Parmesan Crisps You will not believe how easy these crisps are to make and you can see how attractive they are! :) From now on, this is going to be a staple appetizer whenever I entertain. The great thing also, is that they can be served in a basket made from the same ingredient!
This is my entry to Meeta's Birthday Party Bang!
Recipe - Parmesan Crisps
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- A few grinds of black pepper
- A large baking sheet
- Parchment paper or a silpat (silicone baking mat) if you have one
- A small bowl turned upside down to work as a mold
- Preheat oven to 400 degree
- Mix cheese and black pepper
- Take 1/2 cup of mixture and spread it in a thin circle
- Bake it for 5 - 7 mins
- Remove round disk and drape over the bottom of the bowl, gently pressing against the sides of the bowl
- Leave to cool and harden
- Spoon 1/2 tbsp of cheese onto baking sheet 1-inch apart
- Flatten the top of the cheese a little with the back of your spoon
- Bake in oven for 3 - 5 mins
- Remove from oven and let cool
- Place in Parmesan basket, garnish with chives and serve
Notes:- You can vary the size of the crisps to suit your needs for example to 1 tbsp or 1 tsp.
- You do not have to make a molded basket to serve the crisps, they can be served using a plate, bowl or platter
- Finely snipped chives can be added to the cheese mixture and be baked right into the crisp
51 comments:
I love Parmesan chips. I recently made them with a lovely tomato soup. Fantastic. Thanks for bringing this along to the Birthday Party!!
Lovely Cynthia. Wanted to grab something. Very tempting. As usual a real photo. Viji
I make these to for appetizers.Love them.Looks delicious Cynthia!:))
are they very salty? i've wanted to try them for a while, but was wondering about that. i prefer pecorino to parmesan. i'll probably try it with that.
hey what a coincidence...i just watched a program on TV last weekend on how to make parmesan chips....! :)
I loved ur presentation too..great pics as usual :)
Shn
Lovely chips, Cynthia!! Its great as an appetizer.... Thanx for the recipe
Oh Cynthia, such beautiful pictures!
We make these to go with our soup.
I had something like this in a restaurant in New Jersey a few months back, and have been wondering how easy it would be to reproduce. Thanks so much for the recipe!
that is good. i want to try it now. so crispy....
My daughter LOVES cheese. Can this recipe be used with other types of cheese? If so, what kinds? We don't always get all types of cheese here and the Parmesan we get is usually the bottled flakes -- like you would use for sprinkling over Italian dishes.
I loove to dunk this in hot soup. The heat from the soup beautifully melts these crisps and releases the aroma of Parmesan. Beautiful pics!!
really so nice cynthai ....they are indeed yummy and mouthwatering .Nice pics also .AFAM round up is done .You can check them out ...
Ahh yes, I like these!!
I turn them over on a bowl when they are still warm to make a Parmesan bowl out of them.....and I serve a Spinach-Mandarin Orange salad inside. I brought that for a fellow Nurse's baby shower last year, and they were a hit!
I'll try leaving them flat the next time, am sure it would go well with some dip and such!
:)
trupti
lovely pics, cynthia!
crisps look YUM! the basket idea is neat!
Cynthia,
So delish , beautiful pic, wow I should really give this a try
Thanks for the recipe , you truly have a very artistic way of presentation
A perfectly shaped bowl that you can eat. Brilliant!
And I just bought a huge wedge of the good Italian stuff. Wow. Good timing.
Meeta - You are welcome honey.
Viji - Thank you :)
Asha - they are so dangerous, once you start, you can't stop till all's gone :)
Bee - no hon, they are not very salty at all. Oh, I'll try it sometime with the pecorino too.
Shn - cool! so you gonna make some?
Ramya - thanks and you're welcome.
The Cooker - thank you. I guess that's what most people make them for - to have with soups. I've never had it with soup, the next time I make soup, I'll make the crisps to have with it.
Chris - A very warm Caribbean welcome to you! Thanks for stopping by. Please, make yourself comfortable. Come back as often as you like, just to browse or leave a comment if you feel like doing so. You are most welcome.
As you can see from the recipe, the crisps are really easy to make. I do hope you try them. Let me know how it goes :)
Go on Reena - it's very easy.
Hi Cheryl - any hard cheese will do. I am not sure what is easily available there but if you are referring to the already grated parmesan cheese that's sold, that is fine. That's what I used. I did not get a chance to go down to the Italian shop and pick up a wedge so I used what I had in the fridge.
The New Zealand and English chedder cheese we get will not do the job.
Oh Suganya - that description is so vivid. Makes we want some soup right now.
Thanks Deepa and I will check out the AFAM round up.
Trupti - you must have been the talk of the party. I too like the idea of serving a salad in the parmesan basket. Actually, I think the next time I am entertaining, I will make mini baskets and have individual salads for everyone, that way, I won't have salad plates to clean :)
Thanks Richa
Thank you very much Sreelu, you are so kind. Please give it a try. In your expert hands, it will be art.
Excellent, Lucy, excellent. So what you gonna do with your wedge? :)
Looking at this photo I can just hear the *snap* of biting into one... I love appetizers like this. :)
Ari (Baking and Books)
My daughter surely will love these savory chips. going to try ..thks Cynthia for the recipe.
