These sweet and salty Churro Oyster Crackers make for an addicting snack mix that takes just a few minutes to prepare. Each crunchy oyster cracker is coated in a buttery toffee mixture that is baked onto them before coating in cinnamon sugar.
The resulting flavor and crispy crunch of these cinnamon sugar snacks are reminiscent of churros. Luckily, they only take about 15 minutes to prepare and use only a few simple ingredients.
Churro Oyster Crackers
If you’re looking for a snack mix that’s a little different from the usual Chex Mix, this sweet Oyster Cracker recipe is guaranteed to be a hit. The oyster crackers are coated in a buttery cinnamon toffee mixture before baking briefly and then coating in even more cinnamon sugar.
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They are sweet, salty, crunchy, buttery, and super addicting. Make sure to make plenty because I promise you this disappears almost as soon as you serve it. If you like this sweet oyster cracker recipe, you will probably also love this Saltine Cracker Toffee.
Key Ingredients
- Oyster Crackers – for this recipe, there isn’t a great substitute for oyster crackers. I recommend using the Nabisco brand because they are a good size and perfect texture.
- Butter – salted or unsalted butter works great so use whichever you prefer.
- Corn Syrup – the corn syrup helps keep the toffee coating from crystallizing and becoming grainy.
- Cinnamon – a key churros ingredient, you can use any kind of ground cinnamon that you would like.
- Churro Coating – you will need about ¾ cup of sugar and about 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to make the churro coating.
How to Make Churro Oyster Crackers
- Boil the sugar mixture. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Bring to a rapid boil, then remove from the heat.
- Mix in the oyster crackers. Add the oyster crackers to the sugar mixture. Mix to coat, then pour the crackers and sugar mixture onto a greased baking sheet.
- Bake. Bake in your preheated 350 degree oven for about 8-10 minutes, or until the sugar is bubbling on the crackers.
- Toss in cinnamon sugar. Remove from the oven, then combine the 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the baked crackers, tossing to coat. Separate any clumps of crackers and allow to cool completely on the baking sheet before serving or storing. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
There really isn’t a great substitute for Oyster Crackers for this recipe. They are the perfect size, thickness, texture, and flavor. Other crackers are a similar size but contain quite a bit of added flavoring.
I recommend storing this in an airtight container at room temperature, rather than in the fridge. It should stay nice and fresh for up to 1 week as long as it’s stored in a cool, dry place. I do not recommend freezing as the coating will thaw and cause the crackers to become a little mushy.
At 350 degrees F, you will need to bake this for about 8-10 minutes. You only want to bake it long enough to seal the sugar coating around the crackers, but not actually toast them very much.
Recipe Variations
- Turn these into spicy oyster crackers by adding a little cayenne powder into the sugar coating mixture.
- To make churro Chex Mix, you can substitute an equal amount of Chex Mix crackers and mix-ins for the oyster crackers.
Storing Instructions
- Room Temperature: store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Churro Oyster Crackers Recipe
Ingredients
Snack Mix
- 9 ounces Oyster Crackers
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Corn Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Churro Coating
- 3/4 cups Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Bring to a rapid boil and cook for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat and add the oyster crackers to the sugar mixture.
- Mix to coat, then pour the crackers and sugar mixture onto a greased baking sheet.
- Bake in your preheated oven for about 8 minutes, or until the sugar is bubbling on the crackers.
- Remove from the oven, then combine the 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the baked crackers, tossing to coat. Separate any clumps of crackers and allow to cool on the baking sheet before serving or storing. Enjoy!
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This Churro Snack Mix is totally addicting and takes just a few minutes to prepare. It’s made with salty oyster crackers coating in a buttery, sugary toffee and finished with cinnamon sugar.
