Raw Cheeze It's

[rawererin]

See post #20 for a photo!


I just took these out of the dehydrator and they're beyond good- cheezy, little spicy, trademark orange... and RAW!
The original recipe is from goneraw.com, I added a few things to it... and after a few hours in the dehydrator I scored them into little squares with a fondant cutter I found at Hobby Lobby, I'll post pics soon...

* 1 C Sunflower seeds (soaked 4 hrs and dehydrated)
* 1 C Brazil nuts (soaked and dehydrated)
* 1 C Almonds (soaked and dehydrated)
* 1 big tomato
* 1 cup red pepper, diced *I used a whole red pepper*
* ¼ C ground flax *I left this out*
* 1 pinch cumin or to taste *I used about 1 tsp Cumin*
* 2 teaspoons salt or a bit less to taste *I used at least 2 tsp salt*
*I added 1 Tbsp taco seasoning*
*I added 1 tsp onion powder*
*I added 1 tsp garlic powder*

Preparation

Process all ingredients and spread on teflex or parchment paper as thin as you like, after a few hours score with a pizza cutter and leave until dry on top then flip and leave until crispy (all day!) then eat eat eat!!!

[Snoozy]

Thank you so much for posting all these wonderful recipes!!!

[Maui Girl]

Those sound yummy! I need to make those for my kids. They always ask for crunchy treats when we shop. Great, Thanks for sharing!

[Banshee]

Wow, Rawererin, you must be in my head!

Went into the pantry last night to get some flax seed and saw that big red box of cheeze its (my SAD husband loves them), and thought to myself "yummy, i want some, there has to be a way to make a raw version of these"...they'll be in my dehydrator tonight!

Thanks for the post

[spicyfull]

Thanks for Sharing...........

[rawererin]

great, I'm glad you guys can use these recipes I've been posting. I'm so picky that it takes me a while to find some that I'll eat and these have worked out great! Enjoy!

[baltochef]

I pulled an almost identical recipe off the forum yesterday when looking for cracker & bread recipes..(See my recent thread "Crackers & Breads Without Nutritional Yeast or Nama Shoyu")..

I didn't have Brazil nuts, so I soaked hazelnuts instead..When I sign off the computer I'm going to make these & put them in the dehydrator..

Just before logging on I finished putting a batch of faux Ritz crackers into the dehydrator..I didn't have walnuts, so I used pecans instead..I'm wondering how the bitterness of the walnuts versus the sweetness of the pecans will effect the final taste??..

Anybody have any thoughts on these two substitutes??..This is the first time I will have made either of these recipes..

I can't wait to taste both of these crackers..

Bruce

[rawererin]

Originally Posted by baltochef

I pulled an almost identical recipe off the forum yesterday when looking for cracker & bread recipes..(See my recent thread "Crackers & Breads Without Nutritional Yeast or Nama Shoyu")..

I didn't have Brazil nuts, so I soaked hazelnuts instead..When I sign off the computer I'm going to make these & put them in the dehydrator..
Hazelnuts would probably work, they'd lend an interesting flavor...

Just before logging on I finished putting a batch of faux Ritz crackers into the dehydrator..I didn't have walnuts, so I used pecans instead..I'm wondering how the bitterness of the walnuts versus the sweetness of the pecans will effect the final taste??.. I almost think the pecans would give it a better taste, the walnuts were too bitter for me when I make the ''Ritz"

Anybody have any thoughts on these two substitutes??..This is the first time I will have made either of these recipes..

I can't wait to taste both of these crackers..

Bruce

I put my responses in red, good luck!

[femaleuna]

ok, ok, ok. I love cheese its! A raw version! amazing! Now, just a clarification. After soaking the nuts, do I dehydrate them whole, by themselves?
Before adding everything together and processing it?
I'm sorry, i'm quite new to fancy raw recipes.
These will be a godsend. Yeh!

[vitak72]

I Will Be Making These When My Excalibur Arrives. I Bet Adding A Little Nutritional Yeast Would Make Em Cheesier(not Raw Though)

[Eva]

So... do these... R E A L L Y.. have the crunch and some taste of cheez its?? Cuz if they do... WOWEE!

Originally Posted by femaleuna

ok, ok, ok. I love cheese its! A raw version! amazing! Now, just a clarification. After soaking the nuts, do I dehydrate them whole, by themselves?
Before adding everything together and processing it?
I'm sorry, i'm quite new to fancy raw recipes.
These will be a godsend. Yeh!

Yes, after soaking the nuts you spread them out on the mesh screen and pop into the dehydrator. Probably the key here is to dehydrate the nuts until they are really crunchy.

[femaleuna]

Originally Posted by Veganforlife

Yes, after soaking the nuts you spread them out on the mesh screen and pop into the dehydrator. Probably the key here is to dehydrate the nuts until they are really crunchy.

Thank you! I have not heard of doing that. I'll give it a try.

Well, I just popped two trays of these into the D and let me tell you - the "batter" it out of this world! OH MY GOSH!!! It's been a long while since I've eaten the SAD/CRAP Cheese Its but this tastes (from what I can remember) an awful lot like it. Really, really cheezy tasting. I did not add any flax nor any taco seasoning or garlic powder. I also let it process until really smooth and then spread out onto the teflex sheets. WOW! Just the batter was awesome. I can imagine what the crackers are gonna taste like!

I think we have a winner here!!! WOO HOO!!!.

Thanks for posting this.

I think this is gonna be one of those recipes I make again and again.

Something about sunflower seeds and red peppers. That combo is really good!!!! WOW!!! And the Brazils and almonds added to it! WHOA!!!

I'm in awe, or should I say, I'm in RAW baby!!! LOL!!!

[cara4art]

Whoa! These sound awesome - I'm going to have to try these! I've been having such fun with my dehydrator anyway. I never was much of a baker with cooked food, but doing this dehydrator stuff to compliment all my fresh food is right up my alley.