AAHH!!!!!! Thats wonderful and so simple to make!!!! Loved your idea of making salad bowls out of it! :)
Thanks Cynthia!:)
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I recently saw something like these chips in one of my Swedish cooking magazines, so I went looking for that recipe. They were not made of Parmesan cheese.
I found the recipe. Here it is:
(8 chips)
2 dl (200 ml) finely grated spice cheese.
Heat a dry nonstick skillet over low heat.
For each chips: Gently put 1 tablespoon grated cheese into the skillet.
Shape into a thin round.
Allow the cheese to melt until it´s golden brown.
Remove from heat.
Allow them to stiffen a little before you remove them from the skillet.
Cool on a rack.
I suppose hard cheeses like cheddar will work fine.
hey Cynthia, I saw this in food network and Giada had made it so I have an idea of how to make it.
your pics look awesome.
Cynthia!! Those crisps look so crispy and amazing!!!
Hay nice presentation.... It looks like real party time. I like to have it with soups. Mouth watering one.
xAri - good to see you! Thanks.
Roopa & Coffee - you both are welcome!
Elisa - Welcome to you my new friend :) Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leaving a comment.
It will be my pleasure to stop by yours and to add you to my blog roll and feeds.
Thanks for your very kind words and compliments.
Karin - the only kinds of chedder cheese that I am familiar with is the New Zealand and English cheddar, both would be much too soft for these crisps. But if there are other hard cheddar which I obviously don't know about, it will work just fine.
Thanks for the recipe you shared. For shaping, some people also drape the crisp over a rolling pin.
Thanks again for sharing.
Sharmi - Thanks. Yeah I've seen her make it too. Well she would eh? She is Italian :)
Padmaja - thanks!
Thanks Sukanya.
WAOUUUU !!! It's so beautiful I don't know savor. Very wonderful
Great idea !!! Thy looks delicius!!!
Your blog is wonderfull whith great photos.
Thank you very much Cynthia.I hope you enjoy the dessert.It's really delicious !!1
The world's easiest chip. I like to press a single herb leaf into each when they are just starting to melt. These look especially light and crispy. I can see that whole stack disappear but quick.
What a beautiful picture!! you know how to make food look so appetizing... yummy!
Pom d'adi - thank you!
Sylvia - Welcome! please come back and visit often.
Thanks for the compliments. Coming from an advertising professional such as yourself, that is high praise. Thank you.
Susan - hmmmm, I like that idea and it would make each crisp so artsy looking :) Thanks for the tip!
Sig - hey sweetie, how are you? Thanks very much.
cynthia, I was reading your comment under my gooseberry post. So happy to see that you enjoyed gooseberries as a school kid too. :) And about the syrup your aunt makes, what a coincidence! my aunt used to make a syrup too. It had jaggery(indian brown sugar) in it and she used to feed all of us kids telling that it would improve our memory so we can do better in tests. Lots of memories around gooseberries, huh?
And you have asked long time ago about rasam. Rasam is a spicy indian soup normally served with rice or as a drink. You will find several versions of it in other blogs.
And do I have to say Parmesan crisps look great?
Wow -- sounds and looks delicious. And easy! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! this looks awesome. I have so much Parmesan lying in the fridge, I am going to try that this evening. Thanks,.
Its very simple to prepare...Thanx for sharing this..
I love Parmesan chips, and these look so wonderful piled up! I'll see you at Meetas blog party! Not sure what I'm cooking yet though!
Cynthia you never stop suprinsing me! How nice cheese chips.
These are great! Coincidentally, I made these and had a post about them, last year! Aren't they the easiest and best. Your basket made of the same stuff takes it to the next level!
RP - hello! welcome. It's nice to see you here :) Thanks for the shared memories and compliment.
Hi Christine, hope you are doing well. Thank you.
I love your enthusiasm Lata. Please post and let's know how you enjoyed them.
Chinni, you are most welcome.
Freya & Paul - can't wait to see you guys. I'm looking forward to the party too. :)
Pilar - you are such a darling!
Thanks Lisa, I am going to check out your post now.
Now I wish I had parmesan lying around! And a fat lot of good it would have done me :-)
Hi cynthia, its my first time here and I have to say ur blog is really nice and the dishes seem interesting escpecially the clips of it..keep up the good work..
Anita - LOL. You are the best :)
Sugar & Spice - A very warm welcome. Thank you for stopping by and helping me to discover yet another eating joint - your blog :)
Please make yourself comfortable and come back as often as you like.
Thanks for the compliments. They are very much appreciated.
oh my gosh!!! You certainly have an eye for beauty and talented hands!!! I love these crips, never feel enough for them!
wow, that looks nice and crispy! and so simple to make - thanks.
Your parmesan crisps look gorgeous! A great idea...
Lovely! Parmesan chips are one of those things that I always get excited about when I go out for dinner but for some reason I've never thought of making them at home. I think these will be my next party trick!!
Cynthia, they are soo beautiful.I LOVE parmesan fritters. Can't stop eatng them once I get started.
Hey Cynthia,
I made these following your recipe and instructions. They taste so good and it's so simple to make! I was feeling a little ambitious so I also made a few Parmesan cups and served salad in it.
Thanks so much for the recipe! Will post soon.:)
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