Our gluten-free crackers recipe is quick, easy, and totally irresistible. One bowl and a handful of ingredients are all you need! These crackers are gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, versatile, and one of our favorite homemade snacks.
Ingredients for Homemade Gluten-Free Crackers
This recipe uses minimal ingredients that can be customized to your liking.
- Gluten-Free Flour. We're using garbanzo bean flour in this recipe since we wanted to make a falafel cracker. See below for how to choose the best gluten-free flour for more ideas.
- Spices. sweet paprika, cumin, coriander, turmeric, hot paprika, allspice, black pepper, cardamom. These are our falafel spices. See below for more flavor variations!
- Salt. We use sea salt to bring all the flavors of these falafel crackers together. Adjust the amount of salt to your taste.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil. You can use any oil you have on hand.
- Water. This helps bring the dough together. You can also use a plant-based milk.
Choosing the Best Gluten-Free Flour
This cracker recipe calls for garbanzo bean flour (aka chickpea flour), which yields a crunchier, more flavorful cracker that is higher in protein and fiber. Almond flour is another option that provides healthy fats and a more subtle flavor. You can use your favorite one-to-one gluten-free flour blend for baking. If the fact that these crackers are gluten-free is not important to you, use spelt flour, white flour, or a combination of white and whole wheat flour.
Keep your eye on the dough as you're mixing, and add water 1 tablespoon at a time to help the dough come together. Different types of flour require different amounts of water to bind.
What is Falafel Seasoning?
Traditionally, falafel is flavored with fresh parsley and cilantro, with a lot of bold dried spices. These warming spices give authentic falafel its signature flavor. We've included a 7-spice blend in the recipe card below to give these crackers that unmistakable falafel taste.
Flavor Variations for Homemade Gluten-Free Crackers
You can customize this gluten-free cracker recipe by using any spices or herbs available in your pantry. Which flavor variation will you make?
- Salt and pepper
- Za'atar
- Sumac and sesame seeds
- Flax seeds and sunflower seeds
- Herbes de Provence
- Italian seasoning
- Nutritional yeast and chili powder
- Grilling seasoning
- Everything bagel seasoning
- Mushroom powder
How to Make Our Gluten-Free Cracker Recipe
Have you ever made homemade crackers? It may sound daunting, but they're surprisingly easy to make! The dough comes together in less than two minutes, and no special equipment is required! You'll need a baking sheet, a rolling pin, and some parchment paper. No yeast, no kneading, no waiting for the dough to rise.
- Mix the flour, salt, and spices in a large bowl
- Add the water and oil to the dry ingredients and mix until it forms a dough
- Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper sprinkled with some flour
- Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough and roll it thin
- Score the dough into 1"X1" squares
- Prick each square with a fork
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Falafel Flavored Gluten Free Crackers
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 100 Crackers 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Our gluten free crackers are quick, easy to make and totally irresistible. One bowl and a handful of ingredients are all you need! We chose a falafel spices for our flavor profile. Which one would you use?
Ingredients
- 1 cup of garbanzo bean flour (here we used Bob's Red Mill ) (See Note 1)
- 1 tsp sea salt or ½ tsp table salt
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ¾ tsp ground cumin
- ¾ tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp hot paprika
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- Pinch of ground cardamom
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 2 tbsp plant-based milk (or water if not available)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF
- Combine the flour and spices in a large bowl and mix well. Add the olive oil, water, and milk and knead to form a soft dough.
- Roll the dough between two pieces of lightly floured parchment paper, into a rectangle-ish shape, about ⅛ inch thick
- Score it into small rectangles (1"x1") using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife and prick each rectangle with a fork
- Carefully transfer it to a baking sheet and bake at 375ºF for 15 minutes.
- Let the crackers cool before separating them.
Notes
- Alternatively, use regular white flour, a combination of whole wheat and white flour or almond flour instead of chickpea flour. Please note that wheat flour is not gluten-free
- You may need to add more or less liquid to form the dough with the different flours mentioned above.
Recipe and images updated on April 2020
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 crackers
- Calories: 75
- Sodium: 239
- Fat: 4.9
- Saturated Fat: .7
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 6
- Fiber: 1.3
- Protein: 2.2
- Cholesterol: 0
cindele
Oh- I don't know what I love more...the inspiration of staying the course when things don't go my way, the beautiful photo (these look like they came from a box- so perfect!) or the recipe- I LOVE recipes with this flour. Thank you Ruthy and Vicky for bringing so much joy to my life and my kitchen!!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Cindy! You area great inspiration for us as well!! Glad you like the recipe. Enjoy!!
Jacque
I love falafels, and that recipe looks so easy and delicious, that I will have toy type it soon. Thank you!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you! Enjoy 🙂
Judee@ Gluten Free A-Z Blog
I like everything about this recipe: it's easy, healthy, and looks delicious. What a clever idea. Can't wait to try it.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you!! Hope you enjoy it.
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes
These look really good! I definitely need to make these. My kids and I love munching on crackers so these are perfect for us. Pinning now!
Raquel
Awesome crackers!!! I love the variety of spices you have in them. They would go perfect with so many dips!
Chanie@BusyInBrooklyn
I absolutely love the sound of these! I bet they're amazing with hummus.
Vicky & Ruth
Haha yes! Perfect combination, right?? 🙂
Sarah Klinkowitz
These look exactly like something you could buy in the store, they look THAT GOOD!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you so much Sarah!
Life Diet Health
How yummy! I followed a link from 'Gluten Free with Judee' who had posted these on Healthy Vegan Fridays 🙂 I love falafels and these look so tasty - I will probably make them this week! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Hilda
Can I use almond flour mixed w/ regular flour ?
Vicky & Ruth
We haven't tried it, we cannot say if it will work.
Gita Freed
This is the 2nd time I’m making these crackers. I love the flavor, but found both times even with flouring the parchment paper, the dough sticks badly. Thank goodness for pastry scrapers! Any suggestions? Thanks!
Vicky & Ruth
Hi Gita, we are so sorry you are having some trouble with our Falafel cracker recipe. We have not experienced that We would suggest spraying some oil on the parchment parper or adding a little bit more chickpea flour to the batter to see if that solves the problem.