Sweet Potato Cheddar Crackers
Sweet potatoes, cheddar cheese, and whole wheat flour come together in these simple homemade crackers that are sure to please adults and kids alike.
Can I tell you a secret?
Homemade crackers are just about the easiest thing to bake.
When I posted the photo below to Instagram, a member of my family commented “Oh, fancy!” But the truth is these sweet potato and cheddar cheese crackers are about as simple as you can get.
Just mix the dough either by hand or with a food processor, roll it out, slice, and bake! Okay, maybe the slicing can get a little tedious, but the crunch of a freshly-baked homemade cracker will make it all worth it. Promise.
So skip the overly processed stuffed at the grocery store, and bake your own instead. Better yet, get the kids involved too. They’re going to love ’em!
baking tip:How to measure flour
Too much flour can cause problems in your baked goods. Baking is a science after all! Since flour has a tendency to compact over time as it sits in the supermarket and in your pantry, if you simply dip your measuring cup into the flour and scoop it out, you’ll end up with more than you should. Instead, follow these steps:
1. Fluff flour a little with a spoon.
2. Spoon flour into measuring cup until it’s overflowing.
3. Drag your finger or a butter knife across the top of the measuring cup, sweeping away the excess.
And to get even more precise, use a kitchen scale!
Sweet Potato Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (113 grams)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary , chopped
- 1/4 cup butter , cold and cut into cubes (56 grams)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese , grated (113 grams)
- 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato , see Notes (106 grams)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Coarse salt , for sprinkling
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and rosemary. Add the butter and grated cheese and toss lightly until coated in the flour mixture. Pulse in short bursts until the butter is the size of small peas.
- Add the mashed sweet potato and pulse until combined. With the food processor running, add the milk. After a few moments, the dough will come together in a ball. Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick. If the dough becomes sticky, add more flour. Cut the dough into 1-inch squares and transfer to the prepared sheet pan.
- Use a toothpick to poke a hole into the center of each square. Sprinkle with the coarse salt and bake until the edges are just starting to turn brown, about 12-15 minutes.
- Let cool, then store in an airtight container. Crackers are most crisp fresh from the oven.
Notes
- For mashed sweet potato, wash one small sweet potato and pierce a few times with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees until soft, about 1 hour. Peel off skin and remove any discolored spots. Mash with a fork or in a food processor.
- To keep crackers crisp during storage, place a slice of sandwich bread in with the crackers. The bread will absorb any moisture in the air and the crackers will remain relatively crisp.
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Note: This recipe was originally published October 2013 in partnership with Wisconsin Cheese. Thank you for continually supporting partnerships with brands I love. All opinions are always my own.
I looove cheddar crackers and these sweet potato ones look like a great twist on a classic!
xo, Elisa
I am Planning on making these only subbing wheat flour with brown rice and potato flour
Those crackers sound awesome!
These sound like the perfect snack! Lovely!
so unique! never seen sweet potato cracker before but I am sure they will taste phenomenal
I like to make pasta dishes with cheese.
I love the combination of sweet potatoes and cheddar cheese-definitely a winner in my book! Another one of my favorite fall combos is apples and cheddar cheese, I make apple cheddar scones every year!
i like to add pepper jack to just about anything for an extra little kick. 🙂
I love topping casseroles with cheese!
I love to put cheese in everything! Baked spaghetti, being the most recent. But enchiladas, pie crusts, casseroles, and nachos, of course. Plus so much more 🙂
There is nothing better then snacking on crackers! These look amazing!
I use cheese in all my Mexican recipes, liki Chile Rellenos. Also in lasagna.
I haven’t done it much but i want to make cheddar crackers!
I love to bake with cheese. I always use Parmigiano on top of my lasagna and baked ziti, along with mozzarella and ricotta. I also love to bake savory scones and crackers. These look wonderful. I love the addition of sweet potato!
I like making homemade garlic cheesy bread.
i love cheddar cheese,it’s my favorite!
It would be a shorter list of what I don’t like to use cheese in! I use in all pasta dishes, hash brown potato casserole, mexican dishes, you name it. They’re all my favorites!!!
In my eyes, not much can beat a good baked cheese dip!
That’s a hard question and after much thought I don’t recall the last time I baked with cheese. Years ago I used to love to make backed brie (in a crust); I’ll have to revisit that.
My favorite way to use cheese in baking is to sprinkle it on top of anything and everything! I love cheese!
I like to add some cheddar to my apple crostada in baking. These crackers look delicious!
I love cheese on homemade pizza and about everything else it just MAKES the dish!!
I want to make this recipe!
I love using ricotta in desserts! (my mom makes an awesome cookie!)
I like savory cheese and herb quick breads.
We use cheese on almost everything…Our favorite is homemade pizza!
I like crumbling Sartori’s Montamore in with scrambled eggs or an egg sandwich. It adds a touch of pizzazz.
I like to toss cheese on pizza and green bean casserole.
mac n chesse
I love to bake potatoes or chive and cheddar biscuits!
