One of my favourite supermarket treats can be easily copied at home! Your cheese and crackers get fancy with these delicious gourmet crackers.
Posted November 19, 2023, Updated November 18, 2025
I am so delighted to finally share with you this copycat recipe of one of my favourite store bought treats. Last year when I shared my cheeseballs with you I had a few ask me if I also had a recipe for the gourmet crackers I had in the pictures.
I tried a few recipes and the one from Trader Joes has been the most successful for me so I have changed a few things to make it more suitable to a NZ audience and I think the outcome is fabulous if I do say so myself.
These crackers are twice cooked, once into a loaf shape, then sliced thinly to become the crisp golden gourmet crackers that I love. They are also really versatile. Once you have the basic recipe down the additions you make in the way of herbs dried fruits and nuts can vary.
In this platter above are 4 special recipes including these gourmet crackers, find the rest linked below
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Dill Pickle Cheeseball
Seeded Crackers
The ingredients I have used today include apricots, cashews and rosemary as the main flavours, but you can use cranberries, almonds, seeds, cumin as just a few examples of the changes.
To bake these you can use a loaf pan as I have done, mini loaf pans or even small round mason jars that are well greased. I kept it super simple and made larger slices as you can see above. If you are using something else adjust the cooking times accordingly.
Here is a snapshot of the ingredients this recipe uses
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full ingredients list and method
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Milk
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Brown Sugar
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Sour Cream
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Plain White Flour
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Wholemeal Flour
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Dried Fruit (Apricot or Cranberries)
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Baking Soda
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Rolled Oats
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Sunflower Seeds
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Nuts – cashews, slivered almonds, macadamias etc
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Turmeric
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Cinnamon
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Nutmeg
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Rosemary, dried
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Salt & Pepper
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How to make this recipe for Gourmet Crackers is lovely and easy, you just need some time and patience! As I mentioned above the recipe is twice baked.
First you make the loaf to make a lovely thick batter. Then you place this in a small narrow loaf pan. There are many methods for the shape of the loaf, some even use small jars to make round crackers.
I find using a loaf tin is the easiest, the pan I use here is 21 x 11 x 7 cm so check if you have one this size.
Once it has baked and cooled on the rack you want to freeze it for a few hours. The reason for this is to make slicing it much easier. The slices are to be nice and thin, I felt comfortable making mine 3-4 mm, using a serrated knife making straight cuts.
Then bake on a low temperature in the oven turning once until golden brown and crisp. If stored well they will last up to 4 weeks in an airtight container.
I hope you love this tasty recipe for Gourmet Crackers!
Gourmet Crackers
Delicious Copycat Gourmet Crackers recipe, just like the store bought treat but much cheaper and just as tasty.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Milk, 250 ml
- ¼ Cup Brown Sugar, packed, 50 g
- ¼ Cup Sour Cream, 65 g
- ½ Cup Plain White Flour, 75 g
- ½ Cup Wholemeal Flour, 75 g
- ½ Cup Dried Apricots finely diced or Cranberries, 65 g
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Cup Rolled Oats, 50 g
- ¼ Cup Sunflower Seeds, 40 g
- ¼ Cup Nuts, eg Cashews, slivered almonds, macadamias, 35 g
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Rosemary (dried) or Cumin Seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Fine Salt
- Pinch of Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a loaf tin (21 x 11 x 7 cm) well with melted butter or cooking spray. Or use mini loaf tins, adjusting the cooking time as needed.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, brown sugar, and sour cream.
- In a large bowl, add the plain flour, wholemeal flour, baking soda and stir well to combine. Add to this the finely diced dried apricots, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, nuts, turmeric, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and fold gently until just combined. The batter will be thick.
- Spoon the batter into the greased tin, smooth the top, and bake for 30 - 40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Let it cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Wrap the loaf in plastic wrap and freeze for 1–2 hours to firm up for easier slicing. (It can be frozen for up to 3 months.)
- Preheat the oven to 135°C Fan Forced. Line two large baking trays with baking paper, using a little water or spray to keep the paper in place.
- Slice the loaf into thin slices (around 3 mm) using a large sharp serrated knife in a sawing motion. Ensure you slice straight down carefully to keep an even thickness.
- Arrange the slices on the prepared trays, leaving only a small gap between each. Bake for about 35 minutes, turning the slices over once and rotating the trays halfway through, until golden and crisp. Watch carefully to ensure the fruit does not burn.
- Cool completely on the trays, then store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
- Enjoy!
Notes
I have used finely diced apricots, cashews and rosemary for my gourmet crackers.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 87Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 233mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 3g
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Happy Baking!
Anna
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Janine says
These are very delicious, make sure you have a sharp knife or they look very rustic. I just kept cooking them for longer until crisp if they were bigger. You really could add anything to the basic ingredients.
justamumnz says
Yes a good serated knife needed for sure.
Sally Scott says
Hi. What vegetarian option can I use instead of the cream? Thank you.
justamumnz says
If you are looking for a dairy free or vegan alternative to sour cream you could try a dairy free green yoghurt or dairy free sour cream.