Easy Fiesty Cheddar Cracker Snacks are fun, addictive, crunchy, little, nibbles of happiness perfect for all occasions. Make a big bag of these and have them on hand for happy snacking, barbecue get-togethers, and weekend football watching. Include these cuties in a holiday goodie bag for the crispy, spicy part of your food gifts.
SNACK CRACKER SERVING OPTIONS
These feisty snack crackers are a five minute, do ahead, easy and fast put together recipe. Serve these on top of your favorite Taco salad, use them instead of tortilla chips with this easy crockpot Mexican Chicken Soup.
Sneak these in your favorite child’s school lunch, a special little gift for your neighbor, or a secret snack stash for yours truly! So many possibilities with these delicious nibbles.
STEP THREE- every hour or so gently flip the bag or container
STEP FOUR – “marinate” crackers for at least 6 hours or overnight
STEP FIVE – place on a sheet baking pan with a cut-up brown paper sack liner
STEP SIX – spread crackers on the paper sack liner in a thin layer and let them sit for about an hour (if the paper liner becomes to oil saturated, replace it with the other half of the cut-up sack before cooking
STEP SEVEN – heat oven to 275 degrees, cook crackers for at least 30 minutes or until crispy and toasty. (stir at 10 minutes and then at 20 minutes -(cook with paper bag liner…it will not burn)
STEP EIGHT – cool for about 10 minutes, serve them up and ENJOY!
MINI CRACKER VARIATIONS
So many spices, so many ways to make these your very own creation. A few spice variations that I want to try are:
Instead of baking them in the oven try using your Air Fryer for a single-serve portion!!! Fill the bottom of the basket with the feisty crackers and “air fry” for 3-4 minutes at 275-300 degrees. So Good!!
Use a covered bowl instead of a plastic zip lock gallon bag. This method is more environmentally friendly, win!!
Easy Fiesty Cheddar Cracker Snacks are fun, addictive, crunchy, little, nibbles of happiness perfect for all occasions. Five budget friendly ingredients these snacks are perfect for the holidays.
2tbspspicy ranch salad dressing seasoning1 package for spicy, 2 for extra bold spice
1tbspred chili pepper flakesmore or less to taste
1tbspgarlic powder
1/2cupcanola oil, vegetable, or olive oil
Instructions
STEP ONE – mix seasonings and oil together, make sure all the seasonings are mixed and not clumpy
STEP TWO – put cheese crackers in a gallon ziplock bag and pour oil-seasoning mix over crackers, gently mix until crackers are evenly covered
STEP THREE – every hour or so gently flip the bag or container
STEP FIVE – "marinate" the spicy crackers 6 hours or overnight
STEP SIX – place on a sheet pan with brown paper bag sheet, let "airdry and drain for about 30 minutes
STEP SEVEN – replace brown paper liner with the other half of the bag and place crackers on top. Cook for 30 minutes at 275° gently stirring crackers after 10 minutes and then again at 20 minutes.
STEP EIGHT – cool for about 10 minutes, serve them up and ENJOY!
Notes
Instead of baking them in the oven try using your Air Fryer for a single-serve portion!!! Fill the bottom of the basket with the feisty crackers and “air fry” for 3-4 minutes at 275-300 degrees. So Good!!
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice is super easy and quick to mix up for your pumpkin spice favorite fall foods. This wonderful holiday staple can be whipped up in minutes with spices you probably already have in your pantry like ground cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg.
WHY MAKE YOUR OWN PUMPKIN PIE SPICE?
Yes…it’s easier buying already made store-bought pumpkin pie spice but take it from experience…
Your own homemade version is far better than store-bought.
One small jar of the store-bought stuff might last 3 pumpkin recipes, 5 pumpkin pie protein shakes, or 10 slices of pumpkin pie cinnamon toasts…depends on who’s at home, LOL.
Buying the individual spices and whipping up your own homemade pumpkin pie spice saves money.
Having more fall spices on hand might encourage some fun experimenting with this cozy combination. Try it on baked chicken and in Butternut Squash Soup; it is delish in both!
Making your own is so much fresher and better than store-bought.. I can tell a huge difference when I use it and when I don’t. Fresh, homemade spice combinations tastes sweeter and cleaner to me…not flat and old.
RECIPES WITH PUMPKIN PIE SPICE
Here are a few recipes I’ve put together that will get your fall going in the right direction! Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chips Cookies are just that…Easy! No mixer required and the cookie dough goes together in minutes! Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake is a great day starter. Add some extra energy with a scoop of Elevate Max or Choclevate for a perfect breakfast that lasts all day long! Try it on game day in this Kicked Up Rotel Queso Dip. Spicy with a little bit of sweetness! It is so good!!!
