Healthy Sweet Potato Cracker Recipe
Servings: - 45 crackers
Satisfy your kids' snack cravings with this healthy cracker recipe! This easy whole wheat cracker recipe has real cheese and delicious sweet potato for natural sweetness. They're so easy and use wholesome ingredients you probably already have in your own kitchen!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup cooked mashed sweet potato
- 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon mild tasting olive oil (or sub in softened butter)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the mashed sweet potato, grated parmesan, flour, oil and salt (if using) to a large bowl. Mix with a spoon and then when small pieces of dough start to form, knead with your hands until a ball of dough is formed.
- Sprinkle a bit of flour onto a sheet of parchment paper, then place the ball of dough on top.
- Place another sheet of parchment paper on top of the dough. Roll the dough between the two pieces of parchment paper until it's roughly 1/8 of an inch thick (or thinner for extra crispy crackers). Add more flour as needed so that the dough doesn’t stick.
- Use a pizza cutter, pastry scraper or a knife to slice the dough into rectangular or square cracker shapes (or use small cookie cutters instead). Transfer the parchment paper with the cut crackers onto a baking sheet
- Next, separate the crackers on the parchment paper so that there’s space between them. Prick each cracker with a fork to prevent them from rising too much when baking.
- Bake the crackers for 10-20 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. The amount of baking time required will vary depending on the thickness of the crackers, so check on the crackers at the 8-10-minute mark and add more time as needed.
- Let the crackers cool completely before serving. They will continue to harden as they cool.
Notes
- I like to roast up a sweet potato ahead of time so that I have the mashed sweet potato puree all ready to go. That way you just have to combine the dough, cut the shapes and bake!
- Keep a very close eye on these crackers as they are baking so that they don’t burn. The baking time will vary depending on the thickness of the crackers, so check on them after several minutes.
- The crackers will seem soft when they first come out of the oven but will firm up and get more crispy as they cool. They will be more crunchy in texture the thinner the dough is rolled out. If you want more of a pillowy biscuit-like texture, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch. For a crunchier cracker, try to roll the dough out as thin as possible
- Sometimes, instead of cutting the dough into rectangles, I'll also use a small star shaped cookie cutter (or other fun shapes) to cut the dough into stars. My kids love the fun shapes and call them “twinkle twinkle little star crackers.” If you choose to do this, the crackers will probably bake in a shorter amount of time. Mine were done at about the 8-10 minute mark, so watch them carefully.
- Feel free to add in more spices and seasonings to taste. Italian seasoning, garlic powder, or rosemary would all work well!
Nutrition
Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 188IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.1mg
