With only 6 ingredients, Rosemary Fig Crackers are super easy to make. All you need is almond flour, figs, rosemary, egg, olive oil, and salt. We serve this homemade sweet and savory cracker recipe plain or topped with goat cheese. My husband loves having these as a healthy paleo snack.
This easy cracker recipe is also great to serve at parties. We often host cocktail parties for non-profits as well as political fundraisers to discuss clean and fair food for all.
I very much enjoy the challenge of creating an entirely gluten-free menu for these types of gatherings. Usually only a handful of people who attend are gluten-free, but they are so grateful that they can eat everything we provide! Such guests are further stunned when they find out that I’m serving paleo bread and crackers as vehicles for our healthy hors d’oeuvres. No one else who attends can tell the difference. Mostly folks are just blown away that everything is homemade for a party of 50-100 people in my home. Check out this photo on Instagram for a quick look at one of our events.
Rosemary Fig Crackers
Ingredients
- 1½ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced
- 3-4 dried figs, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together almond flour, salt, rosemary, and figs
- Mix in egg and oil until well combined
- Roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper until ⅛ inch thick
- Remove top piece of parchment paper
- Cut dough with a knife or pizza cutter into 2 inch squares
- Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until golden brown
- Cool and serve
The idea for this Rosemary Fig Crackers recipe came from an article in our local paper, The Daily Camera. The crackers they featured were made with wheat flour. Since they looked so good, I decided to create my own paleo cracker recipe using that flavor profile. I think these have turned out very well!
Here are some of the other healthy paleo appetizer recipes I serve at our cocktail parties and fundraisers!
Pat says
Yesterday, I read about how healthy it would be to eat figs marinated in EVOO for 40 days.
Now, I’m awaiting delivery of new dried figs so I can make this recipes, which looks delish.
Many thanks for you & the simplicity of all your recipes!
Elana says
Pat, you’re very welcome! I hope you love these crackers as much as we do :-)
Janice Marela says
What can be substituted for
The almond flour. My friend who is celiac is allergic to almonds. TIA
Elana says
Janice, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Nut-Free Recipes page:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/nut-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Anne says
Are these super crunchy? I am looking for a gluten free cracker that doesn’t crumble but isn’t hard. More like Ritz or saltines than, say, rice crackers, which are too hard.
Elana says
Anne, these are fairly crunchy :-)
Tammy L. says
Tried these yesterday. Love the flavor. Could not get them to be a cracker. I was worried they would burn before crisping up. We live in a humid area so wondered if a lower temp like for your wheat thin recipe would work or does the egg dictate the higher temp?
Elana says
Tammy, if you need to get the crackers to crisp up, throw them back in the oven on a very low temperature and check every 5-10 minutes until crispy. This will dry them out :-)
abundantearthworks says
I tried these awhile ago and Love them!!! Perfect! Thank you for posting :)
Elana says
So glad you found these to be perfect! You’re very welcome :-)
Judith Coffey says
I’ve been making your sesame seed crackers for some time now and actually added 1 cup walnuts which added an extra nutty crunch (If one would prefer).
I was ready to venture out on my cracker experiments and tried this one. Yours called for 3-4 figs and I thought more couldn’t hurt, but found out less is more at least in this case. The crackers were already soft by the next day ( I think just from the extra moisture the figs added) so I’m planning on sticking to your recommended fig ratio when I try them tomorrow again.
Keep them coming, Thank!!
Elana says
Judith, you’re welcome!
Fiona eustace says
I have an intolerance to almonds. Can you recommend a suitable alternative to balanced almond flour please??? Xxx
Elana says
Fiona, I haven’t tried that so not sure. You might want to take a look at my Nut-Free Recipes page:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/nut-free/
Good luck!
Elana
gina says
These cracker are awesome!! I just made a batch and they are so good!
Elana says
So glad you liked them Gina!
maziel says
I LOVE YOU!!!! Life saver!!!
Annette says
These are soooo delicious! I have just begun attempting to go grain free. These totally satisfied my craving. Not quite as crispy as a regular cracker, but surprisingly close. I did cook them for 14 minutes because I don’t think I got them quite thin enough. Will be making again, soon!
Elana says
Annette, so glad you liked them!