Almond flour graham crackers that are vegan, grain-free & paleo! A perfect energizing snack or treat, they are even better than the original.
I thought I might talk about graham crackers today. Perhaps you love them as much as I do?
When I was little, my mother rarely bought sweets. A die-hard Co-op shopper, she encouraged whole grain toast smeared with peanut butter, fresh or dried fruit, or a handful of her homemade granola as snacks. Chips and cookies were for special occasions only, and the latter were almost always homemade.
Graham crackers were the exception. The familiar blue box was almost always on-hand and we were allowed to have them for afternoon nibbling anytime. My dad almost always sandwiched them with peanut butter, but I loved their true flavor unaltered with a glass of milk alongside (at least until summer camping and s’more weather came around).
In this month of healthy, portable food posts, it seems high time for a sold dose of graham cracker comfort, but in a form that can be enjoyed by almost everyone.
Vegan Almond Flour Graham Crackers
I’m talking almond flour grahams!
They are:
- vegan
- gluten-free
- grain-free
- seriously delicious
If this is your first attempt at homemade crackers of any sort, prepare yourself: they are a breeze to mix and make. The absence of gluten actually has a major advantage: you can roll and re-roll the dough as much as you like and the dough will not become tough.
I like to take these out of the oven when they are light golden brown, just beginning to darken at the edges. They may look slightly soft, but they will crisp up as they cool.
Happy nibbling!
More Grain-Free & Vegan Almond Flour Cookies to Try:
3-Ingredient Almond Flour Cookies
3-Ingredient Banana Almond Flour Cookies
4-Ingredient Chocolate Almond Flour Cookies
3-Ingredient Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies
Sweet Potato Almond Flour Cookies
3-Ingredient Fresh Apple Almond Flour Cookies
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Almond Flour Graham Crackers {vegan, grain-free}
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 20 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Almond flour graham crackers that are both vegan, paleo and grain-free! They are even better than the original.
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 and 1/4 cups almond flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil, melted
Instructions
- In a small cups, mix the flaxseed meal and water. Let stand for 5 minutes to thicken.
- In a large bowl, whisk the almond flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the flax mixture and coconut oil , stirring until blended into a cohesive dough (you can also do this in a food processor).
- Cover the bowl and chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325ºF and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Transfer the chilled dough to a large sheet of parchment paper; top with a second sheet of parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness.(not too thin–mine were actually between 1/8 and 1/4 inch).
- Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut into 2.5-inch squares; transfer squares to prepared sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown (they will still look slightly soft–will harden as they cool). Cool on the pan 5 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Storage: Store the cooled graham crackers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Tip: An equal amount of melted vegan butter can be used in place of the coconut oil.
- Category: Cookie
- Method: Baking
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 graham cracker
- Calories: 92
- Sugar: 1.7 g
- Sodium: 77.9 mg
- Fat: 7.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 4.2 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 2.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: vegan, grain-free, graham crackers, almond flour graham crackers, paleo, vegan graham cracker
Can these be made with an egg? I am not vegan.
Hi Anne Marie! Yes, just omit the flax, reduce the water by 3 tablespoons and add a large egg.
Thank you! This recipe is awesome! It turned out to be so delicious!!!
we made a fall inspired graham crackers from this recipe:
and even also a macau sawdust pudding (GF, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free)!]
THANK YOU THANK YOU! 🙂 It was perfect!
Thank you so much for this beautiful recipe! My sister and I have missed eating graham crackers for a long time. We made it over the weekend with some adaptations – skipping the oil and adding some ginger in to make it fall-inspired!
Thank you absolutely fabulous recipe.
WOW!!! Looks so great , Zoe! We are sympatico, I adore ginger. What a great addition! 🙂
I followed natalie’s addition of nutmeg and extra cinnamon and replaced the maple syrup with date syrup. instead of graham crackers, though, I rough cut them into 1/2″ pieces and baked them an additional 15 minutes at 300. I’m thinking they will make. the perfect crunchy dry cereal. some sliced strawberries or fresh blueberries, homemade nut milk and…hey, baby!!! can’t wait to try it out tomorrow morning!
Oh my goodness, that sounds sooo good, Annalea! I am going to have to try–thanks so much for sharing your adaptation! 🙂
Can I substitute coconut flour for the almond meal?
Hi Julie,
No, the two flours are very different. I’ll work on a coconut flour version–promise!
These are ridiculously good! I added
1 teaspoon of nutmeg and doubled the cinnamon. I also used a little more salt and used coarsely ground pink Himalyian salt. I’m hooked.
Terrific! Love the spices you added, Natalie 🙂
My current favorite whole grain food is Hodgson Mills Multi-grain with quinoa and flax hot cereal. Since I discovered it I have been eating it almost every day–sometimes for breakfast and lunch…
Thank you for a great recipe. I substituted the maple syrup for raw honey and they turned out great. I may decrease the salt next time though. But, overall very tasty and easy to make! I made them a bit smaller too so they would be crispier.
Wonderful! 🙂