Old Bay Goldfish Are Definitely the Snack of the Summer

It’s official: We’ve found the snack of the summer and it’s totally Old Bay Goldfish. Your favorite salty, childhood cracker snack has teamed up with Old Bay, the iconic summer seafood seasoning, to launch limited-edition Old Bay Goldfish, and we’ve got the skinny on where to get some. 

The kicked-up crackers, which launched in May, sold out in hours and were impossible to find for weeks. According to a spokesperson for Pepperidge Farm, maker of Goldfish, there’s no set date for when more of these tasty bite-size munchies will hit shelves, but I’ve seen some limited stock start to pop up. 

Where can you buy Old Bay Goldfish right now? 

Supplies in your local stores are likely depleted or very limited.

Even online vendors who have them now seem to be running low on inventory. Here’s where we found a few bags of OBGF in stock at the time of this writing.

Are Old Bay Goldfish even any good? 

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bag and, while nothing is ever totally worth the hype these days, the small and slightly spicy snackers are darn-near close.  Old Bay — a perfect mix of celery salt, paprika, pepper and other secret spices — lends a toasty heat but one that won’t singe your lips, even if you down the entire bag (not that I did that or anything).

They’re excellent eaten alone, with cold beer or white wine and even better dropped into some seafood chowder. 

You can make Old Bay Goldfish at home in minutes

The easiest way to get your hands on Old Bay Goldfish right now might be to make ’em yourself. You can whip up a batch in 10 minutes and with three easy-to-find ingredients. I’ve included a recipe below along with some tips for making a solid batch of Old Bay Goldfish for your next at-home hang.

To make this salty, spicy summer snack, coat Original Goldfish in vegetable oil and Old Bay and bake on low for 10 minutes.  

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Tips for making Old Bay Goldfish

• Use Original Goldfish, not cheddar.

  You want the Old Bay to really sing, and plain Original Goldfish have no cheese flavor. They’re a lot like oyster crackers, in fact, so you could also use those in a pinch.

• Coat the Goldfish crackers with melted butter or some vegetable oil along with the Old Bay to help the spice adhere to the crackers.
• Bake the goldfish for 10 minutes at 300 degrees F to get the seasoning baked on and also to add a toasty flavor. 

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

2. In a bowl, mix Old Bay seasoning and vegetable oil. 3.

Add plain Goldfish crackers into the mix and stir gently until well coated.  4. Arrange the coated Goldfish on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

For another satisfying summer treat, here’s how to make whipped lemonade.