So I was at the grocery yesterday and saw some cheese crisps in the deli section. It reminded me of a treat I used to enjoy a long time ago, and I realized they were almost zero-carb and crunchy with some protein--perfect! So I got some cheddar and some parmesan and grated them fine in the processor, almost to crumbs/powder consistency; I used about 1 oz of the cheddar and a couple of spoons of the pre-grated parmesan and ended up with around 1/2 c. of finely grated cheese. I used the cheddar to mitigate some of the high sodium of the parmesan, but you can really use any type of grating cheese.

Preheat the oven to 350. Put a Silpat on your cookie sheet and put little piles of cheese on there (around 1-2 tsp. each) and spread out into almost flat circles. Bake for around 10 minutes until they are light golden brown. Let them cool on the pan; when they are cool, they will be crisp and toasty and very yummy. I made about 8 crisps with the 1/2 c. of cheese. Delicious! Be careful with the salty cheese if you're watching your sodium. I used regular medium sharp cheddar, fairly dry when grated, but you might have good results with lower-fat cheese. I'm going to try these over the next few months with different types of cheese, and I'm definitely going to add a little cayenne to give them just a bit of kick, or maybe some smoked paprika... I think I'll also look for the low-sodium parmesan, as the flavor of the cheese is delicious!

Have y'all ever tried these? One of these is a great nonsweet little something as a snack, and the crunchy texture makes it work perfectly for my sleeve.

Enjoy! Meg

yum! They sound delicious. I'll have to make those once I'm able to eat regular food again.

mmm cheese sounds heavenly!

ty so much for posting this! my husband loves cheetos and ive been spying them in the kitchen, this sounds like a yummy replacement! cant wait to try it!!