I love to bring something to a party that is gluten free and vegan, and not tell anyone. These crackers and this spread? Nobody knew. Muaa haa haa…
sesame tomato crackers
1 1/2 cups brown rice flour
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 egg (Ener-G replacer)
5 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons water
sea salt, to taste
Combine in food processor. Knead into ball. Roll to desired thickness on a sheet of parchment. Transfer parchment to baking tray. Cut into squares using a pizza cutter or knife.
Bake @ 350 for 11-15 minutes.
sun-dried tomato basil spread
1 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup tofutti cream cheese
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
sea salt, to taste
Pulse cashews and garlic in food processor – into a paste. Add cream cheese and blend completely. Chop sun-dried tomatoes, add and stir by hand. Salt to taste.
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These crackers sound right up my alley!
they’re yuuuuummy…
Love making healthy dishes for parties and not letting people in on the secret. When I used to, some people would steer clear because they thought ‘healthy’ meant not yummy. I’ve learned my lesson and let the food/taste speak for itself. Now they try them, love them, and I’m giddy inside.
me too!!
“let the food speak for itself” … that’s perfect!!
i love tricking people and making a healthy GF or vegan dish that they think is not healthy. Just proves to show that there is so much flavor in that typ of cooking. RIght?! These look great, as usual.
YES !! that is exactly why. I think I’ve finally realized (nope, sometimes it still AMAZES me) that vegan cooking can be SO flavorful and delicious!!
OMG, I have to make these. They sound fantastic. Wonder how sunflower seeds would work….
yep, I’m positive sunflower seed crackers would be awesome!
I make a lot of vegan cookies that I never tell people are vegan
These look great!
thanks, Anna!
I have never made my own crackers but REALLY want to try. Those look amazing!!
they’re really easy, Beth – you should try if you want to!!
ANY flavor you want!
Oh man, those look ridiculous! I make GF/vegan cornbread a lot of the time and everyone thinks it’s delicious!
I love cornbread… ESPECIALLY now that I am gf – easy to make!!
Crackers are my next goal! These look yummy
thanks, Jackie! they are fun to make, and pretty easy!
I have a cheesecake that my dad and brother have no idea is vegan. Everyone else in the family does, so it’s kind of a fun little joke. If they knew, they would not eat it.
Mmm, cheesecake.
Yum as usual. For some reason, this post reminded me of the fact that Billy would not eat hummus before he met me. He didn’t really know what it was and said that the healthy connotation and the color of it was a turnoff. Now he’s obsessed. My family has been impressed with the yumminess of vegan cookies I’ve made. They can’t believe there’s no butter or eggs involved.
it’s funny how people think I COULDN’T POSSIBLY taste good if it’s healthy! say the word VEGAN and all bets are off! that’s why I love to feed people with flavorful vegan food – and MAYBE tell them after…
yum yum yum yum yum. but not yummers ;0
NO, NOT yummers. that was a GREAT post, by the way.
i once made josh gf vegan pancakes (my niece was here and has mild wheat and dairy allergies)
i really should’ve waited to tell him what they were because right up until he ate one he was pouting. (after eating? amaaaazed. “these are actually good!”)
pouting!
that’s awesome he liked them…
Mmm, I love making crackers – it’s something I really need to do more often. These look great!
thanks, Liz! coming from a great baker like you, that is a big compliment for me!
I love those crackers! Baking my own crackers is one thing I really want to try this year. I have a bunch of recipes, but I think I’ll buy some rice flour at some point to try gluten free ones.
WOW! Now I know what I can put my hummus on top of! I’m getting quite tired of eating it on top of a corn tortilla… now if only I could find a great gluten free recipe for pretzels too, I would be all set.
I’ve never made my own crackers, I need to!! I had a recipe saved once but I don’t know what happened with that plan. #fail
I love to do the same thing – and bring something vegan or make a vegan dinner. Then when people are oohing and aahing over it I let them know. Once I did it w/ muffins and nobody believed me – I had to SHOW them the recipe. I wonder why there’s such a stigma that vegan = tasteless?
Boy oh boy! I was lookin through your blog! You are so creative! lol
I’m being creepy and lurking around in your recipes (vegan tags) and saw this one. Besides EVERYTHING you make being amazing, it’s all so perfect looking too. Almost fake. But amazing.
I need to make these crackers.
lurk away, girl – I love it!! and thanks, I’ll take the “fake” as a compliment?
I’m enjoying learning my camera…
making these today – I’m assuming I can use any flours?
you should be able to – do you have a report back, did you make them?
these crackers are GOOD!! I am enjoying them right now.
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