Homemade goldfish crackers are surprisingly easy to make. With 6 ingredients total –almond flour, salt, baking soda, cheddar cheese, olive oil, and egg, they make a fantastic low-carb, gluten-free snack for kids and adults alike.
Low-Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers
And since these Goldfish Crackers are low-carb and full of healthy fat, they’re definitely the perfect snack for those of you on a Keto Diet. If you’re a fan of the low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet you’ll want to check out my Keto Diet Recipes page!
Healthy Goldfish Crackers Recipe
This low-carb goldfish crackers recipe is a bit sentimental for me since I grew up on processed, packaged goldfish crackers as a kid.
Low-Carb Keto Goldfish Crackers
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup freshly grated cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda, and cheese
- Pulse in oil and eggs until well combined
- Divide dough into 2 pieces
- Place 1 piece of dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll to ¼-inch thick
- Remove top layer of parchment paper
- Use a goldfish cookie cutter to cut out little fish
- Transfer goldfish to a parchment lined baking sheet
- Roll leftover dough and place in refridgerator; repeat process with second piece of dough
- Bake at 350°F for 13-15 minutes
- Serve
How to Make Homemade Goldfish Crackers
As you might imagine, cutting out dozens of tiny goldfish crackers can take a bit of time. If you want to save time and would enjoy a cracker that is more like a gluten-free Cheez-It, simply cut the dough into squares after you roll it out on the parchment paper, and then transfer the parchment paper (dough and all) to the baking sheet.
Grain-Free Goldfish Crackers
If you’re wondering if these are Paleo goldfish crackers, the answer is, I don’t know. It depends on what your definition of Paleo is. It depends on which foods your body can digest. It depends on what you consider a real food. I can tell you for sure though that these are grain-free goldfish crackers and that my boys and I love them!
Use Organic Dairy in Goldfish Crackers Recipe
Be sure to use organic dairy when you make this recipe. We use organic dairy in our house as it is better for the children, the cows, and our environment overall, and we do not wish to support the regular use of antibiotics in animal husbandry.
Dairy-Free Goldfish Crackers Recipe
Please leave a comment and let me know if you’d like me to create a dairy-free goldfish cracker recipe. If enough of you raise your hand and request it, I’ll get to work on it for you this fall!
Low-Carb Keto Crackers Recipes
Here are some of my low-carb keto cracker recipes for you:
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared this recipe in February 2015.
Christina says
These crackers are amazing! So happy to find a healthy alternative to store-bought crackers for my toddlers (and me :).
Where did you get the fish cookie cutter?
Elana says
Christina, thanks for your comment! If you click the green text in the instructions portion of the recipe that says “goldfish cookie cutter” you will be given that info. I’m so happy to hear these crackers were amazing :-)
Christina says
Great! Thanks for the info :)
Elana says
Christina, you’re welcome! I’m happy to help :-)
Beth says
Goldfish are my son’s favorite snack. Unfortunately, he has food sensitivities to dairy and eggs. Would love a recipe that omits them both. Could a zucchini cheese be used instead? Do you know of one that doesn’t use coconut milk?
Elana says
Beth, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Heather says
Hi Beth, nutritional yeast may give it that cheesy flavor without the dairy! And I know flax is a good substitute for eggs.. not sure the ratio of flax to water but if you google it, there are definitely ways around eggs. :-)
Mary says
A dairy free option would be amazing!
Elana says
Thanks Mary!
Nicole says
Agreed! Would love DF
Elana says
Thanks Nicole!
Julia says
I would love a dairy free goldfish cracker recipe. My little guy can’t tolerate dairy, and they seem to be a staple at daycare and sunday school… he wants to eat them so bad! I would love to make him some that he could eat along with the other kiddos.
Elana says
Julia, thanks for letting me know :-)
Erika says
Julia,
What about using a dairy free cheese like Violife (in the UK)? Its soy based but it depends how far you take the Paleo. My little boy has dairy allergies and so we give him that and he loves his ‘cheese’.
Stephanie says
Thank you so much for sharing your recipes. I have an 8 year old non verbal child with autism who also has celiac disease. We had him on the SC diet for a while and then transitioned him to gluten free. He did ok for a while but shortly after taking a couple rounds of antibiotics for ear infections he was suffering terribly. So now we are back on the SC diet. Your recipes are so tasty and this recipe is so much more like a cracker than the others I have tried. He really seems to like this one. We also tried your cashew bread. It’s wonderful and a nice alternate from his almond flat bread.
Elana says
Thanks Stephanie! Sorry to hear about the challenges with your son, he is so very lucky to have you as his mother :-)
Jessica says
What can I replace the almond flour with? My son is allergic to all nuts. He is also allergic to Oats, coconut and wheat.
Elana says
Hi Jessica, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Elise says
I have heard that finely ground sunflower seeds, or sunflower seed flour, can be used as a replacement for almond flour. I haven’t tried it myself but that might work.
ava says
I would love ? a dairy free option! Egg free would be amazing too!
I lobe that cookie cutter! I’ve also seen a tutorial where someone made cookie cutters with a cut up aluminum can. Not sure how safe that is though…
Elana says
Thanks Ava!
Laura says
Hi! Can’t wait to make these, but I don’t have a food processor. Can I use a high speed blender instead?
Elana says
Laura, I haven’t tried that so not sure. If you do experiment please let us know how it goes.
Anne says
I used my Ninja blender, and it worked just fine!
Melanie says
Thank you, I have been meaning to make these for ages, and like all your other recipes these have hit the mark with the kids. i have been adapting your recipes to the Thermomix which has been great! Those wanting a dairy free option, have you tried ‘macadamia cheese’?
Elana says
Melanie, so glad you and your kids are enjoying the Goldfish Crackers!
Teresa says
Hi Elana, I just made these and they are wonderful!!! I made them in squares, because I didn’t have a fish shape and they turned out great! Thanks!
Elana says
Teresa, so glad you liked them!