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Keto Chia Crackers

The perfect crisp crackers, made only from seeds! Chia seeds become sticky when soaked in water, allowing them to bind all the seeds together into a whole-seed dough. They bake into a crispy sheet, perfect to break into crackers. Enjoy any way you would other crackers!
3 NET CARBS per serving
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chia seed crackers, keto chia seed crackers, keto crackers
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 213kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup hemp seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt + flakey sea salt for sprinkling the top!
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300º F.
  • Combine seeds and sea salt in a bowl, and stir to mix them together.
  • Add water, and allow the seeds to soak for 5-10 minutes. The chia seeds absorb the water and become sticky, holding the seeds together in a “dough”.
  • Add the cracker dough between a large folded sheet of parchment. Use a rolling pin to roll it out as thin as possible. A 14″ x 12″ rectangle will ensure these crackers are nice and thin, allowing them to crisp up while baking. Cut off the top layer of parchment paper, and slide the crackers carefully onto a 1/2 sheet baking tray.
  • Bake the crackers for 30 minutes. At this time, the crackers should have started to brown around the edges but still be soft in the center (they will have dehydrated enough that you can pick up the whole sheet of crackers without it breaking).
  • Flip the large sheet of crackers over, and continue baking for 20 more minutes. Allow heat to escape the oven, and leave the oven door cracked, while the crackers remain in the oven for about 20 minutes to slowly cool. This allows them to get as crisp as possible. Be sure to check crackers to make sure they aren’t over browning (oven temperatures vary, so yours might cook them faster!).
  • Break the crackers into smaller pieces for serving and storing.

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Notes

3 NET CARBS per serving
 

How to Store Chia Crackers

If the crackers are fully crisped and dehydrated (do not feel soft or flexible anymore), store chia seed crackers at room temperature up to a week.
I often make a double batch, and freeze half of them for quick and easy snacks later.

What temperature do chia crackers bake?

Seeds will brown and burn faster than regular flours, so these crackers bake at 300º F. This allows the water to dehydrate, leaving a crisp cracker that isn’t overly browned or burned.

Are Chia Seed Crackers Keto?

Yes! I highly discourage sticking to “zero carb” snacks on a keto diet. The only zero carb foods are meats, and adding a variety of vegetables, berries, nuts, seeds, coconut, and yogurt on a keto diet adds a diversity of nutrients, including fiber and healthy fats.
Keto Chia Crackers have 3 NET CARBS. The total carbs are 9 grams, and then subtract 6g of fiber to get the net carb amount.

Add some Flavor to your Keto Seed Crackers!

  • Garlic Crackers: shave 1 clove of garlic and add with your seeds in step 1.
  • Rosemary Crackers: very finely chop fresh rosemary, and add to your seeds in step 1.
  • Sea Salt & Black Pepper: Add freshly ground black pepper to taste to your seeds in step 1, and a extra sprinkle of flakey sea salt to the tops of these crackers!

Chia and Sunflower Seed Crackers

If you don’t have the variety of seeds I use in these crackers, you can sub more of 1 seed for another!
Leave the chia seed measurement the same, and make sure you have 1 3/4 cups of other seeds.
For example,
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds + 1 3/4 cups of sunflower seeds + 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
  • 1/2 cup of chia seeds + 1 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds + 1/2 cup sesame seeds + 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup of chia seeds + 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds + 1 1/4 cup sunflower seeds + 1/2 teaspoon salt
Have fun experimenting to create your perfect keto seed cracker!
 

How to Serve Chia Crackers

Serve chia seed crackers any way you would eat regular crackers!
  • With slices of your favorite cheese
  • Topped with avocado. Even top with avocado and a poached or fried egg for a keto “avocado toast” option!
  • Broken up as crunchy salad toppers.
  • On the side of your favorite soup.
  • Plain!

Nutrition

Calories: 213kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 176mg | Iron: 4mg