Description
Spicy Southern Fire Crackers elevate crackers with a zesty ranch and red pepper blend that ignites snack time. Southern hospitality meets bold flavor in this simple, addictive appetizer cracker recipe you won’t be able to stop munching.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box (16 ounces / 454 grams) saltine crackers
Spices and Seasonings:
- 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 (1 ounce / 28 grams) packets ranch seasoning
- 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Oil:
- 1 ½ cups canola oil
Instructions
- Combine canola oil with crushed red pepper, ranch seasoning, granulated garlic, and black pepper inside a large resealable plastic bag, thoroughly mixing the spices and oil by gently kneading the sealed bag.
- Carefully add Saltine crackers to the seasoned oil mixture, ensuring each cracker is sealed within the bag.
- Gently tumble and rotate the bag to distribute the spicy oil evenly across all crackers, creating a uniform coating.
- Allow the seasoned crackers to rest at room temperature for a complete marination cycle, strategically flipping the bag once during the first hour to optimize spice absorption.
- After the resting period, the crackers will have developed a deeply infused, zesty flavor profile with a crisp, spicy exterior.
- Transfer the marinated crackers to a serving platter, ready to be enjoyed as a bold, tangy snack that delivers a robust pepper-infused crunch.
Notes
- Adjust spice levels by reducing or increasing crushed red pepper to match personal heat tolerance.
- Swap Saltine crackers with gluten-free alternatives like rice crackers for celiac or gluten-sensitive diets.
- Use herbs and spices from scratch to control sodium content and avoid processed ranch seasoning packets.
- Store crackers in an airtight container for up to two weeks to maintain crispness and flavor intensity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg