Cheez-Its have always been one of my all-time favorite snacks. Cheesy, salty, crunchy all in one bite?! Um yeah- SIGN ME UP.
Since following a more primal low-carb diet lifestyle, I have missed my nighttime salty snacks. Well, no more! Between these Low-Carb Cheez-Its and my Low-Carb Crackers, I have all the options I need for when I want to sit on the couch and binge watch episodes of The Office for the two billionth time!
Perfect for an afternoon or late-night snack!
I love to pre-make these cheese crackers, eat a serving (or two), and store the remaining crackers in the fridge to snack on throughout the week. They are deliciously salty and cheesy and satisfy my need to always have a post-dinner snack!
For this recipe to result in crunchy crackers, be sure to roll the dough thin enough that they have the opportunity to crisp up. You can, however, leave them slightly thicker and the recipe will still come out tasting AMAZING. I mean, helllllllllllo, baked cheese?! I’m pretty sure you can’t mess that up even if you tried!
Perfecting the proportions of the ingredients in this recipe was key, as I wanted to be sure that there wasn’t too much of the dough that it would be impossible to roll it thin enough and still fit on a traditional baking sheet. If you only have access to smaller baking sheets, you may need to cook the crackers in two separate batches! As a note, in this recipe, I used these baking sheets.
Prep Your Snack For The Week!
If you plan to make a double batch of these cheese crackers to have on-hand for the whole week, I recommend storing them in the refrigerator and re-heating in the oven at 400 degrees for 5 minutes, flipping once halfway through.
Net Carbs
With only 2.2g net carbs per serving, these Low-Carb Cheez-Its are the perfect low-carb, ketogenic snack to satisfy your craving for something salty and crunchy!
Diets This Recipe Is Compliant With
This recipe is low-carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, and refined-sugar-free.
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These Low-Carb Cheez-Its are the perfect snack for your ketogenic diet! This recipe is low-carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, refined-sugar-free, and contains only 2.2g net carbs per serving!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup shredded extra sharp cheddar
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 oz cream cheese
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Avocado oil cooking spray
- Coarse salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour and salt. Add egg and whisk until well-combined.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave cheddar, mozzarella, and cream cheese until melted, about 1 minute. Add melted cheeses to dry ingredients and, using hands, knead together until fully-incorporated. If the dough becomes too difficult to work with, return all ingredients to microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 10-15 seconds.
- Spray two pieces of parchment paper with cooking spray. Lay one piece down, spray side up, placing dough in center. Lay the other piece down, spray side down so it touches the dough, and lightly press down. Using a rolling pin, roll dough until it is an even layer. The dough should be quite thin. Remove and discard the top piece of parchment paper. Carefully slide a baking tray beneath the parchment paper with dough on top.
- Using a pizza cutter, gently cut crackers into desired size. Sprinkle coarse salt to top of dough.
- Bake crackers for 7 minutes.
- Remove crackers from oven and allow to cool slightly. Using a spatula, flip all crackers over. It may be necessary to re-cut some of the crackers with a pizza cutter as they may have melted together while baking. Return crackers to oven and bake for another 3-5 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before breaking apart and enjoying!
Notes
The microwave used to melt the cheeses is a 900-watt microwave. Depending on the strength of your microwave, the time to melt the cheeses may vary.
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I’m allergic to egg, do you know if any egg replacements work?
Hi, Terri! Usually, when I replace eggs in a recipe, 1 tbsp ground flax or chia seeds + 2 1/2 tbsp water works perfectly! I haven’t personally tried to replace the egg in this recipe so, if you do, let me know how it goes! 🙂
Honestly, this recipe was delicious. I have always had a hard time trying to find keto snacks that make me feel like I am not missing out and this was phenomenal!!! Thanks for sharing 😀
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I am so glad you enjoyed, Maria!!! Thank you for your comment!
I really loved the taste of these, but I can’t quite get mine crispy enough. They also became more moist after a day, is there anything I can do? Thank you for this recipe, baked cheese can do no wrong in my eyes!
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Hi, Audrey! The key to these is to roll the dough really, really thin. I try and roll it out until it starts to look almost transparent. For storing to eat the following day, I’d recommend lining an airtight container with sheets of paper towel and placing the Cheez-Its in an even layer. That should help to soak up any extra moisture. Thanks for your feedback!
These look great! Thanks for the awesome recipe.
Thanks, Jason!
Hi made these and they are super yummy and taste great but they did not come out as crunch as I hoped for a cracker. Suggestions?
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Glad you enjoyed, Nicole! I assume the dough was not rolled out thin enough. It should be quite thin before baking so the crackers are able to get crunchy.
Yummy flavor. For anyone who is tempted to skip any steps (particularly the spraying of the parchment paper…ahem…) don’t skip any steps. I tried to make crackers. I made a mess. Albeit a tasty mess, It would have been much better had I followed the directions!!! Will definitely be doing these again the right way! TY
Thank you for your feedback, Sheryl!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cheez-its!
These look amazing! I’m struggling with no crunch snacks since starting Keto! Question- I only have coconut flour on hand. Would that work? Or should I wait until I can get almond? ?
hi, Kenya! Coconut flour and almond flour cannot be subbed for one another as their absorption rates are very different. The Cheez-Its unfortunately won’t work with coconut flour.
This is my first week of keto and while i was really optimistic the first few days, I’m getting a little bummed about all the things I wish I ate just one last time before starting! I’m excited to try this so I don’t feel so deprived of everything!
you are so sweet, Morgan! Thank you for your comment! I totally feel ya there. I eat keto for health reasons, but I don’t feel deprived at all. I eat a low-carb dessert everyday! 🙂
Mine turned out to be very pale in comparison to yours. Should I have used more cheddar cheese?
hi, Kaity! The amount listed in the recipe is exactly what I used- and it’s an amount I tested multiple times to fit on one baking sheet. 🙂 If the color is a little different, I suspect it might be the brand of cheddar cheese that was used. I hope you enjoy them!! they are so tasty & are a household favorite of ours! thanks for your comment!
These look so good!! For some reason I can only see the recipe for the low carb crackers on this page, but not the cheez-it’s. Am I missing something? 🙂
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Sorry, Rebecca!! Was experiencing some site problems today- so I REALLY appreciate you letting me know that! Should be all fixed now! thanks again!!
Maybe I’m missing it, but how many servings per recipe?
Hi, Laura! Thanks for your comment!! The serving size is listed in the nutrition label below the recipe. The recipe yields about 40 total crackers, depending on the size you cut them obviously. 8 crackers is 1 serving, so the recipe is 5 total servings. Hope that helps!! Thanks!
Recipe sounds great but I am a bit confused! What is the size you cut your cracker to? So I can accurately calculate the serving size to match your.Thank you!
Hi, Marta! The crackers aren’t super large, probably 1×1 inch? I didn’t measure, but the recipe yields approximately 40 crackers. If you decide to make yours smaller/larger, I’d suggest importing the recipe into My Fitness Pal or another similar app and changing the serving size to match. Hope that helps!