I must admit, I had only made crackers once before developing this recipe for Healthier Pizza Shapes (Pizza Crackers). And when I did, I was really surprised how easy crackers are to make. Previously I thought making crackers would be fiddly. And, if I am being honest, a little unnecessary. I mean, the store brought ones are pretty healthy right? Well not so much.
So when I had the idea to make a home-made version of store brought crackers, using ‘fun’ flavours and cutting shapes with cookie and sandwich cutters I was pretty excited and started testing right away. And these Healthier Pizza Shapes (Pizza Crackers) are E.A.S.Y. I think the best bit is that these crackers are made in the food processor, so most of the work is done for you. You just need to roll the dough, cut your shapes and bake. Super easy and super fun!
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Healthier Pizza Shapes (Pizza Crackers)
Ingredients
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 3/4 cup of wholemeal flour
- 1/2 cup of quinoa flakes
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100g firm (refrigerated) butter
- 1/4 cup packed fresh Parmesan cheese (plus extra for sprinkling)
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp pizza sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- around 1 tbsp of water
Instructions
- In a food processor, add all of the ingredients except for water and process to combine to a breadcrumb consistency – around a minute or so
- Slowly pulse through the water until the dough comes together in a ball, take care not to make the mixture too wet (you may not need the full tablespoon or you may need a little more, take your time with this step)
- Turn onto a floured board or bench (or directly on to baking paper if that is your preference) and roll out in a rectangle to around 0.5 cm thick. The consistency will be like pastry
- Carefully lay on baking paper (you may just want to directly roll out onto baking paper) and lay flat in the fridge for 30 minutes
- Meanwhile pre-heat your oven to 180c
- When the dough has chilled, use cookie or sandwich cutters to cut the crackers into your designated shapes (I used a range of cutters during testing but by far Mr 5’s favourite was the puzzle pieces using a Match & Munch cutter* by The Lunch Punch), sprinkle the shapes with extra Parmesan and lay them on a lined baking tray
- Bake the shapes in the oven for around 10 minutes until lightly browned. The time indicated is entirely dependent on the shape sizes you make so keep a close eye on your shapes.
Notes
- These crackers are best eaten the day they are made. You can still eat them for up to three days (and probably longer but mine didn’t last that long!) stored in an airtight container.
- *The link to the match and munch cutters by The Lunch Punch is an affiliate link. This means I will make a small commission if you purchase through my link. It won’t cost you anything extra and will help the coffee and therefore the recipe ideas to flow! Use code GOODIE for 10% off your order.
As mentioned these Healthier Pizza Shapes (Pizza Crackers) are best eaten the day they are made so anything not eaten on day one I normally freeze in zip lock bags to maintain their freshness and keep handy in the freezer for lunch boxes.
When you make these I would love you to tell me what you think, post your pics to Instagram using #goodiegoodielunchbox and tag me so I can see these little beauties or post them to my Facebook wall.
Bernadette x
Can I use anything else in place of quinoa flakes? I have normal quinoa or oats? Just thought I’d try these for school tomorrow and don’t want to go to the shops again!
Thanks
Just use an equal quantity of oats, happy baking, Bernadette x
Hi dear, not sure why but link to pizza sauce doesn’t work. Is there a convenient way u can share the recipe plz? 🙏
Hi Lalita. I have checked the link and it works for me. It is this recipe though: https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/ultimate-pizza-sauce-114392 x
My son is going to go nuts for these. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. So inspiring.. I just feel liked baking looking at all your amazing recipes.
Oh thank you so much! Bernadette x