Hello Dear Reader,
Today is Valentine’s Day and everywhere I look there are decadent recipes galore. What can you do though if your Valentine isn’t supposed to eat rich, decadent food? Perhaps they can have a day off to indulge but for some illnesses the aftermath just isn’t worth it! So here’s a little Valentine treat – healthy heart crispbreads full of healthy grain and seeds.
These are an adaptation of my Cheese and Pumpkin seed Rye Crispbreads.
My Valentine doesn’t like seeds, so I skipped the pumpkin seeds on top but got away with the sunflower and sesame seeds mixed inside! I made them into hearts to show him how much I love him and want his heart to stay healthy!
Healthy Heart Cheese Rye Crispbreads – recipe
– 350g rye flour
– 1 tsp baking powder
– 1 tsp sea-salt
– 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
– 50g sunflower seeds
– 25g sesame seeds
– 200ml water
– 100ml oil (I used cold-pressed rapeseed oil but just use whatever is produced locally to you)
– 50g grated hard cheese (I used a local mature cheddar)
1) Pre-heat oven to 200ºC.
In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds.
2) Add water and oil and mix well. Use hands to bring together to form a dough.
Add extra water 1 tbsp at a time, if dough not coming together.
3) Take ⅓ of the dough and roll flat between two sheets of greaseproof paper.
You want it to be as thin as possible.
4) Remove the top sheet of greaseproof paper and use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out hearts. Place the hearts on a lined baking sheet.
5) Sprinkle over some of the grated cheese and bake for 8-12 minutes until crisp.
Repeat until all dough is used up. Store in an airtight tin.
Give your Valentine the gift of a healthy heart!
Vohn
x
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P.P.S. I am entering my Healthy Hearts into a couple of bloggers challenges…
Cheese Please bloggers challenge run by Fromage Homage, as this month’s theme is Cheesy Romance!
Family Foodies blogger’s challenge run by Louisa at Eat Your Veg and Vanesther at Bangers & Mash, as their theme this month is “Love”!
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These sounds so yummy!
Aw thanks Kate. They did go awfully quickly – I must make some more!
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I’m loving the sound of these, and so nice to see something healthier for Valentines Day. I’ve never thought of making crispbread, let alone something as delightful as these but I’m bookmarking your recipe. A lovely Family Foodies ‘Love’ entry, thanks so much for linking up.
Thanks Louisa! It wasn’t something I’d thought of before either but I wanted something tasty but healthy to snack on. Vohn x
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They look really tasty – and what a lovely thought behind them 🙂 Thanks for entering this month’s Cheese, Please! Challenge.
Thanks Jane! They were yummy! I might have eaten as many as my Valentine! Vohn x
It’s nice to see a healthy Valentine’s recipe for a change!
Thanks Corina. I don’t know if it counts as healthy if I eat the whole lot in one go! Vohn x
These healthy hearts look delightful! I bet they tasted scrummy too.
Thanks Galina. I couldn’t stop eating them! Vohn x
Thanks for your blog! It’s a good idea for valentine day!
Vohn, they sound a high treat indeed. Would love a few to munch through and they’d make a good antidote to the rather excessive amounts of chocolate that can be consumed in this household sometimes 😉
Thanks Choclette! Yes, I am finding them very more-ish and just can’t stop munching them! Vohn x
Aww what a thoughtful recipe Vohn! That’s true, sometimes your valentine can’t eat those rich foods!
Thanks Lorraine! Mr Vohn does like them but admittedly I have eaten the most! 😉
These sounds yum! A perfect Valentines Day apterif!
Thanks Emma! I can’t stop eating them – just as well they are healthy! Vohn x