EASY ON HAND INGREDIENTS
The ingredients needed for this must-have fall flavor spice are pretty straight forward and very easily found in your grocery store. Order online in bulk at the beginning of the eating season and you’ll save multiple trips to the store throughout the holidays.
Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg are the main ingredients that can’t be substituted. But you can replace Allspice with cloves and cardamom.
You can also add a little chili powder and a tiny bit of sugar for allspice and/or cloves and cardamom. If you notice most pumpkin pie spice recipes include cloves. Some people…like a certain person in my family…are not clove fans.
The great thing about making your own spice blend is you can custom make it…Do You Cooking!!!
HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE SPICE
Putting together a spice blend like pumpkin pie spice is a super easy kitchen activity.
Just measure everything out, add a little more or less to taste.
Mix everything up really well.
Store it in a glass jar or heavy plastic baggy. DONE!!!
HOMEMADE PERKS
The difference fresh spices make in your cooking is amazing! It helps homemade food go from good to outstanding.
Homemade spice combinations are by far cheaper!!!
You won’t have to wait for store-bought pumpkin pie spice to appear in the grocery stores. You can enjoy the comforting fall taste of pumpkin pie spice all year round!!
Course Christmas, fall food, holiday, thanksgiving
Cuisine American
Keyword fall desserts, pumpkin, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie
Prep Time 5minutes
Cook Time 3minutes
Servings 10
Calories 12kcal
Author Elise
Ingredients
3tbspcinnamonground
1.5tbspgingerground
1.5tspnutmegground
1.5tspallspiceground
Instructions
Place all measured ground spices in bowl, jar or plastic bag or container and mix.Easy!!
Enjoy!
Notes
Substitute allspice with cloves and cardamom. Add a little chili powder and a tiny bit of sugar for allspice and/or cloves and cardamom. Experiment with the spice amounts and make it your own homemade!
This Air Fryer Sweet Potato Hash Recipe is perfect for a quick and healthy breakfast or side dish that everyone in your world will ask for again and again. Even your “healthy meal” adverse people will be caught sneaking seconds! Serve it up with some fruit, a big glass of milk, and enjoy the rest of your day!
AIR FRYER SAVORY SWEET POTATO HASH
It’s not every day you have the time to make traditional Potato Hash for breakfast so why not try it in the Air Fryer? This method uses a lot less oil and butter and turns out crispy and soft at the same time. Once you make it this way you won’t make it any other way and you will probably make it more often.
SWEET POTATOES ARE WEIGHT WATCHERS AND WHOLE 30 FRIENDLY
As long as I’ve been on Weight Watchers, like my whole life, sweet potatoes or any kind of potato was never Weight Watcher friendly. But now, if you’re on the Purple Plan, Sweet Potatoes are 0 points!!! That means this whole dish would have 2 points! That’s it!! It’s also extremely Whole 30 friendly and of course Vegan as well!
There are so many great reasons to invest in an Air Fryer. I know…its one more appliance on your counter but it will quickly become one of the most used appliances you will own…I promise!
Here are a few pro reasons why an Air Fryer will make your life easier:
You use a lot less oil! In fact, just a spray or two of spray oil will be enough for most recipes.
Since you use a lot less oil with the Air Fryer the calorie and fat content will be greatly reduced. In fact, in some “diet plans” like Weight Watchers the point count will go from 3 or 4 to zero! No joke people!
For me, the Air Fryer takes less time to cook most recipes. It’s much smaller than a regular oven so the heat is more concentrated and intense.
If you’re like me I dread using my oven in the summer, just thinking about it makes me hot! With the Air Fryer there just isn’t any residual heat. It heats up fast and cools faster!!
If I was single I think I would use the Air Fryer 90% of the time.
If you have kids…it is a must. Frozen anything snacks can be made faster, crispier, healthier, and easier than using the oven! Seriously!!
SWEET POTATO HASH INGREDIENTS
This recipe uses a few fresh ingredients and comes out savory and satisfying!
Sweet Potatoes and Yukon Gold Potatoes… I used both kinds in this hash recipe. Why? because I love any kind of potato and I had them on my counter. Plus the variations in the colors and flavors are so beautiful together.
Onion… I used sweet yellow onions in the dish. I love onions. I think if I had a red onion in the refrigerator already cut I would have used it too.
Jalapenos and Garlic… I love jalapenos and garlic and putting them together with potatoes and onions is comfort heaven! Plus all of these ingredients crisp up so nicely.
Rosemary and Thyme… I use these herbs in so many of my dishes. They elevate most recipes from average to awesome. Note: these herbs can easily be grown in your BackYard Garden or in a nice patio pot year-round.
Seasoning… Garlic Salt or regular salt, pepper, Cajun Seasonings (optional). These spices make life a little bit better! 😁
HOW DO YOU MAKE SWEET POTATO HASH
Chop, cut, and dice all your veggies into the desired size. Place in a bowl. Note: Larger pieces take longer to cook.
