Cheat Thins

Courses: Condiments & Complements, Snacks

Description

SERENE CHATS: Crunchy, energy promoting, gluten free crackers! Instead of wheat these are made with ch… ch… ch… chia. It really feels like you are cheating and having naughty crackers but these little guys won’t spike your blood sugar or puff up your fat cells. My girls and I enjoyed these with an avocado based dip today for lunch – wow, you gotta try. I adapted this cracker recipe from our “Just Like Wheat Thins” crackers from page 396 of the original Trim Healthy Mama. Instead of using flax meal and almond flour, these feature ground chia with some coconut flour.

1 Multi- Serve Recipe

Ingredients

For the Cheat Thins

5 egg white (s)
1 1/4 cups chia seeds (ground)
1/4 cup coconut flour (store bought)
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 squirts liquid smoke (mesquite)
1/4 tsp TH Mineral Salt (to taste)
black pepper (to taste)
onion powder (to taste)
garlic powder (to taste)
Parmesan cheese (optional sprinkles; to your taste)
TH Nutritional Yeast (optional sprinkles; to your taste)
sesame seeds (optional handful)
extra virgin coconut oil (to oil up the rolling pin)

Optional Dip

1 avocado (s)
1 cup 0% Greek yogurt
3 large ribs celery (3 pieces)
onion powder (to taste)
garlic powder (to taste)
TH Mineral Salt (to taste)
black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

1
For the Cheat Thins
2
Grind chia seeds in coffee grinder then place 1 ½ cups of this chia meal in a mixing bowl.
3
Add the remaining ingredients to the chia seeds and combine well with a fork.
4
Work the mixture into a dough ball with your hands.
5
Place ball on a long strip of parchment paper on your kitchen counter.
6
Roll dough ball out thinly with an oiled rolling pin. (I roll it out thinly enough for this recipe to fill 1 large cookie sheet and 1 medium cookie sheet.)
7
Score thin slab into small cracker sized squares ( I don’t get OCD about making perfect shapes as I like mine looking rustic) then transfer parchment and scored slabs to cookie sheets.
8
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
9
Turn oven down to lowest setting and let the crackers crisp for another 30 minutes. This last 30 minutes is optional but I like very crisp, crunchy crackers.
10
For the Optional Avocado Dip
11
Blend all ingredients together in a food processor or blender until smooth.

Note

Recipe Author: Serene Allison

Intro Continued.....The tiny chia seed is a nutritional powerhouse. It was used by the Ancient Aztecs during their conquests and was also known as the “Indian Running Food.” since it has the ability to enhance endurance and stamina. The nutrients inside chia travel to your cells very quickly and help keep them energized and hydrated all day.

Serving Suggestions from Serene:

The dip was so divine and was a way of enjoying protein jolted guacamole that was also a little lighter in calories because of the extra celery and yogurt volumizing it up. It also made my avocado go further.

Just Like Wheat Thins Recipe

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/cheat-thins/