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I've curated this list of 28 Best Crackers for Charcuterie Board in conjunction with Episode Rejection, Defection, and Redemption and How To Build The Perfect Fall Charcuterie Board from my podcast guest, Daniela Wilson.

Colorful charcuterie board filled with grapes, meats, cheeses, breads, and jams.

Creating the perfect charcuterie board is not a science, even though some have tried to pin down a formula for the ratios of a charcuterie board (see the FAQ section below). To me, a charcuterie board is a little bit like personalities. You put your favorites on the board which will look different for everyone. This is also true for the crackers you choose to have. The best charcuterie crackers will be the ones that you like the most to eat. They can be fancy, such as a fig and pistachio cracker, or simple like a saltine cracker. It is all about making a good choice for you and those you are sharing the charcuterie with. That is why I have created this list to show the wide variety of crackers you can have that will fit your tastes when you make your perfect board.

Make sure to check out my other round-up recipe post, Best Breads for Charcuterie Boards, and Daniela's other storied recipes How To Build The Perfect Fall Charcuterie Board, Baked Brie With Balsamic Roasted Grapes and Rosemary, and Czech Chebla.

How to Use This List

While this may not be the most traditional variety of crackers for a charcuterie board, I believe it is interesting and necessary to look outside of what is always done and try something new.
Make sure to look at the FAQ at the bottom!
I've split this list into the following categories: Ingredient-Based Crackers, Crackers Around the World, Gluten-Free Crackers, Fruit Crackers, Herb Crackers, Classic Store Bought Crackers, and Seasoned Crackers.

Ingredient-Based Crackers

A perfect charcuterie board will have plenty of options for every guest to enjoy, featuring different types of cheese and meat products. Whole grain crackers are heartier while pita chips have a satisfying crunch when you bite into them, but all of the examples listed below will make the perfect appetizer for your next party, ensuring your charcuterie board is complete.

Sourdough Discard Crackers

Sourdough Discard Crackers are thin, crispy with that amazing tang that you can only get with real sourdough! Never throw away your sourdough discard again!

Seeded Multigrain Crackers

Crispy, crunchy multigrain crackers, loaded with seeds! Perfect for dipping and adding to cheese platters.

Homemade Whole Wheat Crackers

Easy, homemade whole wheat crackers with your favorite herbs and spices! Made with olive oil OR coconut milk for an oil-free version.

Homemade Rye Crackers | Moorlands Eater | Recipes |

Homemade Rye Crackers, inspired by knäckebröd, are thin, crunchy u0026 tasty. Eat with cheese, pâté, dips, etc. or as a base for open sandwiches.

How to Make the BEST Homemade Pita Chips | The Mediterranean Dish

This recipe is all you need to make the BEST, super crispy, fresh-from-the-oven homemade pita chips! Grab our tips and lots of ideas for what to serve along

Crackers Around the World

For your next charcuterie board, instead of a typical charcuterie board with well-known cracker varieties, a great option would be to showcase different types of crackers around the world. Along with a variety of meats, fresh fruit, a variety of cheeses, and a delicious spread, finding the right crackers is just as important since it is the vessel that brings all the flavors together, so in my opinion, there is no better way to add to special occasions than to try something unique and new to you.

Best Crispy Italian Breadsticks (Grissini)

These classic Italian crispy breadsticks (grissini), are easy to make and are a great snack, appetizer, or side dish.

Taralli Pugliesi (Italian Snack)

Taralli Pugliesi are a delicious little snack from Puglia. Crunchy and crispy made with white wine, flour and olive oil. Serve with drinks!

How to Make Crostini

Enjoy oven-baked crostini with this simple recipe! Crostini are the perfect base for party appetizers or dips. They're also a fun light meal.

Savory Lavash Crackers - The Domestic Dietitian

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Swedish crispbread (rye seed crackers) - Caroline's Cooking

These Swedish crispbread (found across Scandinavia) are really easy to make, with a great crunch, and packed with good-for-you seeds and rye.

4-Ingredient Easy Rustic Table Water Crackers

Maria's homemade recipe for 4-Ingredient Easy Rustic Table Water Crackers is easy, delicious and perfect for any charcuterie board.

The BEST Japanese Rice Crackers Recipe (Senbei)

These crunchy and savory Japanese rice crackers (Senbei) are seasoned with togarashi, sesame seeds, u0026 furikake. Adapted with easy, gluten-free swaps.

Also, try these Galletas Cubanas (Cuban crackers)!

Gluten-Free Crackers

A great addition to your charcuterie board is to add gluten-free crackers in case someone at your party has a sensitivity or an allergy. Just because they are gluten-free doesn't mean that they aren't flavorful! In fact, some of these recipes may end up being your favorite crackers to have on your board.

Gluten-free nut and seed crackers recipe | healthy recipes

Are you looking for a healthy Gluten-free nut and seed crackersrecipe? Goodnesst shares easy, healthy, family-friendly recipes.

4-Ingredient Almond Flour Crackers

Homemade almond flour crackers with 4 simple ingredients: almond flour, water, flaxseed and salt. They're low-carb, gluten-free and delish!

The Best Seed Crackers Recipe

Delicious crispy seed crackers with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and flaxseed. Easy to make, packed with nutrients, and great for snacking.

Turn your leftover cooked rice into rice crackers

A homemade gluten-free cracker you can make with leftover rice, you only need 2 ingredients

Fruit Crackers

Goat cheese or blue cheese pairs well with these fruit crackers and offers a great alternative to jam. For instance, the fig and pistachio crackers recipe below can serve as a creative substitute for fig jam, providing the same delicious flavor without the stickiness. A variety of dried fruits baked in the cracker offers different options for your guests to try and is a great way to have fun with your cracker tray presentation.

