People often ask, “What is the one raw food item that you wouldn’t want to be without?”. For me, it is flat bread and crackers. I always make sure that there is a batch in the cupboard. I never wait for the first batch to be gone before starting a new one. Coming up with new raw food cracker recipes is always a fun challenge. And boy, can these satisfy a craving.
I love this raw food recipe is because of its versatility. Throw on a few veggies or sprouts and you have a healthy snack. They are also great with spreads and make beautiful appetizers. This recipe for BBQ crackers is one of my favorites. They have a great consistency. Not super hard like a lot of the crackers. They have a nice mouth feel.
The crackers are pictured with avocado and tomato, one of my favorite toppings.
BBQ Crackers
- 1 C Almonds (soaked, dried, ground fine in the food processor)
- 1 C Raw Oat Flour*
- 1 C flax
- 2 C Water
- 2 T Olive Oil
- 2 T BBQ Spice Mix
Place flax seed in the 2 c water and soak until soft. This will take at least an hour. Combine soaked flax seeds with other ingredients, spread about 1/4 ” thick on a non-stick dehydrator sheet. Score into squares. Dehydrated for 145 for 45 minutes (don’t worry, the food never goes above 116 and it helps reduce dehydration time) and then reduce to 115 and dehydrate until dry.
Makes 1.5 trays.
Chef’s note: Make sure your BBQ spice mix only contains herbs and spices. Many put additives and sugar in them.
*For information on raw oat flour click here: Raw Oats
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These look amazing… what brand of BBQ spice do you use?
Jessie
Those look wonderful. Do they need to be stored in the fridge?
your blog, more than anything, makes me want to own a dehydrator… these sound delicious
you always make it so easy…i feel like such a slacker.. ;-0)
I used a BBQ spice mix from Penzy’s.
Sounds simple and delicious, thanks for the recipe!
They look great… I love BBQ flavor, so I will be trying these for sure!
I can’t find BBQ seasoning where I am at in Alaska. Can you give a quick run down of what seasonings I could put together to make my own?
Thanks!
These sound so yummy!
Ooh, love this idea… where can i find bbq spice mix that is raw? Thanks Susan!
The mix I use is a combination of spices and herbs. Herbs and spices tent to not be raw but they don’t affect the nutritional quality of the crackers. Actually you can get nutritional benefits from them. And they add flavor.
Great crackers!
Those look and sound awesome! Your presentation makes them all the more mouth-watering. Thanks for sharing. Now, I need to get dehydrating!
yum yum! can’t wait to try!
Hi! Can you give a list of spices found in your BBQ spice mix? I cannot find BBQ spice where I am located. i would like to mix up my own to try these crackers. Thanks!
Yes, me too! I’d like to know what’s in that BBQ spice mix and even the brand name. (I may cave in and order it on line.)
Also, You say “dehydrate until dry.” For those of us who are spanking new to dehydrating, what kind of time frame would this be?
Many thanks!
I’m curious like zemira approximately how long to dehydrate? Also, it says above that the crackers are not as hard as a normal cracker, can they be compared to something else for finished hardness ? I’ve dehydrated mine for 12 hours and they still seem soft. Thanks.
Hello Susan,
I featured your wonderful cracker recipe on my January recipe round-up. The theme this month is homemade crackers. Thank you for your snackable inspiration.
Be Well,
–Amber
Umm… do you drain the flax seed or do you need the water in the processor?
There won’t be any water left. The flax seeds will absorb it all.
Hi, I live in Poland and raw food concept here is just starting to be known. Most people think that being raw vegan means eating just salads and winter time in Poland it seems insane to do so. But! One could not be more wrong! With all these breads, spreads and sauces you can make out of plants, raw life is just so awesome! Thank you for your recipes, they really saved me from eating traditional bread:-)So, I say the same you said in your post – I could not imagine my raw diet without a flat bread assort handy:-)And they are so fun to make!Blessings!