Sweet Sourdough Cinnamon Crackers

These sweet sourdough crackers with cinnamon sugar are made from sourdough discard or unfed sourdough starter. Most sourdough crackers recipes are savory – but this one will delight the sweet tooths.

The great thing about this sweet sourdough crackers recipe is you can make the crackers as sweet as you want to – if they are for the kids, you could decrease the sugar very easily.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

Sweet Crackers – these are just a little bit different to the usual savory cracker flavors! Same crispy texture, just a sweet flavor profile!

Long Fermentation – You can place the cracker dough into the fridge for up to 12 hours before baking. This is a great idea if you want to allow your sourdough starter to work its magic! I prefer to just add the dough in balls, sealed in a ziplock bag and then when I want to roll them out, I leave the dough at room temperature for 10 minutes to soften.

Use Up Lots of Discard – This recipe uses 220g of sourdough discard. You could easily double the recipe though if you want to use more.

Ingredients

• Sourdough Discard – like most sourdough discard recipes, you can use active starter if you prefer.
• All Purpose Flour – you can use all purpose flour or even add in some whole wheat flour if you prefer. Either one works really well in this recipe.
• Salt
• Butter – I’ve used soft, salted butter, but as always, you can use unsalted butter if you prefer.
• Granulated Sugar – you can substitute brown sugar here if you prefer. If you want to decrease the sugar in this recipe, leave out the granulated sugar in the dough and only use sugar for the topping.
• Vanilla Extract
• Olive Oil – or any light flavored oil for brushing on the crackers before baking.
•  Cinnamon and Vanilla Sugar – I’ve topped my crackers with a mixture of cinnamon and vanilla sugar, however any sugar works. I’ve tested this recipe with granulated sugar, raw sugar and also demerera sugar and they all work really well! You can also use other spices along with the cinnamon – things like nutmeg, allspice and ginger all work really well!

How To Make Sweet Sourdough Cinnamon Crackers

Making these sweet sourdough crackers with cinnamon sugar could not be easier!

Just add sourdough discard, flour, salt, butter, vanilla extract and sugar to a mixing bowl. Bring the ingredients together until it forms a smooth, pliable dough. You might need to work the dough around the bowl to ensure all the flour is incorporated (don’t be afraid to get your hands in there). The dough will be slightly tacky because of the sugar, but it should not be sticky.

Divide the dough into two portions and roll out each piece of dough into a thin layer. You can sprinkle with a little flour if the dough sticks to the rolling pin – or just roll between two pieces of parchment paper.

Once the dough has been rolled out, you’ll need to cut the dough into crackers. I find using a cracker roller the easiest way to get a consisent size and shape. The cracker roller also docks the crackers for you, so you don’t have to pierce each one individually! Alternatively, you can cut the crackers with a pizza cutter or even a large dough scraper.

Then all you need to do is add your olive oil, cinnamon and vanilla sugar and bake! I don’t use butter to brush the cookies with because it has a tendency to burn, along with the sugar.

Once golden, remove from the oven and let the crackers cool before breaking them into individual crackers.

How To Serve Sweet Sourdough Crackers

These sweet sourdough crackers can be used in so many ways! Here are all the ways that we’ve used them … so far! 

• Drizzle with milk and white chocolate and use to top cup cakes or an ice cream sundae.
• Serve with cream cheese dip and fruit for an afternoon snack. We love this strawberry cheesecake dip!
• Serve with a dish of homemade nutella and fresh raspberries (this would have to be my absolute favorite).
• Serve with chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries (this is my kids fave after school snack).
• Sneak a handful to go with a cup of tea after the kids go to bed (actually this is my favorite come to think of it!!!).

How To Store and Freeze

You can store sourdough cinnamon crackers in an airtight container or jar for at least a week. Any longer and they can lose their crunch. You could pop them in the oven for a few minutes to refresh them.

You can freeze baked crackers. Make sure they are completely cool before placing into a ziploc bag. They will freeze for around 2 months without losing any of their texture.

Looking for other cinnamon sourdough recipes? These fluffy sourdough cinnamon rolls, sourdough snickerdoodle cookies, cinnamon raisin sourdough bagels and cinnamon sourdough muffins might just fit the bill!

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