

    Reply
    • 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

      Reply
    • 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

      Reply
    • 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

      Reply
  2. 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???

    Reply
    • 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

      Reply
  3. 5 stars
    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.

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