{Recipe} Honey Whole Wheat Graham Crackers

I'm always looking for baby snacks that are easy to make and take, that Felicity actually likes to eat. When my friend Liz shared this recipe with me I just had to try it out and I'm so glad I did! These homemade graham crackers are super easy to prepare and they are a hit with our whole house. Mine turned out a little more cookie-like than intended but I kinda love that! These are naturally sweetened with honey, and even have some whole wheat flour in them so I feel good eating them and giving them to the baby! Here's what you'll need:

(Original recipe found here)

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1½ cups all purpose flour
½ cup dark brown sugar, packed
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter, chilled & cubed
¼ cup honey
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method:

Combine your dry ingredients in a bowl or food processor and mix thoroughly. Add the butter and using your food processor, hand mixer or pastry cutter, combine with the dry mix until you reach a mealy consistency. It is important to keep the butter very cold before mixing, like you're making a pie crust.

Last, add the vanilla, honey, and water and continue to pulse/mix until the dough takes shape. It will look like a sandy consistency in the bowl, but will stick in a ball when pressed together. Turn the dough out onto a floured or non-stick surface (I used one of my silicone baking mats - I'm totally obsessed with these!) and roll out into thin disk, about 1/4" to 1/8"thick. The thinner you roll out your dough, the crispier your crackers will turn out.

Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes for your crackers. I picked some spring shapes since it was the first day of spring this week! Sure, its snowing here in Northern Michigan, but butterfly shaped crackers make it seem springy anyway!

Arrange your crackers on a non-stick baking sheet (did I mention I'm obsessed with these!?) and bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes. My oven runs hot so I only baked for 10 and these came out just perfect!

I got about 2 dozen cookies out of this recipe and its a good thing, because they are going FAST! Felicity made short work of one right out of the oven. The little hint of cinnamon makes these feel like such a treat, but they are really not a bad-for-you snack!

True confessions- I whipped up a quick batch of buttercream frosting for a treat and my hubby and I had it on these as an afternoon snack with some tea. Y-U-M! I'd like to figure out a chocolate variation of these cookies in the future, and I'll be sure to share the recipe here if I do!

I hope you enjoy this little whole wheat treat! Check in later this week for an update on my cloth diapering journey, and info on how to get your diapers *really* clean. Thanks for reading!

xo Allison

Felicity's First Birthday

Long time no see! I haven't posted here in several months and I've missed it. Not much is new in our lives- we switched to cloth diapers, and Felicity turned one! We had a fabulous time at her party this past Saturday, and I wanted to share some photos of the day with you.

Since Felicity's birthday is 3.14, "Pi Day", I wanted to incorporate pies into the theme, and what we ended up with was a Pi Day Picnic theme.

We are sandwiches and traditional summer sides like watermelon, and potato salad, and drank lemonade and iced tea from Mason jars. I even found some cute red and white paper straws at Joann Fabrics!

Those jars of candy were a "guess how many" game and the person who guessed closest got to take home the candy. The kids especially loved it!

I made Felicity's outfit for the party (pre-cake smash!) and I was so happy with how it turned out! She had a little red circle skirt, a "1" onesie and matching headband. She even left the headband on most of the time! I was so impressed :)

Some friends were kind enough to lend us their cornhole (beanbag toss, for you non Michiganders) to play at the party. It was a neat way to bring the picnic atmosphere inside on a chilly pre-spring day!

For the decorations, I kept it really simple with red gingham bunting banners. I made these using my new sewing machine, it was super easy!

A couple of the banners had phrases, and others were just plain red and white. I clipped photos of Felicity throughout the year to each flag on the plain red banners. It was so fun to look at each one and see how much she has grown and changed!

Being a first birthday of course, there was a cake smash! Felicity inherited my sweet tooth and was only too happy to dig into her cupcake from Sugar High Bakery in Frankenmuth!

Last but not least, I was thrilled to finally be able to give Felicity the gift I've been working on for months, her reading teepee! She had a blast playing in it with all the kids.

I'll be posting a tutorial with all the steps to make your own later this week. It all folds up into a matching storage bag for easy clean-up. I think you're going to love it!

Happy First Birthday to my sweet girl :) this year has been a blur of sleepless nights, giggles, worry, and pure joy. It is a pleasure to be your mommy!

Thanks for reading :)

Xo Allison