Sunday, July 10, 2011

Fiddlestix! ~ Carrot & Apple ~ A Copycat Recipe

This is a copycat recipe I've made for my son Gabriel. He loves an organic snack item called "Fiddlesticks" from Plum Organics/Plum Tots Line, in particular the Apple~Carrot flavor & it's not so easy to get for us. We actually have to go one city over to purchase them so we'll get a few boxes at a time. I thought it would be really convenient if I could make them, right? Well, peeking at the ingredients, I could never really fully duplicate the snack crackers but I gave it a whirl & I think I did pret-ty well! I used freshly, grated fine carrots, apple sauce & a special flour to do the trick, along with the cracker baking method. The end product is very similar, tasty & very healthy, especially for little tots. Here's what I did:

Fiddlestix ~ Carrot & Apple flavor

  • 1 stick Butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup Chick Pea Flour*
  • 3/4 cup AP Flour (I used unbleached but bleached is fine)
  • 1 TBSp Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/4 cup carrot, finely grated 
  • 2 TBSp Apple Sauce, unsweetened

Mix butter until creamy. Add the two flours, sugar, salt, carrot & apple sauce until combined. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface & roll into a log. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap & refrigerate for at least an hour.
When you are ready to take the chilled dough out of the refrigerator, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Roll pieces of dough between your hands to create 3 inch x 1/2 inch long "sticks". Place the sticks on a parchment-lined baking sheet & bake for 20-25 minutes, until the crackers are lightly browned.


Yields 2 Dozen+ Cracker Sticks! (Mine made 27)

*Lishie tip~ If you cannot find Chick Pea Flour, do as I did... Get a small bag of dried chick peas. Place them in the food processor & grind them until they are a fine powder... like the consistency of flour.

Think about making one of these Smoothies to go with the crackers.

Nutritious,

portable 

&

FUN!!!

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this! My son loves fiddlestix and I'd love to make them myself. Can't wait to try it!

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  2. You're welcome, Jey! Let me know how you like them!

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