Graham crackers are one of my favorite snack foods ever! My little brother almost always has a stash of them in my mom's bag or in the pantry, and he isn't the only one who eats them! But, most graham crackers aren't the healthiest choice out there and they are full of things you probably don't want to eat. So, that's why I decided to make healthier graham crackers that aren't full of chemicals and additives, refined sugars and flours! These are full of flavor from the honey, whole wheat flour and cinnamon, you'd never guess they were healthy!
There are a lot of graham cracker recipes out there, and I am not saying mines the best (you can be the judge of that!) but mine is one of the simpler ones. I wanted a recipe that was both simple, easy to follow and quick as well as healthy, full of flavor and delicious, so I created my own!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/3 cup Honey
1/4 cup Coconut Oil at room temp.
4 tbs Olive Oil
2 tbs Water (You might need more if your dough is a little dry)
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla
Start my mixing together the dry ingredients. To keep from having clumps of Baking Soda, spoon it into your hand first and get rid of the clumps before adding it to your mix.
Then add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing to combine.
It should come into a dough ball, but if it becomes crumbly, like mine did, add water bit by bit until it forms a dough ball.
Make sure you add the water while mixing, so parts of the dough doesn't go soggy.
Perfect! Now that the dough has formed a ball, we can move on to the next step.
place dough onto a well floured surface and give it a few squeezes to make sure all the crumbs won't fall off.
Roll the dough out fairly thin, but not see-through. Make sure it is even so that the cookies will all be the same thickness.
Cut you dough into desired shapes. I used a circle shape, but feel free to have fun with the shapes! Use a fork and knife to make the traditional design, or draw any shape you would like!
Bake at 350 F for 12-15 minutes, or until they have gone a golden brown and the house if filled with a delicious cinnamon aroma! Let them cool before enjoying!
And we're done! See how simple homemade graham crackers are to make? And not only are they simple, but healthy and delicious as well!
I had fun with mine and drew smiley faces on a few of my cookies! They look cute, smell heavenly and taste just like store-bought( or maybe a little better!).
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H. Banana
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