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Making homemade Whole Wheat Cheese Crackers is so much easier and faster than you would think and this video will show you how! You can whip them up and even freeze a bunch so you have them around all the time.
While I’m super easy-going about Kenya and Chloe having cake at birthday parties or ordering things like french fries every now and then when we’re out to eat, I can’t help but cringe when they are offered goldfish as a snack on play dates or at camp. Of course there are many things that would be considered far worse for them than these little yellow bite-sized snacks, but goldfish kind of get under my skin.
Goldfish are one of those “easy” foods that most people keep in the pantry for their kids. And why not? They’re delicious. But they are also high in sodium, low in fiber and feature some unneeded empty ingredients like sugar. For what is such a simple food, making your own homemade version is so much better, especially when you use whole wheat flour, which ups the fiber content and is far more nutritious than refined.
I know what you might be thinking…”it takes longer to make goldfish than it does for me to buy them”. Well, you’d not only be surprised by how quick and easy these cheddar crackers are to make but also how much money you’ll save making your own. And the best part is that you can use cookie cutters to pop out these crackers in whatever shapes you think your kids will love. More special than goldfish? What more could you hope for at snack time!
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Whole Wheat Cheddar Crackers
Ingredients
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon spike salt-free seasoning (any salt free/herb seasoning will work)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Place the first 3 ingredients in a food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add the butter and pulse and until a ball forms.
- Roll out dough 1/4 inch thick on a floured or parchment-covered surface. Slice into crackers or cut out shapes with a cookie cutter.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Keep in mind, every oven is different and how thick the crackers are rolled out can affect the cook time. Keep an eye on your crackers so they don't burn just in case!
- Serve.
You can, but the texture will come out different!
Hi can I us half wheat and half white flour?
Hmm I’m not sure. I know cookie press dough is supposed to be sort of sticky, and this is not. Let me know if you try it, though!
Do you think this dough would work in a cookie press? We just made your honey wheat thins and my son loves them in your red pepper hummus an white bean basil hummus!
Hi Lauren,
Did you try this? I want to add spinach or maybe shredded and food-processed carrots. I’m wondering if it would make the crackers fall apart with too much moisture.
We’ve made these crakers twice now, and we love em! Our smallest cookie cutter is a mini gingerbread man, so in our house we have “little cheese guys.”
As I was cleaning up last night’s batch, I snacked on a piece of brocolli left from our dinner, and it got me to thinking…any way to sneak veggies into these? Would it work to incorporate super finely chopped/processed brocolli? I’m guessing it would be best to use finely chopped raw, but I’m not sure. Have you tried anything like this?
Dear Catherine, I will write my review here just because it is the recipe I’m working on right now, but I have been using lots of them and hae never been disappointed! I love the creativity, and all the thought you put into each recipe. And the fact that I am confident I am giving healthy food to my family. Thanks for sharing is with us..
A week should be okay!
How long will these stay fresh? I’d like to send some to my hubby who is deployed but they’ll take a week to get there.
Just made these and they are so delicious!!
I have made these several times now and never been dissappointed! I dont have a food processor so I just mix by hand. It does take some elbow grease but these are worth it!
I keep them on the counter for about 1 week!
Do you have to refridgerate the crackers after baking? Also how long have you found their “shelf life” to be?
Just made these! So yummy!! I used half an avocado instead of the butter to cut down on fat! Worked a treat!
I don’t think so. :\ The cheese would probably get stuck below the blades. If you can get your cheese grated finely enough you can mix these by hand or with an electric mixer. I’ve heard of other people doing that!
Would a Baby Bullet work to mix up the ingredients? I don’t have a food processor and probably wont be getting one in the near future, but I am really excited to try this recipe!