Healthy Cheese-it Crackers... with carrots!

 Healthy Cheese-it Crackers... with carrots!

Toddlers L-O-V-E cheese crackers. At least any I've ever known do. And lately, I've been trying to find healthy alternatives to the little snacks of the kids. No preservatives, who doesn't love that? Adding vegi's where they wont even know they are eating them, even better!

Ingredients:

1/2c shredded carrots

3/4c shredded sharp cheddar (you can substitute mild if you want)

1c All Purpose flour plus extra for kneading and flouring surface (substitute wheat or gluten free if you prefer)

4tbsp butter softened

3-4tbsp water

3/4tsp salt  (plus extra to salt dough before baking)

Mix shredded carrots, cheese, flour, salt and butter in a food processor or ninja. Pulse until little balls form. Add water 1tbsp at a time while pulsing until dough starts to form a ball. On a floured surface sprinkle dough with flour to keep it from being sticky and knead a few times. Place ball in the fridge for 20 minutes wrapped in plastic. Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick, salt top of dough lightly using a pizza cutter cut crackers into squares or use a mini cookie cutter if you have one. Place on a foil lined baking sheet and bake at 375 for 8-16 minutes. The large span in baking time is because I baked mine around 8 minutes so they wouldn't be real crispy or crunchy because my son is a little younger and I feel more comfortable with them being softer. If you want them to be softer then stick with about 8-9 minutes, but if you want crispy crackers bake them about 12-16 minutes. Keep an eye on them though and the longer you bake them the darker the color will get. Mine puffed up a little too but they were GREAT and the kids absolutely love them.

All ours were different shapes and sizes cause miss Annabelle was having a blast helping!