This recipe is for the carb and cracker lover who is ready to up their game and make their own at home. (Trust me. It’s not as scary as it sounds.)
Or, if you ever make your own almond milk, you likely have leftover pulp! You can put it to good use in these crackers. (Yet another reason to try this recipe.)
What I’m saying is: These delicious crackers make excellent use of ingredients you likely have in your pantry right now. Shall we?
This recipe requiring just a food processor (or bowl!) and 7 ingredients to make.
The base is gluten-free flour blend and almond meal, and the flavor comes from salt, garlic powder, and rosemary. You could also add a little nutritional yeast for cheesiness if you’d like (see my Vegan Cheez Its for inspiration).
Next comes oil and water to bring moisture to the dough.
The fat adds a bit of flakiness, and water brings crispiness. A perfect balance of the two makes these crackers easy to roll out and form as well as spot-on in texture.
Once they’re rolled out and sliced, a quick trip to the freezer helps them firm up to make transferring to the baking sheet a breeze. Then just 15-20ish minutes in the oven and BAM! You have homemade crackers on your hands!
I hope you all LOVE these crackers! They’re:
Crispy
Tender
Flavorful
Wholesome
Easy to make
& So delicious
These would make the perfect snack to have on hand during the week. They would be especially delicious with Hummus, Nut Butter, Vegan Nutella (do it), Lentil Dip, Chickpea Shawarma Dip, Spicy Pimento Cheese Ball, or Smoky Harissa Eggplant Dip.
For similar recipes, check out our Vegan Cheez Itz and Cheezy Peanut Butter Crackers!
If you try these crackers, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don’t forget to tag a photo #minimalistbaker on Instagram so we can see. Cheers, friends!
- 3/4 cup (120 g) DIY Gluten-Free Flour Blend*
- 2/3 cup (50 g) almond meal* (or sub gluten-free oat flour*)
- Heaping 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp (14 g) flaxseed meal
- 1 tsp fresh chopped rosemary
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- optional: 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 3.5 Tbsp (52 ml) neutral oil (i.e. grape seed or avocado oil)
- 3-5 Tbsp (45-75 ml) cold water
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F ( C) and line 1 large or 2 small baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add dry ingredients to a food processor or a mixing bowl and process or whisk until thoroughly combine.
- Then add oil and pulse/use a pastry cutter or fork until crumbly.
- Add cold water 1 Tbsp at a time, pulsing/stirring until it forms a semi-sticky dough that’s moldable with your hands and not crumbly. It shouldn’t need more than 5 Tbsp.
- Remove from processor or mixing bowl and form into a loose ball with your hands. Transfer to a clean surface lined with wax or parchment paper. Lay another sheet of parchment paper or wax paper on top and use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a rectangle slightly less than 1/8th inch thick (see photo).
- Use a knife, a pizza cutter, or a small cookie cutter to cut the dough into squares (or circles). Makes about 60 squares.
- Transfer the dough (still on the wax paper or parchment) to a baking sheet and pop in the freezer for about 10 minutes to stiffen. This will help them firm up and become easier to transfer to the baking sheet.
- Once firm, use a spatula to carefully transfer the crackers to the parchment-lined baking sheet(s) in a single layer, making sure they aren’t touching to ensure even baking.
- Bake for 16-22 minutes or until slightly golden brown (be careful not to burn). Remove from oven and let cool.
- Enjoy immediately. Store leftovers covered at room temp for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 1 month.
*You can sub gluten-free oat flour for the almond meal, but I haven't tried it and can't guarantee the results.
*If using almond meal leftover from making almond milk, I would suggest dispersing the meal on a parchment-lined baking sheet and baking at a low temperature (200 degrees F (93 C)) for 15-20 minutes or until dry and the texture of almond meal.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving of 5 crackers (of 12 total servings).
*Recipe loosely adapted from my Vegan Cheez Its.
Can I sub AP flour? I really would like to make these!<-Busy teachers need their food!
Never mind, it seems you already stated I can. Thank you!
I love the idea of using the leftover pulp from nut milk because I always feel so wasteful for just tossing. How do you recommend using it in this recipe? Substituting the almond meal with the leftover nut pulp? (I’m assuming here that this would also work for pecans, walnuts and hazelnuts)
Oops, should have seen the notes. The answer is yes. But still curious if you think this would work with other nuts….