Drizzle about 2 tsp of oil on top of veggies and mix.
Season with spices and mix again.
Place in Air Fryer basket and bake at 390 degrees for 10 minutes.
Take out and add Rosemary and Thyme. Shake basket and cook for another 6-8 minutes or until done and crispy.
Place in individual bowls and serve. Yum!!!
SWEET POTATO HASH TOPPERS
The great thing about making something so simple and delicious is it is easy, easy, easy to bump it up a knotch. Below are a few simple additions to make good hash great!
Add a fried egg as a topper and you have something wonderful.
Mix up with leftovers. Savory Drip Beef leftovers would make a wonderful weekend meal.
Add some canned salmon, tuna, or chicken to the Air Fryer half way through. You will be full and satisfied all day long!
Cook some bacon, turkey bacon or sausage and incorporate into the cooked hash.
Use other veggies like celery, bell peppers, cabbage or brussel sprouts in addition to jalapenos and onions.
And last but not least…shredded Corned Beef for the ultimate in feast eating..with an egg on top, of course!
BREAKFAST HASH OPTIONS
If your people are not “breakfast hash” fans then you might check out this Avocado Toast dish…it’s fast, easy and so good for you. Maybe you want something similar but a little cheesy instead? Check out these Cheese Grits recipe..it’s a real treat for the taste buds.
Delicious, fast, and healthy version of a breakfast comfort meal. Air Fryer Comfort Food at it's best! 2 Weight Watcher Purple Plan for the whole recipe.
6medium sweet potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes or both
1/2sweet yellow onion
2jalapenos
3garlic cloves
2Rosemary & Thyme Sprigs
2tspolive oil
spray oil
1tspCajun seasoning
salt & pepperto taste
Instructions
Chop and dice potatoes to your desired size. Note: Larger pieces will take longer to cook.
Chop jalapenos, onion, and garlic.
Place all veggies in a medium sized bowl. Drizzle olive oil on top and then spray with spray oil. Mix.
Add seasonings and a few more squirts of spray oil.
Place above ingredients in the Air Fryer basket and set to 390° for 10 minutes.
After it's cooked 10 minutes, add snipped fresh Rosemary and Thyme to veggies, spray with a few more squirts of spray oil and then stir. Return to Air Fryer for another 10 minutes or until desired crispiness is reached.
Put these delicious Everything Pinwheels on your next party table and get ready for lots of compliments and recipe requests. The addition of the Everything Bagel Seasoning sprinkled on top of these healthy rollups elevates the yum meter so high no one will care if they are low carb or not.
These little pinwheel goodies are loaded with fresh, savory, special occasion flavor coming from the Salmon Lox, red onion, fresh dill, garlic paste and of course, the Everything Bagel Seasoning. It tastes like a lox and cream cheese bagel you’d get from your favorite bagel shop but with out all the carbs and calories.
PINWHEEL OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS
If you’re not a salmon or fishy fan then do not worry…sliced deli turkey, chicken, or roast beef would be just as good and to you, the unfishy fan, then it would be even better. Or make it a veggie pinwheel and add roasted marinated red peppers, marinated mushrooms, olives, or just any combo you crave.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE EVERYTHING PINWHEELS
low carb flour tortillas
cream cheese
red onion
green onions
dill
garlic paste
salmon lox
spinach
lemon
Everything Bagel Seasoning
capers (optional)
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Pinwheel appetizers are so easy and quick to put together. The best part, these scrumptious bites can be made a couple of days ahead for maximum flavor and softness.
Step 1: Start out by letting the cream cheese get to room temp. While waiting on the cheese, cut the veggies.
Step 2: Once the cheese is soft, add the chopped veggies, garlic paste, lemon juice, and Everything Bagel Seasoning. Mash everything with a fork until just incorporated making a spread.
Step 3: Layout a tortilla, smear with cream cheese mixture, layout a few spinach leaves, and top with a few salmon lox slices. Sprinkle with Everything Seasoning and snip some extra dill on top.
Step 4: Start in the center of an edge and roll up until you have a complete roll, smear a little extra cream cheese mixture on the finished edge between the two tortilla surfaces and gently press down. The cream cheese will act like a glue.
Step 5: Wrap with plastic wrap or in a sealed plastic bag and let sit in the fridge for a couple of hours up to a couple of days.
Step 6: Slice edges off the ends then proceed to cut into a little more than a 1/4 inch width slice…or any desired width you prefer.
1tbspEverything Bagel Seasoningmore for sprinkles on top
capers (optional)
Instructions
Start out by letting the cream cheese get to room temp. While waiting on the cheese, chop the veggies.
Once the cheese is soft, add the chopped veggies, garlic paste, lemon juice, and Everything Bagel Seasoning. Mash everything with a fork until just incorporated making a spread.
