Looking for some creative, healthy and fun snacks to make with crackers? Here are 5 Healthy Cracker Recipes that the whole family will love! You only need 5 minutes and a handful of simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand! Plus, each recipe is vegan and gluten-free!
Crackers make literally the perfect snack. That is why I crafted these 5 healthy cracker recipes that are totally vegan and gluten-free, but also totally delicious! Ranging from savory to sweet, there is a flavor combination that suites each person to their liking! The best part? You can make each of these recipes in less than 5 minutes!
Ingredients
Each of these healthy cracker recipes uses just a few ingredients to take your crackers from simple to an impressive and yummy snack! Here's what you'll need:
Avocado on Everything Super Seed Crackers
- Avocado: Freshly sliced avocado on these super seed crackers is so tasty!
- Everything Seasoning: Store-bought everything seasoning is amazing to put on literally everything.
- Mary's Gone Crackers Everything Super Seed Crackers: You can use your favorite crackers, but these are packed with seeds and are gluten-free, too!
Rosemary and Garlic Crackers with Hummus
- Hummus: You can buy your favorite hummus from the store or make some homemade hummus!
- Mary's Gone Garlic Rosemary Crackers: Again, you can totally use a different cracker that has rosemary flavor or grab some Mary's Gone Crackers!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: I like to dress up my hummus with a drizzle of high quality extra virgin olive oil!
- Cherry Tomatoes: Some fresh cherry tomatoes go amazingly in some hummus as well.
- Fresh Parsley: Fresh herbs on top of the hummus add a great flavor and texture.
Strawberries & Cream Kookies
- Strawberries: Freshly sliced strawberries work best here.
- Vegan Cream Cheese: Vegan cream cheese keeps this healthy cracker recipe vegan, but feel free to use dairy-based cream cheese if you prefer.
- Mary's Gone Cinnamon Kookies: These are graham cracker style crackers for a sweet treat.
S'mores Kookies
- Mary's Gone Chocolate Kookies: These are also like graham crackers but with a chocolatey flavor!
- Vegan Chocolate: Melted chocolate tops these crackers for an extra hit of sweetness.
- Vegan Marshmallows: The marshmallows stick to the melted chocolate and add the quintessential s'mores flavor!
Peanut Butter & Banana on Honey Kookies
- Mary's Gone Honey Kookies: Slightly sweet and super yummy!
- Peanut Butter: I love using creamy peanut butter but you can use crunchy if you prefer. Any nut butter would work!
- Banana: Freshly sliced banana goes right on top!
How to Make This Recipe
Step 1: Calling all everything bagel lovers! To assemble the Avocado on Everything Super Seed Crackers, slice your avocados and place a slice on top of each of the everything super seed crackers. Sprinkle with everything but the bagel seasoning on top and enjoy!
Step 2: To prepare the Rosemary and Garlic Crackers with Hummus, simply serve your hummus in a dish, drizzled with olive oil and topped with tomato slices and chopped parsley. The rosemary and garlic flavors from these gluten-free crackers is perfect with hummus!
Step 3: To prepare the Strawberry & Cream Kookies, add a dab of vegan cream cheese onto the plant-based cinnamon kookies. They taste like cinnamon graham crackers but are gluten-free and much healthier! Top with strawberries!
Step 4: S'more lovers, you will love these healthier Chocolate and Marshmallow Kookies! Simple melt your vegan chocolate in the microwave for 30-40 seconds and stir until the chocolate is smooth. Drizzle a spoon-full over each chocolate cookie and top with a few marshmallows. Serve immediately and imagine you are at a campfire!
Step 5: Peanut butter, banana and honey go together like peas and carrots. Actually, they are a much better combo than peas and carrots! For these Peanut Butter and Banana Kookies, simple add a dab of peanut butter onto each of your gluten-free honey kookies (they taste just like graham crackers!) and add a slice of banana on top of each.
Expert Tips
- Each of these healthy cracker recipes can be changed to your liking! Switch out the avocado for vegan cream cheese, or switch out the peanut butter for your favorite nut butter! Drizzle some vegan honey on top of the peanut butter or strawberry crackers for some extra sweetness!
- Not gluten-free? You can certainly use different crackers if you are not gluten-free or vegan!
- Bring these perfectly shareable snacks to your next get together!
Frequently Asked Questions
You definitely don't have to use these specific crackers, but these are good if you are vegan and gluten-free. If you don't use Mary's Gone Crackers, make sure to use crackers that have a similar flavor profile as those used in each of these cracker recipes!
We have a lot of other appetizer recipes that are sure to impress! Try our vegan spring rolls, chipotle vegan cheese dip, homemade guac, and easy everything bagel chips!
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Ingredients
Avocado on Everything Super Seed Crackers
- 1 avocado sliced
- 2 tablespoon store-bought everything but the bagel seasoning
- 1 box of Mary's Gone Crackers Everything Super Seed Crackers
Rosemary and Garlic Crackers with Hummus
- 1 container of store-bought hummus
- 1 box of Mary's Gone Garlic Rosemary Crackers
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cherry tomatoes, sliced
- ½ tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
Strawberries & Cream Kookies
- 1 cup freshly sliced strawberries
- 1 cup vegan (or regular) cream cheese
- 1 box Mary's Gone Cinnamon Kookies
S'mores Kookies
- 1 box Mary's Gone Chocolate Kookies
- 1 cup melted vegan chocolate
- 1 cup vegan (or regular) marshmallows
Peanut Butter and Banana on Honey Kookies
- 1 box of Mary's Gone Honey Kookies
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 sliced banana
Instructions
5 Minute Cracker Recipes
- Everything bagel lovers! To assemble the Avocado on Everything Super Seed Crackers, slice your avocados and place a slice on top of each of the everything super seed crackers. Sprinkle everything but the bagel seasoning on top and enjoy! This is a filling and healthy snack!
- To prepare the Rosemary and Garlic Crackers with Hummus, simply serve your hummus in a dish, drizzled with olive oil and topped with tomato slices and chopped parsley. The rosemary and garlic flavors from these gluten free crackers is perfect with hummus!
- To prepare the Strawberries & Cream Kookies, add a dab of vegan cream cheese onto the plant-based cinnamon kookies. They taste like cinnamon graham crackers but are gluten free and much healthier! Top with strawberries.
- S'mores lovers, you will love these healthier chocolate and marshmallow Kookies! Simply melt your vegan chocolates in the microwave for 30-40 seconds and stir until the chocolate is smooth. Drizzle a spoon-full over each chocolate cookie and top with a few marshmallows. Serve immediately and imagine you're at a campfire 🙂
- Peanut butter, banana, and honey go together like peas and carrots. Actually, they are a much better combo than peas and carrots! Simply add a dab of peanut butter onto each of your gluten free honey kookies (they taste like graham crackers!) and add a slice of banana on top of each. These make a delicious plant-based snack or dessert that the whole family will love!
Notes
The recipes on Peanut Butter and Jilly can easily be adapted to fit a vegan lifestyle, a gluten-free lifestyle, or both depending on the ingredients you use. Please review the ingredients lists carefully and refer to our recommendations in the Notes of the recipe card to make this recipe compatible with your needs. Nutrition information provided is an estimate, and will vary based on specific brands of ingredients used and cooking methods.
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