Man, sometimes you just NEED that crunching sensation when low-carbing.
Since we’re off all those awful refined carbohydrates, the store-brand cheese crackers just WON’T do!
Luckily I’ve come up with the easiest low-carb cracker the world has ever seen! (Sensationalist??)
LOL, but seriously, these are simple, very tasty, and have virtually NO carbs.
I promise you this – at some stage of reading this article you’re going to say, “Nah, that’s not going to work!”. I know because I did too when I first got the idea. It’s really WEIRD but it works!
Essential Ingredients – Grated cheese, that’s it!
Ideally you would have
- Grated cheese of your choice
- Tiny flakes of almonds (buy flaked almonds in the store and crush them with your hands)
- Any herbs/spices you might like to try
I use the ‘Spicy Mozzarella & Cheddar Grated’ from Tesco (I also get the flaked almonds there).
Instructions
- Get some baking paper (you need this so that the cheese won’t stick)
- sprinkle on some grated cheese and form it into a circle – about 20g of cheese per cracker works well here
- Sprinkle some flaked almonds on top – a very small, 2-3g is all you need per cracker
- Now Simply pop the cheese (still on the baking paper) into the microwave
- Nuke them at full power for about 1 minute
- Voila – they should now be hard and ‘puffed up’. If a bit gooey round the edges that’s ok. Just take them out of the microwave and let cool.
Granted, they look a little weird but taste delicious when left to cool and harden up.
TIP! If you want to make a batch, throw the ingredients into a bowl in a 10:1 ratio of cheese to flaked almonds e.g. 100g cheese and 10g flaked almonds. Then batch them out into individual crackers – they turn out a little better when the almonds are mixed through the cheese as opposed to sitting on top of it.
I guess there’d be a maximum of 0.5g carbohydrate per 20g cracker!
A slice of tomato and ham folded up works very well on these 🙂
There you have it. Couldn’t be simpler!
Your Buddy,
Mark
Ahh Mark, I love these recipes! Gonna’ try this one tomorrow, just have to buy some almonds… Thanks dude.
Cool! I’m gonna try these too.
You can actually buy cheese puffs made out of just cheese for low-carbers. I think they’re called ‘just the cheese’ or something like that.
Keep up the good work my friend.
@Alex & Jamie. Thanks guys! Love sharing these with you.
hey mark
great stuff. this is abit strange for me to post this here but have you supplemented with melatonin. its affective for deep sleep and im putting away the zma. you have mentioned that you supp with zink. what have you heard about this?
jason
@Jason. I’ve heard about the sleep-aiding benefits of supplementing with melatonin. I’ve never supplemented with it myself and don’t know enough to feel comfortable recommending it I’m afraid.
@Jason. I have been supplementing with melatonin at bedtime for years, since I suffer from restless leg syndrome and this is one way to help with that. I can tell a difference if I sit up late and haven’t taken it; I start getting a very uncomfortable sensation in my legs. It also has the added benefit of helping one fall asleep faster. Pretty cool! Start with just 1 mg and see if it helps; no sense taking more than you need.
thanx guys. took melatonin for the first time last night and seems to work fantasticaly, its my weak point in my weight gaining mission, i just dont sleep properly and with marks exercise routines it seems to make me more restless at night..(any exercise in that case). but got a solid 8 hour sleep last night and felt fresh this morning. keep up the awsome work mark!!!
tried these! i am addicted! i made a full bags worth of cheese! haha! i keep them in the fridge! i put sum corned beef on mine! brilliant mark cheers!
just made these with shredded chedder and cajun seasoning (no almonds) they are awesome! Taste just like a cheese it cracker. My kids even like them!
@Melinda. Great to hear! Always a bonus when the kids enjoy it 🙂