Lay out a tortilla, smear with the cream cheese spread, lay out a few spinach leaves, and top with a few salmon lox slices. Sprinkle with Everything Seasoning and snip some extra dill on top.
Start in the center of an edge and roll up until you have a complete roll, smear a little extra cream cheese mixture on the finished edge between the two tortilla surfaces and gently press down. The cream cheese will act like glue.
Wrap with plastic wrap or in a sealed plastic bag and let sit in the fridge for a couple of hours up to a couple of days.
Slice edges off the ends then proceed to cut into a little more than a 1/4 inch width slice…or any desired width you prefer.
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Hey Y’all, this easy skillet cornbread recipe comes directly from cornbread country. Around here we use Jiffy in the blue box, a hot buttered cast iron skillet, and buttermilk. It’s yummy, crunchy, loaded with golden goodness and you will never make it any other way…Read On Friends, Read On!
There is absolutely no question cornbread made in a cast iron skillet is the very best way to make this southern American staple. If you love cornbread and don’t own a cast iron skillet then get one now!
Delicious, golden, crunchy, soft, buttery cornbread is always a welcome food friend to a comforting meal like Ham and Beans or Southern Chicken Shrimp Sausage Gumbo or even a big bowl of spicy Mexican Chicken Soup. It’s really yums with warm honey and butter, strawberry jam and butter, or just plain butter! Is your mouth watering yet?
HOW TO MAKE EASY CAST IRON CORNBREAD
Making this easy skillet cornbread takes about 5 minutes to put together. The hardest part is remembering to preheat the oven to 400.
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place 1/2 stick of butter in the bottom of the cast iron skillet and place skillet into the oven. Let the skillet heat up for about 5 or 10 minutes. The longer time will result in more or less “brown butter” which I really like. It has a nutty rich taste, Yum!
Step 2: Place the Jiffy Cornbread Mix, cheddar cheese, corn, 1 egg or 2 if you want it less crumbly, and onion powder into a mixing bowl. Drizzle the buttermilk over the top and mix (about 25-30 strokes) until just incorporated.
Step 3: Pour the cornbread mixture into the hot skillet. The butter will tend to sit on top of the mixture…which is good! You want that:) Place back in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. The cornbread should be golden brown on top with darker golden brown crispy edges around the rim.
Let sit for about 15 minutes before you cut into wedges or squares. Yum!
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Note: You can also use a glass baking dish like a pie pan to melt the butter beforehand…just don’t let it get so hot. You can put the dish and butter in while the oven is preheating.
EASY INGREDIENTS
1 box Jiffy Cornbread Mix or any packaged cornbread mix
1 egg or 2 if you want it less crumbly
1/3 cup buttermilk or regular milk
1 cup cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack (pepper)
1 cup sweet corn canned
2 tsp onion powder
1/2 stick butter
SERVING OPTIONS
This Easy Cornbread Recipe is so adaptable and versatile. It can go with just about anything and welcome at ANY get together!!!
Make it Mexican spicy cornbread with jalapenos, canned Mexicorn instead of plain canned corn, chili powder, and pepperjack cheese. Hmm, I think I might have to make this soon:)
Corn Cakes…kinda like pancakes…would be so yummy with a fried egg on top. You would make up the recipe below and fry them on top of the stove in a cast iron skillet…just like a pancake. OMG, I might need to do this as well!
Leftover cornbread…if there is any…is really delish sliced in half, with butter smeared on it, then toasted in the oven. Try sauteed mushrooms on top! Ooh, La, La is it tasty!
Easy and delicious cornbread made in a cast iron skillet with Jiffy Cornbread Mix, cheese, and buttermilk
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword barbecue, Cast Iron, cornbread, Jiffy
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 25minutes
Servings 4
Calories 200kcal
Author Elise
Cost 3
Ingredients
1boxJiffy Cornbread Mixor any packaged cornbread mix
1eggor 2 if you want it less crumbly
1/3cupbuttermilkor regular milk
1cupcheddar cheeseor Monterey Jack (pepper)
1cupsweet corncanned
2tsponion powder
1/2stickbutter
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place 1/2 stick of butter in the bottom of the cast iron skillet and place skillet into the oven. Let the skillet heat up for about 5 or 10 minutes. The longer time will result in more or less "brown butter" which I really like. It has a nuttier richer taste.
Place the Jiffy Cornbread Mix, cheddar cheese, corn, 1 egg or 2 if you want it less crumbly, and onion powder into a mixing bowl. Drizzle the buttermilk over the top and mix (about 25-30 strokes) until just incorporated.
Pour the cornbread mixture into the hot skillet. The butter will tend to sit on top of the mixture…which is good! Place back in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. The cornbread should be golden brown on top with darker golden brown crispy edges around the rim.
Let set for about 15 minutes before you cut into wedges or squares. Enjoy!
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