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These Mexican spice cheese crackers are perfect for any party or for tailgating! Made with Cheez-Its, taco seasoning, and cilantro—they are so addicting. We love to have these around the house at all times. They are just too good and too easy not to make on the regular!
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“Made these for a party, sooo good!” – Miriam
Easy Mexican Spice Cheese Crackers Recipe
Being a food blogger is all about self control. My days consist of being immersed in recipe after recipe, cocktail after cocktail. A lot of times, I’ll make small batch versions of the recipes I test, or I’ll make the drinks with tiny amounts of alcohol to make sure they taste right.
Usually I’m good at the self control…but not today. Today I made these Mexican spice cheese crackers. Today I made a lot of them. Let’s just say that there won’t be any left for Pat to sample. Oops…I’m not to blame. They’re just that good.
They have my three favorite things.—cheese, cilantro, and taco seasoning. Yep, just three ingredients are standing between you and total addiction. Just looking at the pictures, I’m contemplating making more. Someone, please, send help!
Mexican Spice Cheese Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 13.7 oz. box White Cheddar Cheez-It (I used reduced fat)
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 1-oz. package taco seasoning Old El Paso or homemade
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro dried or fresh
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- In a large bowl, use your hands to mix oil and crackers, coating the crackers completely. Add the taco seasoning and cilantro and mix until well combined. Take care not to break the crackers as you mix with your hands.1 13.7 oz. box White Cheddar Cheez-It, ¼ cup canola oil, 1 1-oz. package taco seasoning, 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- Spread crackers out evenly on a large baking tray. Cook for 20 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.
- Store in an airtight container or resealable bag.
Becky’s Tips
- Try them with Ritz or plain water crackers for a different flavor.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
How to Make Mexican Spice Cheese Crackers Step by Step
Get the oven going: Preheat oven to 250°F.
Combine crackers and seasoning: In a large bowl, use your hands to mix ¼ cup oil and crackers, coating the crackers completely. Add the taco seasoning and 2 tbsp cilantro and mix until well combined. Take care not to break the crackers as you mix with your hands.
Cook crackers: Spread crackers out evenly on a large baking tray. Cook for 20 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.
Store or serve: Store in an air-tight container or resealable bag.
How to Store
Once your Mexican spice cheese crackers have cooled, store them in an airtight container or sealable jar. They will keep for a couple of days at room temperature.
They will still be good to eat after this time, but won’t be as crispy. To crisp them back up, pop them on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
These crackers are totally addictive by themselves, but they are great to serve with your favorite Mexican dips too. Try them with creamy homemade guacamole, fresh and tart pico de gallo, or even this tasty Mexican street corn salsa.
They smell amazing ❤️
And will taste amazing too!
Love these crackers & double the amount of crackers, but keep the remaining ingredients the same. I do not dump the seasoning in the bowl, instead I stir & sprinkle so I get more uniformity. I also use all kinds of crackers to add variety 😊
Thanks for sharing, MJ!
There should be a correction for taco seasoning mix. 11 ounce is too much. I imagine this is 1.1 ounce package. I use the loose cardboard package of Old ElPaso seasoning mix and that would be 1/4 cup.
So sorry! I’ll look into it!!
I made these for a meeting yesterday and everyone loved them.
Yay! Thanks for posting, Ruth!
Made these for a party, sooo good!
So glad you loved the recipe!
Becky…These Look deeelicious! Have you ever made them with Regular Cheese-Its instead of the white cheddar ones? Would like to make these immediately but all I could find at the store were the regular ones…thanks for the recipe!!!
I haven’t but I think it would still work great! I just personally prefer white cheddar, thats the only reason I used them. Hope you love the recipe!!!
How much ahead can you make these?
Wow..These are everything I love in a bite sized treat. What a great idea! Can’t wait to try these with my favorite gluten free crackers.
Looks yummy! Thanks! Do you know if EVOO will work the same?
I made these for Christmas last year…they disappeared! Everyone loved them.