Ritz Bits peanut butter crackers were subject to a voluntary recall in July of 2025 as a result of a labeling error, which put the Ritz Bits peanut butter crackers at risk of being sold incorrectly as cheese flavored crackers.
The July 2025 recall of Ritz Bits peanut butter crackers affected specific cartons of Ritz Bits peanut butter crackers and was prompted by a possibility of some packs of cheese labeled crackers contained the peanut butter product, which posed a risk to people that have peanut allergies.
The Ritz Bits peanut butter crackers are not discontinued permanently and will be back on store shelves as the Ritz Bits peanut butter crackers are still being made and sold.
The new Ritz Bits flavor is Spicy Queso, which adds a nice spicy kick to the classic cheese Ritz Bits cracker.
The Spicy Queso Ritz Bits flavor contains spicy cheese that is spread between two tiny and crisp Ritz Bits crackers and they are available in 3 ounce snack bags or even larger 8.8 ounce boxes.
The Ritz Bits Spicy Queso combines a rich and creamy cheese flavor with a bold and spicy kick.
The cheese that is used in Ritz Bits is cheddar cheese.
Ritz Bits and Ritz cheese cracker sandwiches use a powdered blend that includes cheddar cheese in the blend.
The exact ingredients is not fully known because it's a proprietary blend of cheese.
However the ingredient list for Ritz Bits and Ritz cheese cracker sandwiches list Cheddar Cheese Powder, Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes as a key component of the cheese flavored filling.
The cheese filling is made with cheese powder for the Ritz Bits.
The filling for the Ritz Bits and cheese powder also contains other ingredients like natural flavor, whey and cheese culture from the cheese powder itself.
And extracts of turmeric and annatto are used to give the cheese filling the characteristic color.
Ritz Bits crackers are okay to eat in moderation, although they are not considered healthy as they are an ultra processed food that has added sugars, unhealthy fats and high levels of sodium.
Ritz Bits crackers also contain additives and high fructose corn syrup studies also have linked ultra processed foods to health problems like obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, especially when they are consumed or eaten regularly.
For healthier snacks, choose whole grain food snacks or snacks that have less additives and more whole ingredients, like fruits or seed based crackers.
Even regular saltine crackers are slightly healthier than Ritz Bits crackers.