How do you serve these?

Set them out in a bowl for snacking! Or a "crouton" for soup - so fun and delicious! I especially love them on tomato soup - either this amazing tomato soup (or, if you're tight on time, this extra easy tomato soup ).

Where do you get the crackers?

I like the tiny oyster crackers (aka soup crackers) and I especially like the ones from Target (Good and Gather brand). They have a fun hexagon shape. The ones I used in this post were the Nabisco Premium brand.

Yes, you can use butter or oil for this recipe. I find that oil keeps the crackers crispier whereas the butter gives you a slightly softer cracker, so I prefer to use oil.

Can you use another seasoning besides ranch?

Yes! You can add a seasoning to the ranch, or you can replace it with something else altogether! Everything Bagel seasoning is fun, and Trader Joe's has a bunch of fun spice mixes that would be fun to play with!

How do you store these?

I keep them in an airtight container, sometimes in the fridge (not sure why - they don't need that, but it's just how we do it)!

Can you do this with other things besides oyster crackers?

Yes! Pretzels, popcorn, cheez-its, you name it!

Can you use something else besides a packet of ranch?

Yep, here's a link to a homemade ranch seasoning mix !

Deb's Ranch Crackers Recipe

Ingredients

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Deb’s Ranch Crackers

1 bag of oyster crackers (9–10 ounces)
1 packet of ranch seasoning (I use the Hidden Valley ranch)
1/2 cup vegetable oil, or 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled (see notes)
1 teaspoon dried dill (up to 1 tablespoon if you love dill like I do)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
Whisk the ranch seasoning, oil, and dried dill together.
Pour mixture over the oyster crackers in a large bowl. Stir gently to combine. (Taste and adjust at this point and make them your own! Add some red pepper flakes, extra garlic or onion powder, etc.)
Transfer to a sheet pan; bake for 15-20 minutes until dried. You’re done! They’re SO GOOD.

Notes

You can use either butter or oil – I prefer oil because I’ve found they stay crispier.

Dried dill works better than freeze dried dill, in my experience! It’s a bit more finely ground and has a more potent flavor.

The same method would work with pretzels, cheez its, mini saltines, or popcorn!

As written these will be fairly concentrated! If you like a less-concentrated ranch cracker, use two bags of crackers instead of one. (But for me – I love a cracker with tons of ranch flavor on it!)

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes