These were "invented" in my family years ago when my mom and her teenage girls were doing Atkins for the first time. So yummy if you have a longing for chips or cheese crackers. The method may sound weird, but try it.

Put a large handful of shredded cheese on a microwaveable plate and spread it out into a thin layer. Microwave three minutes (with turntable, otherwise stop and turn frequently). When time is up, quickly remove and pry up edges with a fork, working towards the middle. You want it to have lots of little bubbles and be fried hard. If it is still g ooey in center cook it longer. You should be able to pry it up into one big disk and flip it like a pancake. Cook thirty seconds on the other side. Let it sit for about a minute and it will crisp up completely. It tastes just like a cheese cracker! Just keep prying cheese up immediately or you'll end up baking it onto your plate! So hard to get off!

You'll find a lot of differnt varieties of these on here. I think a lot of us depend on them for the crunchy, salty, cravings. I have found that parchment paper is the ideal method of cooking these, as they do not stick and there is no prying to be done. I also make em with the sliced american cheese. Take the slice and fold it up to make 16 little squares, they puff up a bit and make a nice cheez it ish cracker. My 5 year old LOVES them too.

Well, I haven't thoroughly explored the recipes here, but since we discovered this one on accident, I thought it might be worth sharing. I've been low carbing on and off for about 11 years, but this is the first time I've had communication with anyone else that was.

If you spray your plate with Pam (I use the Olive Oil Pam) first, ...no stick. They're also good dipped in sour cream or salsa...or both.

And don't forget...you can do the same with pepperoni.

OMG. Having these right now with a salad for lunch. Holy mother! SOOO good, rich, and filling! I can't believe this is "diet" food!

I made mine in the micro as suggested, and it worked like a charm. I have these heavy-duty Dixie paper plates. They have a fine wax-like coating on them, I guess so stuff doesn't soak through them, but it works like a non-stick surface. Came out like a big old cheese pancake, and I let it sit, cool, and harden for a minute, then just broke pieces of it off. Seriously kills the craving for crunch and salt. I even thought about adding a fine sprinkling of salt. Maybe next time.

My mind started reeling with variations of this trick. How about some melted shredded mozzarella with garlic powder and even a little butter as a sub for garlic "bread?" Or jalapeno or queso fresco...could be used as chips in salsa or sour cream. Oh, my. The possibilities are endless.

Thanks for sharing this great idea! LOVE IT!

Ooops. Duh. Sorry, Jiggerz. I didn't see your salsa/sour cream comment. :-)

You can cook them on that parchment paper, it will come off very easily and you don't have to bother with a plate.

This worked great! They really do taste just like cheese crackers. I dipped them in a bit of sour cream and it was delicious

Has anyone ever tried this with Gouda?
I like Gouda on a plate that you microwave for about 30 seconds and eat with a fork. But I've never tried cooking it for 3 minutes so that it creates a chip.

This is a stapple in my diet, especially when I want something that is crispy. I pop mine in the microwave for 1 min then sprinkle with mixed herbs then another min and a half.

MMMmmmmm, delicious!

tried this yesterday with monterey jack, a sprinkle of garlic powder, onion powder, salt and Old Bay.

they were dee-licious!

delicately crisp, very tasty.

this will become a staple.

thanks!

I made one yesterday just using a slice of American cheese. I put it on parchment paper and nuked it for 40 sec. Turned out light, airy, and crunchy. Yum!
However, American cheese isn't exactly the best cheese out there so I'm willing to try it with other cheeses.

Have to be careful with these--addicting!

Cheese will stall me in it's solid state, so it will be interesting to see if the same is true in this heavenly crunchy delight.

Hi Jiggerz--I too am a "heartless Libertarian"...where can I get that mug!!??

I second that motion! Spill it, Jiggerz!