WOW! These look delicious.
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Can I use garbanzo bean flour?
It’s worth a shot! Let me know if you try it out.
Stop! Too many must-try recipes from this site already. Note to self to throw some togarashi and seaweed mix in for a fusion cracker.
I made the regular cracker recipe just a few days ago and I made my own Almond milk for the first time as well yesterday from your recipe. Great stuff.
Each day or once a week I try to incorporate healthier recipes into my meal planning. As well as purchasing items for my pantry to be able to create these meals which is a whole nother experience in cooking and preparing meals.
Your blog is usually my go to blog to find wonderful creative healthful meal planning recipes.
Thank you,
Jeff
So kind, thanks Jeff!
These look Aaaahh-maxing!
Do you by chance have a savoury lactation biscuit recipe? Or do you think this could be turned into one by adding brewers yeast? I’m not familiar with brewers yeast so have no idea how much I would add. Would love to know your thoughts x
Sorry I don’t presently!
I would add only about 1 tbs or even half! Brewers yeast is pretty bitter that’s why it’s usually put in sweet cookies(: although if your rosemary is very strong it will probably cover up the taste but these would be great lactation crackers! The flower, flax meal and brewers yeast is the triple threat!
Thankyou Robin, I thought they would be perfect too! I love savoury over sweet any day! :)
I made this with oat flour, store-bought gluten-free flour blend, canola oil, and basil since I did not want to go to a supermarket to buy other ingredients. And..!!!! It tastes super good too! Thank you so much for this recipe, Dana! I love this cracker! :)
Yay! Thanks for sharing!
Have been able to make these with a lower fat content? Or even oil free?
That’s a good question. I wonder if something like nut butter might be able to bind, and then increase the water a little bit?
I don’t use oil ( at all ) what will happen if I leave the oil ( fat ) out ? I want to make these !!!!
See the response above!
Love this recipe Rachel! So simple!… I am always finding ways to create simple raw / vegan versions of my old food faves that my hubby can enjoy and devour!
Wow! Love this recipe Rachel! As a raw vegan I’m always looking for simple ways to create versions of my old time food faves in a healthy way or make twists to create vegan version for my hubby to enjoy and devour. He is going to love this recipe and I can create a raw vegan version for myself too ;-) I’ll let you know how it turns! Miam!
Yay! Thanks for sharing!
Just made these! I didn’t have fresh rosemary so I added a good dash of paprika and some chili powder to flavor them. Decided not to use the food processor, and used Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 GF flour (the non-chickpea kind), almond flour, and safflower oil. Baked for 20 minutes, and they’re delicious! Really crispy and hold together really well — will be great with dips. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Whoop!
I am definitely trying this. What do you think of adding some veggie pulp leftover from juicing?
Hmm, that might be too wet. But if you try it let me know!
Yum! I made these crackers tonight…they were easy and taste great. One question though – at the beginning of the blog you say they are seasoned with garlic powder, but I don’t see that in the ingredient list. Should some be added with the dry ingredients?
Thanks for another fab recipe!
Fixed! Thanks for the catch!
I made them–added 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast and 1/2 tsp garlic (I didn’t see garlic on the ingredients list) and I didn’t freeze and they were superb!
Thanks for sharing! I added the garlic powder – good catch! But it is optional.
These look so amazing! I’m always trying to find yummy things I can give my son without all of the added junk. I can’t wait to give these a try!
Could you make this as a sweet cracker? Like a cinnamon-sugar cracker?
Great idea! If you give it a try, report back on how it goes!
These were great! Rich and filling but healthy. I’m excited to add a cracker to my repertoire!
Can I use buckwheat flour in place of gf mix?
It’s worth a shot – let us know if you give it a try!
These look amazing. Love your site! Would you know if I could I use garbanzo flour instead of the DIY blend?
Thanks,
CC
i think i will try this recipe as it tastes very delicious and plus it is healthy as you only need to bake it.
I make similar to these but I top them with various seeds. And my sweet option is with raisins or goji berries.
I substituted quinoa flour for the GF flour, and oat flour for the almond meal. I didn’t have flax seeds so I used ground chia seeds instead. The crackers turned out fantastic! This recipe really is quick and easy. I don’t know why I waited so long to make it.