Homemade Goldfish Crackers

4.98 from 48 votes

These homemade healthy goldfish crackers are so simple to make! They taste just like the store ones but contain only 3 ingredients!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Dough Chilling Time30

Total Time50

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Add the shredded cheese, flour, and butter to a food processor and pulse it in increments until it forms into a grainy, sand-like texture.
Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of iced cold water to the food processor and pulse until it starts to form into a dough. Avoid pulsing too much so that it doesn't overpower the processor, just pulse until it starts coming together into a dough. The amount of water needed will vary depending on the temperature of the environment.
Place the dough mixture onto a surface and lightly knead it to come together.
Form a disc with the dough, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes
Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface ⅛ to ¼ of an inch thick. Use a small cookie cutter to cut out small shapes from the dough. You can also use a pizza slicer to slice the dough into small square-shaped crackers.
Gather the scraps, re-roll the dough, and cut out more cracker shapes. Repeat this process until all of the dough is used up. Place the shapes on a parchment paper lined pan
Bake the crackers at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown. The total cook time will depend on the thickness of your crackers. Keep a very close eye on the crackers as they can burn quickly. Let them cool completely before serving.

Use good quality cheese when making these crackers. I’ve made this both with pre-shredded packaged cheese and cheese grated from a block and have had success both times.

Use a good quality food processor, I love using this 5-cup food processor to make these crackers.

Keep a very close eye on these crackers as they are baking so that they do not burn. The bake time will vary depending on the thickness of the crackers, so check on them after a few minutes! The crackers will harden as they cool.

Feel free to add in other spices like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, etc. for a little added flavor!

I used this 5-in-one fish shape cutter to cut out 5 fish cracker shapes at a time, but you can use anything that you have on hand!