Homemade Hemp Heart Crackers
Winter is soup weather at my house and soup is always made better with some homemade hemp heart crackers!
Soup is definitely a favorite meal, but blended soups especially lack substance. It’s that bit of solid food that often fools our brains into believing that we’ve eaten food. This is where crackers and bread come in for many of us. They add crunch and substance to what would otherwise be a liquid meal.
Yet store-bought crackers have so many obstacles. Cheap crackers are usually full of ingredients we don’t like to eat with regularity. Crackers with whole, natural ingredients tend to be quite expensive.
Homemade crackers, however, are frugal, easy, and tasty — the best of all worlds.
Customize Your Crackers
Homemade crackers give us the option to customize the flavor to match the soup. Add one-half to one whole teaspoon of dried herbs to the crackers for an herbal kick:
- Basil for tomato soup
- Red pepper flakes for shrimp soup
- Sage for pumpkin soup
- Powdered garlic for potato soup
- Mint for cold cucumber soup
- Parsley for clam chowder
Add 1 teaspoon grated citrus zest for a vibrant cracker:
- Lime zest in black bean soup
- Lemon zest in chickpea soup
- Orange zest in butternut squash soup
Brush the tops of the crackers lightly with water and sprinkle flavor on top:
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Flaked sea salt
- More ground black pepper
- Additional hemp hearts
Homemade Hemp Heart Crackers Go Beyond Soup
Homemade hemp heart crackers can be so much more than soup topping. Pack a few in lunch boxes for a crunchy snack. Grind the crackers in a food processor or blender to mix into meatballs or top casseroles. Make large crackers and spread them with nut butter or jam for a filling snack. Don’t forget to include them in buffets with an assortment of cheese.
Have you ever made hemp heart crackers? How would you customize yours?
- 3/4cup Wildly Organic Almond Flour
- 1teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
- 1teaspoon Wildly Organic Coconut Sugar
- 1/4teaspoon Wildly Organic Himalayan Pink Salt
- 1/2teaspoon Wildly Organic Black Pepper
- 1 eggwhisked
- 1/4cup hemp hearts
- parmesan cheeseto taste, optional
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Whisk together the flour, baking powder, coconut sugar, salt, pepper, hemp hearts, and Parmesan cheese (if using). Set aside.
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In a separate bowl, whisk the egg.
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Pour the egg into the dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.
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Place the dough onto a piece of wax paper and pat into a disk. Wrap with wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Dust the counter with a bit of almond flour. Remove the cracker dough from the wax paper. Roll the dough as thin as preferred. Cut the dough into shapes.
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Place the crackers onto prepared baking sheet.
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Baking time will vary greatly depending on size and thickness of crackers. The edges should be slightly browned when done.
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Cool on sheet. Store in an airtight container up to 3 days.
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