4-Ingredient Seed Crackers
Posted on: March 5, 2024. Updated on: March 23, 2024.
by Carolina Gelen
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How to make these 4-ingredient seed crackers
To make the seed crackers, combine the flax seeds and boiling water in a bowl. The flax seeds will be the binder for our crackers, so whatever you do, make sure you don’t skip them, it’s what holds them together.
After the flax seed mixture turned from liquid to a gooey egg white-like consistency, it’s time to add the rest of the seeds. Here you can go with one kind of seed or mix up two or three kinds. In the image of the crackers attached to this recipe, you’ll notice a mixture of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and hemp hearts.
Zhuzh it up!
Use this recipe as a base for the crackers and zhuzh it up by adding your favorite flavors! Instead of kosher salt, try using a flavored salt, I’m thinking garlic salt, celery salt, and more. Don’t want to keep the crackers plain? Grind some spices like cumin, coriander or fennel and mix them in the seed cracker mixture right before you bake them.
Looking for other snacking recipes similar to these crackers? Try my beer battered olives or these flaky meat cigars.
4-Ingredient Seed Crackers
Servings: 8
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup flax seeds
- 1 cup boiling water
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups mixed raw seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower, hemp hearts, etc.
- 4 tablespoons oil, such as extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil, etc., plus more for greasing
Instructions
- Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Heat the oven to 400°F (205°C).
- To a medium bowl, add the flax seeds, boiling water, and a hefty pinch of salt. Stir and set aside for a minute or so, until the seed mixture goes from a liquid consistency to a gloopy, egg white-like consistency.
- Add the remaining 2 cups of mixed seeds to the mixture and stir to combine. Taste and season with a little bit more salt if needed.
- Lightly grease a half sheet pan with oil. Line with a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom.
- To the pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil. Using a pastry brush or your hands, every spread the oil on the surface.
- Dollop the seed cracker mixture on the pan and evenly spread using a spatula in a thin, even layer that covers the surface of the pan.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil on top of the seed cracker mixture. Sprinkle with salt on top.
- Bake for 25 to 28 minutes, until the seeds start to look golden. Make sure to keep an eye on the oven and check on the seed crackers every now and then.
- Open the oven door to release some of the heat and reset the temperature to 350°F (175°C). Rotate the sheet pan, close the oven door and continue baking for 12 to 15 minutes, until the seed crackers look golden brown.
- Transfer the crackers to a cooling rack or allow them to cool in the pan. Snap the seed cracker bark into smaller pieces and the seed crackers are ready!
- Store in an air-tight container for 2 to 3 weeks.
I love love to see your post, your recipes (and videos) are captivating with simple staples ingredients that most of us have at home! Can’t wait to have your book!
This made me so happy!!!!
Can I substitute the flax seeds with another seeds for this crackers.
Flaxseed does not agree with me.
Chia seeds would make a decent substitute
I am a gleaner, too
Your 4-ingredient seed crackers look amazing, and tasty yet simple to make & bake!
I just happen to have all those very healthy ingredients on hand and am very much looking forward to trying out your recipe. I am gathering up my ingredients tonight and will make&bake and eat the crackers tomorrow!
I too thrift
I hope you love them!!!
I love the recipes!
Carolina. I so enjoy your recipes , your palate, and presentation. Everything you present is so well done! I have been a personal chef for 25 years and I’m inspired.. you always have a fresh new take. Thanks and keep on going!
How kind of you, Yvonne! I am so grateful to have you here xx
Can you use ground flax?
Yesss!!!
Hi, I don’t currently have flax seeds, do you have any idea if chia seeds be a suitable replacement? Thanks
Chia seeds would also do the job!
I can’t wait to make these. Can I substitute flax meal for the flax seed?
Absolutely, flax meal will definitely work 🙂
Love the seed cracker recipe!
These are currently in the oven 😁🤞. I also added some chiaseeds – hope it turns out great!
Wondering if I could add psyllium husk to I crease the fiber
Absolutely!!!
Your videos rock! Your sense of humor never fails to make me laugh, and your recipes are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing your talents!
These are so yummy! I added some of the TJs mushroom umami for a bit of, well, umami. My only mistake was leaving the cookie sheet on the counter to cool for too long and somehow it’s now half empty 😭
Quick question. Would it be good to grind the flax seeds to get nutrients? I used to buy these crackers from the farmers market and it’s awesome to see how to make!! Thank you! 😊
Totally ok to use ground 🙂
Looks lijke a great recipe. I bought pumpkin seeds to try this yummy!
