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Hot Honey Firecrackers

Julia Stotz

BY Vanessa Lavorato

PUBLISHED April 8, 2025

A top-tier snack needs sweetness, saltiness, a kick of heat, and lots of crunch. These put a twist on a Southern classic by swapping out ranch dressing for nutritional yeast and adding honey to balance the chili flakes. Traditional firecrackers soak the saltines in seasoned oil overnight, but this version switches the oil to melted butter, which contains water, so baking crisps up the crackers and shellacks the honey to their ridges. – Vanessa Lavorato

 

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Hot Honey Firecrackers

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Makes 160 crackers; 1 mg THC per 3 crackers 1x

Time 20 minutes

WARNING: This recipe contains THC.

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (7 ounces) unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) Cannabutter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tablespoon red chili flakes (adjust depending on heat preference)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 (16-ounce) package saltine crackers

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F and line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt both the butters. Remove from the heat and vigorously whisk in the honey, nutritional yeast, red chili flakes, and salt.
  3. Place the saltines in a large resealable bag or big bowl and pour the infused honey butter over the Gently shake the bag or use a rubber spatula to toss them in the bowl to evenly coat the crackers.
  4. Place half the batch of crackers in a single layer on the prepared sheet Bake the crackers, flipping after 4 minutes, until the honey starts to caramelize and the crackers turn golden brown on each side, a total of 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining crackers and let cool completely before munching.
  5. Snack immediately or store in a labeled lidded container for up to a week.

– Recipe from How to Eat Weed and Have a Good Time: A Cannabis Cookbook

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