All Seed, all crunch and no fuss Crackers.

So I recently reduced the amount of carbs I am eating, this means obviously no sugar, pasta, rice or flour which also means no crackers or tortilla chips or any crunchy goodness (no, carrots don’t count). This posed a particularly bad situation, I occasionally like to sit down and have some crunchy snack with some cheese. Bummer. But what to do what to do, in a moment of desperation I turned into some vegan recipe that looked promising, those of you who know me know the 'beef' I have with vegans (hehehe, get it? Beef?) but me not approving your lifestyle does not mean that I cannot take some good things you do have right?

So the magic of these crackers lies on chia and flax seeds which in the presence of water release a gel like substance that binds everything together, and when you bake or dehydrate this substance will give structure to your crackers. Magic. 

So, I have to say it, they are vegan, they are paleo, but most importantly they are fucking delicious.  If you are looking for an alternative to your crunchy snacking, don’t look any further and try this All Seed, all crunch and no fuss Crackers.

Look at the top right corner ;)

You will need:

• Chia Seeds. About 1/2 a cup.
• Flaxseeds. About 1/2 a cup.
• Sesame Seeds. About 1/2 a cup.
• Black Sesame Seeds. About 1/2 a cup.
• Pumpkin Seeds. About 1/2 a cup.
• Poppy Seeds. A table spoon.
• Salt. Duh!
• Spices. Here you can go wild, this time I used garlic and ginger powder.
• Water. About 1.2 cups.

***The quantities can be easily expanded, just keep the same ratio; half of the seeds should be chia and flaxseeds. The rest you can choose. Water should be about 1:2 parts of seeds.

Let's get to it!

Man, this is so simple it really does look like a magic trick.

1. Preheat your oven to 180˚C
2. Combine all the seeds in a bowl.
3. Salt and spice to taste
4. Add water, mix well. Let rest for about 10 min.
5. Once the mix has thickened, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and spread as evenly as you can and as thin as you can. ~ .5 cm is my preference. The thinner the crunchier.
6. Bake for 10-15 min
7. Using a pizza cutter cut them into pieces and bake for an additional 10 to 15 min until the desired crunchiness is achieved.
8. Serve with your favorite whatever, crunch away and thank me later.

Since this is my first healthy post I guess I should speak about the wonders of the ingredients used in this recipe, so yeah… chia and flaxseeds are superfoodss, packed with nutrients, vitamins and omegas and blah, blah, blah… Again, they are delicious and it is all that should matter. Later dudes!

Mix them seeds up.

Water in.

Spread them out.

Cut them up. 

Store them, if you don't eat them all that is.