Can’t wait to try this! I’m a thrifty person myself, and also love simple recipes.. so thank you for sharing ❤️ Your humor is appreciated too!! 😄
That makes me so happy!!!
Love your ideas…thrifting, cooking with healthy things we probably have.
Hi! What would the nutritional content be per serving for these?
Looks easy enough and would be a great change from store bought crackers.
I love your presence on the virtual inter webs of culinary greatness. Eagerly await your book!
I love your presence in the virtual inter webs of culinary greatness. Eagerly await your book!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! it looks easy and nutritious, thank you!
Would milled flax seed work the same way? Or would that mess this up?
It would totally work!
I made mine with flaxseed meal and added the mixed seeds in. It came out perfect. Delicious.
After you open the door, release the steam and reset the temp I assume you close the oven door again?
Indeed!
Can’t wait to try this 4 ingredient Seed Crackers! Thank you for sharing!
Love you
Die cracker sehen so lecker aus, ich probiere sie heute gleich aus.
My crackers are in the oven now. I can excited to try and share with my sisters!
Hello Carolina, thank you so very much for posting that seed cracker recipe. I’ve been wanting to try it for a long time and yours looks the easiest. I appreciate the fact to that you try to make the best of what you have sometimes we get to free with purchasing and we need to use that what we already have. I appreciate that about you too. Today was my first day finding you, so I am browsing through your page you have a great day and continue to be the wonderful person that you are.🥰
Hello-
Cannot wait to make days. I have to go get some seeds have been looking for this recipe for a long time thank you so much..
I loved these!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Looks amazing! I’m sure it’s me, but I don’t see a “Print” button. Do I have to take screen shots and print those?
Working on getting a print button!!!
Can’t wait to try these!
Can I use walnuts or almonds
Absolutely!
This is a great recipe. I have an Almond Cow nut milk machine, and just throw in the left over nut-mash to make a 5 ingredient cracker. Everything else is the same except takes a little longer to bake. Also when I rotate the pan I score cracker lines with a knife, so they break into squares and are ready for hummus in my lunchbox.
Would quinoa work for this recipe? I wanted to remake this exactly like yours but I can’t find hemp hearts anywhere.
Costco usually has them! Quinoa won’t work unfortunately. You could also use sesame seeds as well!
Could you add some dried fruit?
Absolutely!!! Mix it in the seed cracker mixture alongside all the seeds, that should be delish
Thanks for your amazing recipes!
Made these the other day and idk why anyone would buy store bought crackers again after trying this recipe. Super easy/ quick. And I added some green goddess seasoning they were bomb!
YUM, love the green goddess seasoning addition 🙂
These are sooo good! I saw your video and I couldn’t stop thinking of these until I made them. Reminds me of growing up & roasting our pumpkin seeds from our jack o lanterns on Halloween. Am 100% going to make again. Thank you for this recipe!
That makes me so happy!!!
Thank you
Me encantó tu receta.
En México tenemos amaranto y a tu receta le agregué este grano que también es muy nutritivo.
Saludos y éxito.
Love the recipe & your personality!!! I can’t wait to make this!!!
Can’t wait to try it thank you!😊
It is sitting in my oven and I cannot wait 🙂
These crackers look so good and I want to make them but I don’t eat or use any kind of oil …..so is there something else I could use to make these oil free?
as long as you use parchment paper on the baking sheet, they should be good to go if you omit the oil in the recipe
Hey do I need to crush the flaxseed to release the gloopiness (can this be a word!) or will it work whole?
It will work whole
You had me at “thrifting” then at “affordable”. Love your recipes.
Yum!! just tried it n worked perfect. Was wondering if you knew how I could turn this into granola? (like less of a cracker, with more clusters)
Adding some raw sugar to the mix would be lovely! Bake it as the directions instruct, but then break it into smaller clusters rather than big cracker-chunks
Thank you so much for this recipe!!!!!! It’s so easy to make, it takes so little time and at the same time it’s so nice, tasty, delicious!!!!
Can I use ground flax instead of the seed?
Yes
You had me at that crunch! 😃
Loved this recipe . Making now . Will share pic once it turns out the best !
I’ve read that flaxseeds don’t offer any nutritional value unless you ground it first. Can I still use this recipe if I lightly ground the flaxseeds first?
Absolutely!
Hi Carolina,
I’m a Diabetic and I’m looking for protein related snacks. I’m look forward to try these crackers.