Carrot Cheese Crackers

A recipe for Carrot Cheese Crackers! These light crackers are packed with finely grated carrots and cheese for a delicious savory treat.

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These Carrot Cheese Crackers are such a fun and delicious way to use up leftover carrots and cheese. It all comes together easily in the food processor too!

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, then pulse in the cold butter to form a coarse, crumbly mixture.

Continue to pulse in the finely grated carrot, Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, and egg yolk to bring together the dough.

Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a thin sheet, cut into desired shapes, and bake until golden.

They are perfect for the Easter season or any time of year. The Carrot Cheddar Crackers are best the day they are baked, but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

A Few Tips

I adapted this recipe from Baking Makes Things Better. I changed things a little bit to suit my son’s tastes, but follow her example with dried mustard and cumin seeds if you want to add a bit of spice.

The carrots and cheese need to be finely grated to mix easily into the dough. You can do this with the smaller holes of a box grater or a food processor.

The moisture from the grated carrot along with the egg yolk should be enough to bring the dough together as it processes. If it absolutely won’t, slowly add water a splash at a time. Take care to not add too much water or the dough will become too sticky to handle.

If you are having difficulty rolling out the dough, cover and refrigerate it for about 30 minutes. The dough needs to be baked the day it is made though. It will start to discolor due to the carrots.

The crackers can be cut into small squares with a pastry/pizza cutter or into shapes with small cookie cutters.

For the latest photos, I simply cut the crackers into 1 inch (2.5 centimeter) squares using a 5-wheel pastry cutter. In the past, I have also used mini vegetable cutters for more fun shapes.

Prick the center of each square with a fork. The Carrot Cheddar Crackers will puff a bit in the oven, but this will keep them from rising too much in the center.

Looking for more carrot-based recipes?

Try my 

• Carrot Cake Waffles
• Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
• Zanahorias Aliñadas (Spanish Marinated Carrots)

This recipe was originally posted in March 2016 and updated in February 2023.

Carrot Cheese Crackers Recipe

Adapted from Baking Makes Things Better

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Carrot Cheese Crackers

A recipe for Carrot Cheese Crackers! These light crackers are packed with finely grated carrots and cheese for a delicious savory treat.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine N/A

Keyword carrot, cheddar, cheese, cracker, parmesan

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

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Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 100 Crackers

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (190 grams) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons (113 grams) unsalted butter chilled and diced
• 4.5 ounces (128 grams) fresh carrot peeled and finely grated
• 2 ounces (60 grams) Cheddar cheese finely grated
• 0.5 ounce (14 grams) Parmesan cheese finely grated
• 1 large egg yolk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or lightly grease.
• In the bowl of a large food processor fitted with a sharp blade, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the butter and pulse to create a coarse texture with no pieces larger than a pea.
• Add the finely grated carrots, cheddar, parmesan, and egg yolk. Continue to process until the dough comes together.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a thin sheet about 1/8 inch (3 millimeters) thick.
• Cut the sheet into squares about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) thick. Prick the center of each square with a fork.
• Arrange the squares 1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden on the bottom, about 13-15 minutes. Allow to cool before removing to plate. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Allow to cool before removing to a plate.
• These Carrot Cheese Crackers are best the day they are made. Store leftovers at room temperature in an airtight container.