Keto Crackers Recipe With Almond Flour - Dairy Free "Cheese" Crackers

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Are you wondering how to make healthy keto crackers with almond flour? This recipe tastes just like cheeze-its, but there's actually no cheese in it. You're going to love these dairy free keto crackers (also Paleo, gluten free, and dairy free).

Better than Cheeze-Its

I used to LOVE cheeze-its. As in, give me a box and you might not get any back when I'm through with them. I loved the flavor, the saltiness, and the crunch.

But that was before.

That was when I didn't care what was on the ingredient label and back when I didn't know how easy making homemade crackers actually is. Now I know I can make these crackers that are even better than store bought in just 20 minutes.

Tools needed to make your own dairy free cheese crackers

• Almond flour - We've been getting this kind at Costco, but they also sell it on Amazon here.
• Nutritional yeast - loaded with B vitamins, and gives the crackers the cheesy flavor
• Baking sheet
• Parchment paper - I love these pre-cut parchment sheets.
• Rolling pin
• Pizza cutter

Why Should You Make Your Own Crackers?

Making your own crackers at home sounds a little crazy to some people. And I get some funny looks...like I've gone off the deep end.

When you're eating a specific way (i.e. Paleo, Keto, Gluten Free or Dairy Free) it can be hard to find the flavor you want in a store bought product.

Plus, I think most people just don't realize how simple it is to make food from scratch.

My motto is - if I can't find what I want in the store (or if I don't like the ingredient label, or price), I will try to make a better version at home.

Honestly, I think it's really fun to go to a store and look at something with tons of terrible ingredients, and then go home and make something that tastes just as good, if not better, with only a handful of nutrient dense ingredients.

When you make your own crackers, you can choose what ingredients to use. That means you don't have to eat the stuff in the store bought crackers.

And if you're following any special diets like Paleo, dairy free, or Keto, the crackers that meet your diet criteria are likely VERY expensive (if they exist at all).

Not only do you get to choose your ingredients when you make crackers at home, you can make whatever flavor of crackers you want. Cheese, herb, pepper, spiced, ranch, etc..

Keto Almond Flour "Cheese" Crackers

Today we're making "cheese" crackers...without the cheese. How do you do that? Well, let me tell you. The cheese flavor isn't actually cheese, it's nutritional yeast.

If you've never heard of nutritional yeast, you should get some and see what you think. It gives food a cheesy flavor and it's loaded with B vitamins. In addition to making yummy crackers, we love flavoring our popcorn with it.

How Do You Make Dairy Free cheese Crackers?

These crackers are really simple to make. With just a few ingredients, it comes together start to finish in 20 minutes tops.

Mix the Cracker Ingredients

Mix the ingredients together until the dough comes together and will hold its shape in a ball (see below). If your dough feels a little crumbly, just add a tablespoon of oil and it should come together.

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Roll Out the Dough

Then roll out the dough with your rolling pin. If you sandwich the dough between two sheets of parchment paper, it won't stick to your rolling pin as much. As you can see in the image below, the edges don't have to be perfect. Just try to roll the dough out so that it's about the same thickness everywhere.

Cut the Dough into Crackers

Once the dough is rolled out, cut the dough into cracker size pieces. I usually use a pizza cutter and cut the dough in a grid to make crackers. If you want a different shape...triangles, diamonds...do it! Who says crackers have to be rectangular?

The pizza cutter is a big time saver in this recipe.

Side note: I love using these pre-cut parchment sheets. It saves a lot of time that you don't have to measure and cut pieces to fit the baking sheet.

Bake Your Keto Crackers

When I made my very first batch of homemade crackers several years ago, the recipe suggested I transfer each square individually onto the cookie sheet to bake them. It took a long time and they didn't really look like squares after that. More like lumps.

So I'm suggesting you bake them a different way, after many, many times making this recipe.

Once you have a piece of parchment paper with the dough (cut into squares). All you have to do is transfer that whole thing (parchment paper with the dough on it) onto the cookie sheet. Lift on the corners of the parchment paper, set on your cookie sheet. And bake.

If you want to poke holes in the crackers with a fork, go for it. I haven't found that it affects the bake time though, so it's mostly just an appearance thing. Sprinkle a little bit of salt and bake for 8-12 minutes until golden.

If the dough isn't an even thickness throughout, the thinner pieces may be done cooking before the rest. If that happens, simply remove the thinner pieces as they're getting golden brown, and cook the rest for a few extra minutes.

Now that they're cooked you can enjoy your dairy free keto crackers! Eat them by themselves, or with some avocado mayonnaise or hummus.

Looking for more recipes from scratch? These tortillas are always a crowd pleaser and can be made easily with a tortilla press.

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