Dried Fruit and Nut Crackers - Mind Over Munch

These crispy dried fruit and nut crackers are like a DIY Raincoast Crisp recipe! How to make crostini crackers with dried fruit u0026 nuts.

Seed, Raisin and Almond Crackers

These seed, raisin and almond crackers are perfect for a cheeseboard or even for snacking on their own. They're a real treat.

Fig and Pistachio Cracker Recipe

The perfect pairing for cheese, this crunchy, slightly sweet and salty Fig and Pistachio cracker recipe is simple to make. These crackers are a worthy

Herb Crackers

Artisan crackers are the perfect addition to your charcuterie tray. Crackers baked with fresh herbs are always a great choice, especially when paired with aged cheeses.

Thyme Crackers Recipe

A delightful thyme crackers recipe from award-winning chef, Nathan Outlaw, can be a perfect partner to cheese, cured meat or smoked salmon

Homemade Rosemary Sea Salt Crackers

These easy homemade Rosemary Sea Salt Crackers are the perfect addition to your cheese plate, or just to have on hand for snacking. They are so simple to make, and take less than thirty minutes.

Classic Store-Bought Crackers

Neutral-flavored crackers should be paired with soft cheeses (such as brie cheese or cream cheese) so the delicate cheese flavor isn't overpowered. Whether your favorite is a classic cracker simply topped with sea salt or melt-in-your-mouth buttery crackers, it all comes down to personal preference.

Ritz Crackers From Scratch

Who doesn't love these classic buttery, crunchy, salty crackers? Making your own homemade Ritz Crackers from scratch is a lot simpler than you might think and are super fun to make!

Homemade Saltine Crackers - The Mountain Kitchen

Fresh homemade saltine crackers simple to make, only take 30 minutes and require 4 ingredients and are so much better than store bought! Try this recipe!

Easy Homemade Flatbread Crackers

Today's post is sponsored by Alouette! Their cheese with these crackers - 👌! Just stop for a second and think about this: you, sitting outside, with

Seasoned Crackers

It's a good idea to have different shapes of crackers on your board, and it will definitely make a perfect canvas to showcase your cracker platter, like these cheddar cheese straws from Front Range Fed. Not only should you have unique shapes for your charcuterie board crackers, but also a variety of flavors to pair with your cheese selection as well as your other food items on the board.

Spicy Sweet Chili Baked Crackers - Laura Loves to Cook

Sweet chili baked crackers that are spicy, just a bit sweet, and crisp. These are an addictive snack, you won’t be able to eat just one!

Cheddar Cheese Straws Recipe | Front Range Fed

This Cheddar Cheese Straws Recipe is a crispy, savory, easy-to-make party snack. It has a great sharp cheddar flavor and a pinch of cayenne pepper and paprika give it just a hint of spice. These are totally addicting!

Sesame Crackers (Thin and Crispy) - Taste of Artisan

These sesame crackers are very similar to those overpriced artisan crackers you see at local grocery stores. Only these taste much, much better.

How to Make a Czech-Inspired Charcuterie Board

This version of a charcuterie and cheese board is based on a favorite Czech bread with a chewy exterior, crispy interior, and full of caraway seeds.

How to Build the Perfect Fall Charcuterie Board

Listen to Daniela Now

When Daniela responded early to my open call for Storied Recipes with a wish for me to assemble and photograph a charcuterie board, I couldn’t understand the request. It seemed… vague, unspecific to any heritage, and open to a variety of ingredients and approaches.

Little did I know how this board represented a story of rejection, defection, and redemption. When I finally understood how the board tied together the many strands and people in Daniela’s dramatic story of contrasts, I felt overwhelmingly thankful that I had not allowed my assumption to limit me from following through on Daniela’s request.

One note on this episode - our original conversation was almost two hours long and I edited it to around 45 minutes. I am including at least one bonus episode with this story and will welcome requests for further bonus episodes.

FAQ

Cheese and Cracker Parings

I have listed a few cracker and cheese pairings above, but this list from Wisconsin Cheese gives you some more ideas for pairings for your next gathering:

Spreadable cheese: You need something sturdy to hold up to the cheese being spread, think water crackers. Seeds and nuts also pair well with softer cheeses to let the flavor shine through.
Semi-soft cheeses: Buttery crackers are well suited for these cheeses, but they admit that this is the easiest pairing because you can really pair any cracker with semi-soft cheeses (e.g. Pepper Jack, Havarti, Fontina, etc.).
Hard to semi-hard cheeses: Because the cheeses have a crumbly texture, they suggest getting a bigger cracker so the cheese won't fall off. They also say that dried fruits pair well with these cheeses so try a dried fruit cracker option above.
Blue cheeses: Since it is a tangy cheese, they suggest using a cracker with a little bit of sweetness to balance the flavors.

What is the 3 3 3 3 Rule?

This means that there should be 3 types of meats, 3 types of cheese, 3 kinds of starches, and 3 accompaniments on every charcuterie board.

source: Broma Bakery

How to Avoid Crackers from Becoming Soggy?

The Charcuterie Association says to make sure that you aren't putting the crackers next to wet or oily ingredients (well... yes we know this). They also say that to absolutely avoid the crackers from getting soggy you can put them on a separate cracker tray and or serve the crackers in smaller amounts on the board and refill them when they are low.

source: Charcuterie Association

How Many Crackers Should Go On A Charcuterie Board?

For a small charcuterie board:

4-6 crackers per person

For a large charcuterie board:

8-10 crackers per person