Looking for a new, easy snack to add to your rotation? This recipe is so simple– it just has one ingredient. You just bake grated Parmesan cheese for around 5 minutes and turn it into thin, crispy wafers. If your kids like Goldfish or Cheez-it crackers, this is a more nutrient-dense alternative that they may love just as much.
If you are reading this and are vegan or dairy-free, we don’t want you to feel left out. We have another easy healthy cracker idea to propose to you — see page 322 of Sugarproof for our Flax Thin Crackers. These are gluten-free as well for anyone with that need.
If you ARE a fan of cheese, this is definitely a recipe to try! I first learned about these wafers back in 2001 when I was working at Canlis, a fine-dining restaurant in Seattle. These wafers were used as a topping for the famous Canlis Salad, and I will admit that sometimes I would sneak one or two of them from the salad station and eat them as a snack. While the wafers taste amazing on top of a salad or a bowl of soup, they are just as good as a little snack on their own. They also make a great addition to a snack assortment or a lunchbox.
Can you spare 10 minutes to try these out? You won’t need more than that from start to finish to make them!
Parmesan Wafers
Makes 12
Ingredients:
–1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese (loosely packed)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C.
- Line a baking sheet/pan with parchment/baking paper, or use a Silpat liner.
- Arrange the grated cheese into 12 little mounds of equal size, spacing them adequately into rows.*
- Bake the wafers in the oven for around 5-6 minutes or until golden and crisp-looking.
- Allow to cool and gently remove from the sheet pan.
- Store in an airtight container.
*Variations: sprinkle some fresh ground pepper or herbs like dried basil or oregano onto the cheese mounds before baking
