Adjust the spiciness and sweetness to your personal preference. This base recipe has a moderate spiciness when the cayenne is used and just a touch of sweetness to balance. This is so good, you'll start to put it on everything (eggs, popcorn, noodles, shrimp, chicken, etc.) See below recipe for some starter ideas.Makes about 1/2 cup of Chili Garlic Crunch. Nutrition based on a 1 teaspoon serving.
Prep time: PT9M
Cook time: PT1M
Total time: PT10M
Rating
4.93 stars (63 reviews)
Keywords
Chili, Chili Crisp, Crunch, Garlic
Ingredients
1/2 cup oil (, vegetable, grapeseed or neutral flavored oil)
6-8 cloves fresh garlic (, minced )
2 Tablespoons red chili flakes (, or to personal taste. For medium spicy, you can start with 1 Tablespoon first, then add more. )
2 Tablespoons dried minced garlic
2 Tablespoons dried chopped onion
2 teaspoons sugar (, or to taste)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
1 teaspoon kosher salt (, if using table salt, use a little less)
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne ((optional to taste))
2 teaspoons soy sauce (, or to personal taste. We like it very savory so will add an extra teaspoon or two. )
Categories
Appetizer
Dips
Sauce
Side Dish
Snack
Cuisine
American
Asian
Steps
Mince or slice the garlic to your preferred size (it doesn't really matter how big or small it is, just how much of a garlic bite you want).
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook about 1 minute or until lightly golden.
Immediately remove from heat (the garlic will continue to cook a little in the pan. You want it to be just a light golden brown. Don't let the garlic burn or else it will become bitter).
Stir in rest of the ingredients (red chili flakes, dried minced garlic, dried chopped onion, sugar, sesame seeds, salt, smoked paprika, cayenne, and soy sauce).
Taste for flavor and adjust to your liking. Cool completely.
After cooled, store in a mason jar or similar. Stir well before using.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 50 kcal
Carbohydrates: 2 g
Protein: 0.4 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
Trans Fat: 0.02 g
Sodium: 136 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
Reviews
Shirin on 2026-03-15 (5 stars): Just made this and it was superb
Kesenia on 2025-12-31 (5 stars): I love making a fresh batch all the time because they run out so quickly at our house. This chili crunch is so darn good.
H. on 2025-10-19 (5 stars): I'm a huge fan of the Extra Crunchy variety. I followed your recipe and added roasted soybeans and pumpkin seeds—absolutely perfect!
Elizabeth Fletcher on 2025-09-29 (5 stars): I am a big fan of the Extra Crunchy variety. I used your recipe and added roasted soy beans and pumpkin seeds and it is perfection. If you want to really want to level up your chili crunch then please try it.
Katherine L Drenth on 2025-09-27 (5 stars): Yup, add another addict to the list! I bought organic ingredients in bulk and made 20 jars to give as gifts. We will see how many actually leave the house. Thanks!
Heidi on 2025-09-03 (5 stars): This stuff is the bomb! I’ve made it a few times now, and eat it on everything!! So so good!
Keri T on 2025-07-05 (5 stars): We are OBSESSED with this recipe! Thank you! We are going thru so much of it tho I needed to make it go farther. So I started to add those French’s crispy onions chopped up. Oh. My. God. We want more crunch than oil so this was a great filler. lol!
DIONE B on 2025-03-31 (5 stars): so much better that having to spend $10 on a jar at the store. how long will this last in the fridge?
