Whenever I see fried pickles on a menu, I have to order them. They are one of my favourite snacks or sides to go along with a loaded burger or sandwich.

Lately, I’ve been craving these tasty bites, so off I went to buy a jar of sliced pickles to make them at home.

These pickles are almost always fried, but since I have been eating a lot of sweets and carbs lately (I blame the holidays!), I decided to go a little bit healthier and baked them instead.

I hope you enjoy this recipe for Crispy Oven-Fried Pickles with Cheddar Cheese Dip!

How do you make these oven-fried pickles?

Place the sliced pickles, all-purpose flour, beaten eggs, and seasoned panko breadcrumbs in four separate bowls. Then coat (dredge) each pickle slice in the flour, then egg, and then the breadcrumbs.

Place on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake at a high temperature (450 degrees F) for 10-15 minutes.

These oven-fried pickles are wonderful because:

It has a lot of tasty flavours: Savoury, sour, and a little heat from the spices. I used paprika, garlic powder, and black pepper (plus salt) to kick up the heat a tinge, which complements the vinegary flavour of the pickles.

• You can use add or adjust the amount of seasoning to your liking.

The texture is lovely: The panko breadcrumbs make it super crispy on the outside, while the pickles maintain it’s tender-crisp texture.

• I prefer to use panko breadcrumbs because the crumbs are larger and flakier in texture compared to regular breadcrumbs, which makes the baked or fried food extra crunchy on the outside.

It is so snackable: This is a great snack to have with a cold beer or pop, a comfy couch, and your favourite television show or movie on.

• It scales up really well and would make an ideal game-day snack to feed a crowd.

It’s a simple and easy recipe: There are few ingredients, takes about 30 minutes from start to finish, and no fancy techniques are required to make them.

• This recipe uses a basic dredging process (coating food in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs in that order) and then bake. No need to heat up oil and no risk of oil splatter either.

• If you prefer to fry them, I have short instructions in the Notes section in the recipe card down below.

This recipe is best served warm out of the oven. Being a baked pickle, the texture doesn’t hold as long it’s fried counterpart as there is still a good amount of moisture in the pickle that will soften the breading the longer you leave it out. Enjoy soon after baking for optimum taste.

Of course, you can’t have (oven) fried pickles without a dip.

A typical dip to serve with fried pickles is ranch dressing, which is fantastic. Along with ranch dressing, I decided to make a quick homemade cheddar cheese dip. It’s a simple five ingredient recipe that can be made in less than five minutes and with basic pantry ingredients.

Scott was a particularly big fan of the cheese dip. He loved the creamy texture and how well the sharpness of the cheddar contrasted with the acidity of the pickles. I was glad I had both the ranch and the cheese dip on hand seeing as how Scott made short work of the cheese.

I hope you enjoy this oven-fried pickle recipe!

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