Can I make chia crackers like I make flax crackers?

[rawererin]

but without the flax?
I heard chia seeds are more neutral tasting, I would love to try them, how do I do this?

[walnutty]

Great question!

I would like to know the answer to this also. If you have made chia crackers, please, please share the recipe! I DO NOT like flax crackers, but would love to make a crunchy cracker with chia!

[lafsalot]

Here's a chia/sesame recipe I got from Gone Raw ~


one excalibur dehydrator tray

light,crisp, slightly sweet
Ingredients

* 1 cup chia seeds, unsoaked
* 1 cup unhulled raw sesame seeds, soaked 8 hours or overnight
* ½ cup light agave, or date syrup
* ¼ cup water, or maple syrup(not raw)

Preparation

mix all ingredients together. allow mixture to stand for about half an hour,or more, to thicken. spread 1/8 inch thick on parchment paper on mesh sheet. score into desired size crackers.dehydrate at 115 degrees for 18-20 hours till crisp.

[Aleesha Sattva]

please post how it turns out. 1c is a lot of chia and i'd love to know how they are before trying it myself.

[rawererin]

sweet! I just ordered my chia and sesame seeds... if it takes me forever by God I will make a successful sweet snack cracker!

[Tropigal]

yes, have you tried making these? i am really interested as flax is not too appealing for me!
do post the results! i might try this with half a recipe. i will update if i do!

[rawererin]

let me know if you get to try this recipe before Friday, I won't get my seeds until then, I'm a little anxious about this recipe working out!

[GlimR]

Alrighty then....I made these, the pics are below.

I would divide the recipe to make 1 1/2 trays instead of 1...they are not really as thin as they could be. I used the recipe as stated and filled one tray. They are crisp but would be better thinner...they taste pretty good but somehow remind me of styrofoam. I would make sure to drink a LOT of water with these because chia seeds absorb 9 times their weight/volume of water and very little moisture is used in the making of these.

[Raene]

What does Chia taste like??

[GlimR]

I don't have any idea how to answer that question...it doesn't taste like anything but itself.....you just have to try it for yourself and see what you think.

[Tropigal]

i made these too. I really like them.
i added a bit of salt, sweet & salty..mmmmm

[rawererin]

Tropigal how thin did you spread these?

[rawererin]

Here's another recipe I found:
Basic Chia Seed Crackers
1 Part Chia soaked in 2 Parts water for an hour or so (like 1 C Chia soaked in 2 C water)
Flavor as you like, sweet or savory.
Spread thinly on teflex, start dehydrator at 140 for 1 hour then score crackers and turn temp down to 105 and dehydrate until crisp.
Flavor possibilites:
Plain
Garlic & sea salt
Cinnamon, vanilla and agave
Pizza
Garlic, salt and basil
Spicy red pepper

[Tropigal]

i spread them pretty thin, maybe 1/4"...???
i also added unsoaked raisins. I am liking them more every time i eat one!

[rawererin]

that's good to hear, so they were pretty easy to make huh?
and it looks like they stayed together pretty well without soaking!

[ab_raw]

Ok, mine are ready this morning and these are GOOD! I just have a American harvester Snackmaster, and this recipe made 2 1/2 trays.
What I like best about them is that they don't need a yummy topping , they are quite good all on their own. Somewhat reminiscent of those sesame seed snaps I used to get for my kids.
Thanks for the recipe!
Anita

[Raw Bunny]

I have been looking for something to do with my chia seeds! They get a little too slimmy for me to enjoy them in my smoothies everyday, it leaves a stick mess in the Vita-Mix. I think these crackers will be perfect. I have my sesame seeds soaking now.

[Lady Green Jeans]

Do these crackers affect you the same way flax seed does?

[ab_raw]

That's hard for me to say. now that I am drinking GS every morning, I have a BM almost every time I go! Sorry, TMI probably. So not sure.