I love cheese baked into everything… scalloped potatoes, mac & cheese, enchiladas… I noticed I have a very carb-y trend going…
Sweet potato crackers! I have always thought I’d like to try making crackers but never seem to get around to it. This looks like an excellent place to start.
I love cheese and always rifle through the odds and ends bin at Whole Foods to try new kinds. I like to crumble up the hard, salty kinds and stir them into muffin batter. Mmm.
Cooking my favorite Italian dishes!
Cheese is so versatile to use in baking just about anything! Making mini cheesecakes is my favorite way of using cheese, though!
On top of pizza. 🙂
Mmmm this sounds so good! I’m currently going through a sweet potato obsession, so I’d love to try this! My favorite cheese to use in baking is a mix of mozzerella and this one garlic herb cheese I find at costco! I don’t really know what it’s called.
I like to use a combination of several cheeses in my vegetarian lasagne.
In enchiladas, burritos, etc.
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese or Simple grilled cheese, huge melty fan…
My favorite way to use cheese in baking is in a crustless quiche I make that has cheddar, monterey jack, parmesan and cottage cheese. But I cheese in dozens of recipes!
My favorite way to use cheese in baking is in a crustless quiche I make that has cheddar, monterey jack, parmesan and cottage cheese. But I use cheese in dozens of recipes!
I’ve never made any sort of cracker, but I think it’s a great idea. You can change the flavor to suit your meal! Loving the giveaway!
I’ve tried crackers before , but the flavor was always lacking. Yours look awesome
I love to have cheese with apples as a snack. so yum!
I love using blue cheese in my mac and cheese!
Popovers!
I recently made apple & cheddar scones!
I like putting it on top of casseroles and pizza.
I love it with pasta or potatoes 🙂
I love to put cheese on casseroles and things! This week I shredded up some gruyere and melted it over radicchio…sounds fancy, but I was looking for something to do with csa veggies, and it was really yummy! I’ve never made crackers but your recipe sounds tasty too! Might need to make those this weekend! 🙂
These look divine! I’ve never made homemade crackers before. I haven’t done much baking with cheese — just enchiladas and pasta. I’m definitely going to give these a go.
I love to add cheese potato recipes, its amazing in mashed potatoes.
Smoked cheddar takes any dish up a notch!
We make a lot of casseroles and always top those with grated cheese. I also like to make omelets and grilled cheese for the kids.
What a great giveaway! My favorite baked cheese recipe: mac & cheese.
Pão de Queijo, those light, fluffy, gluten-free Brazilian cheese puffs. Irresistable.
Yum, I’ve never tried using sweet potato before!
I love using cheese in homemade biscuits!
i like to sprinkle cheese on top of baked goods (I like it crispy)
I love a great baked mac n cheese dish and scalloped potatoes!!!! These sweet potato cheese crackers sound divine!!!!!
These look amazing…must try.
These look really good! As a Wisconsin girl that longs to go home, the combination of the the sweet potato and cheese sounds just about perfect.
Cheese is a staple at this home! One of the favorites is a onion, mushroom, and potato soup, topped off with sharp cheddar. Cheese crisps are another, a flour tortilla covered with grated cheese and spinach or picante, crisped up under the broiler. Nachos with individual chips each with a slice of cheese and a jalapeno slice, under the broiler. And don’t forget cornbread with a cup of grated cheddar cheese added to the mix.
I wonder if you could make these with gluten free flour? any idea?? i love the pastry wheel cut out idea simple no fuss..
I don’t have experience with gluten-free flours so unfortunately I have no advice. If you happen to give it a try and are successful, I’d love to hear about it!
I use it to make breads and crunchy toppings! These look great!
I like to bake savory pies and cheese always goes good in a pie. 🙂
I love dipping different cheeses in honey! When I bake I love to shred and top anything from garlic breads to casseroles!
I love to use cheese in my jalapeno cheddar cornbread. It adds just the rite amount of savory to the fiesty jalapeno kick.
We love cheese!
Those crackers look Yummy!
YUM!
I love using just topping plain slices of cheese when baking pizza, lazagna, etc… Melty deliciouness!!!
I cant wait to try making these crackers! I have not had good luck when trying to make crackers. Your cheese giveaway looks awesome. Id love to try some of those cheeses!!
I think I’ll be making these today. I’ve never made crackers before, but I’m excited to give them a shot. I’m especially excited because they look like they might be a healthy alternative to Cheez-its, which my mom is utterly addicted to. If I could give her a homemade substitute, that’s a gift she’d surely appreciate ^^
I’ve only seen a few recipes here and I am golad and surprised to see some don’t have sugar in them and use only whole wheat flour. That’s how I eat and sometimes it canbe challenging to find the right recipes. Nice
These are so tasty. Me and my toddlers enjoyed them together. I will prepare more tomorrow.
This is really a pastry recipe with sweet potato and cheese in it, not a cracker recipe. This is exactly how you make pastry, double the weight of flour to butter & a couple of Tbs of liquid. They taste like pastry, not at all crisp like crackers. It would make a nice pastry for a flan. Having said that they are very nice.