Homemade Graham Crackers

From pie crusts and cheesecake crusts like this Easy No-Bake Cheesecake to ice cream pie, s’mores (s’mores cookie cups anyone?), or ice cream sandwiches!

Have you ever made homemade graham crackers? If not, you’re in for a treat! They’re so much better than what you can buy in your market. If you love making crackers, you may also want to try our healthy Oat Cracker Recipe.

How To Make Graham Crackers

The full recipe is in the recipe card below, but here is a quick idea of how easy it is to make these sweet crackers.

1. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the oil, honey, and milk. Stir the wet ingredients into the flour mixture until the dough comes together and is smooth.
2. Wrap and chill the dough for 1 hour or more.
3. Preheat the oven to 350℉.
4. Divide the dough in half. On a floured sheet of parchment, roll each portion into a thin rectangle. I like to roll the rectangle to about 12 inches x 7.5 inches. Trim the edges.
5. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into about 2 x 5-inch rectangles. Score the middle with the back of a knife, both lengthwise and crosswise. Then, use a fork to prick the cracker in each section to resemble a classic Graham Cracker pattern.
6. Carefully transfer the parchment paper to a sheet pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.
7. Let cool on the sheet pan for a couple of minutes before gently separating the crackers into rectangles.

How to Shape Homemade Crackers

This is the fun part! It’s easy to make classic-looking graham crackers with equipment you likely already have on hand. All you need is a ruler, rolling pin, knife, and fork.

After rolling the dough into a rectangle, use the ruler to cut into even crackers. Then use the back of the knife to score each cracker down the middle both lengthwise and crosswise. To each of the 4 sections, use your fork to prick 3 sets of holes.

Then bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on the thickness of the crackers. And that’s it!

Origins of Graham Crackers

Just like in our Eton Mess recipe, I love to get you a bit of history behind the foods we love.

Have you ever wondered how Graham Crackers got their name? If you’re like me, you may have assumed they were named after graham flour, a whole grain flour much like whole wheat.

And you would be right—which brings us to the origins. Graham flour is named after Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham, who is also known for his leadership in the temperance movement and staunch belief in eating healthy whole grains. This belief inspired others to create Graham flour and market products using it.

Early Graham crackers were made using Graham flour, oil, molasses, and salt. In 1898, Graham crackers went into mass production. According to Statista, about 267.03 million consumers in the U.S. will consume these and similar crackers in 2024.

Now you know what I know!

Happy Baking