Late July Organic Snacks

Our Sandwich Cookies - Vanilla Bean with Green Tea & Dark Chocolate

I decided when my son was four and started asking for cookies at the store that it was time for Late July to make cookies!  At home, I love to bake with whole grains, dark chocolate, and Madagascar (Bourbon) vanilla, so I knew I could create cookies for Late July that I would feel good sharing with him.   

First a confession, I have a giant sweet tooth and there are two things I absolutely can't resist - cookies and chocolate so creating our new cookies was a dream come true for me.  To get the recipes right, I baked different cookies and mixed different fillings for almost my entire pregnancy with my second son Benjamin.  I knew I had to finish before he was born, so I used that as my deadline.

My new product development team consists of me and just one other person, Patty so the two of us were very busy mixing and tasting hundreds of cocoa, vanilla and other ingredients before we settled on just a few that were our favorites.  Once we narrowed it down, we brought in the rest of the company to try out different batches of cookies.  Towards the end, we were doing cookie tastings almost daily.  Finally after months of testing, we landed on two recipes that we loved and the rest of the company agreed.

We mixed up so much chocolate and tried so many varieties of vanilla that I thought it might cure me of my sweet tooth.  It didn't! I can't resist either of our Vanilla Bean or Dark Chocolate Sandwich cookies.  I'd like to credit our brilliant recipes with why I love our cookies so much, but I know the credit should go to our ingredients especially the whole grains, the Madagascar Vanilla and the dark chocolate. 

For our organic vanilla bean with green tea cookies we selected an irresistible organic Madagascar Vanilla with the actual bean seeds included because they add so much flavor.  Then we add just a hint of sweet green tea which adds a subtle flavor that enhances the vanilla.  The result is a filling with a real vanilla flavor and not just a sweet flavor.

For our Organic Dark Chocolate,  we actually created our own chocolate blend for the filling using organic non-alkalized cocoa, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter and a fairly generous amount of organic Madagascar vanilla.  The result is quite a bit different than the traditional chocolate filled sandwich cookie because our cookies have a real piece of dark chocolate sandwiched in the middle.  These are my son Stephen's favorites!

Available Sizes: Along with the take home grocery box (pictured) both cookies are also available in single serve and 6 CT lunch packs of individually wrapped 4 packs.

Vanilla Bean With Green Tea - Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic powdered evaporated cane juice with organic corn starch, organic palm oil, organic evaporated cane juice, organic whole wheat flour, organic cocoa (processed with alkali), organic brown rice syrup, organic vanilla extract, organic evaporated cane juice syrup, organic roasted barley, organic chocolate liquor, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, organic cocoa butter, sea salt, organic green tea extract.

Allergens: Contains wheat and soy.  Made in a plant that processes milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.

 

Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size: 2 Cookies (24g) 

Servings Per Container:  about 11

Calories 110   Calories From Fat 50

Total Fat 5g

   Saturated Fat 2.5g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 2g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 80mg

Total Carbohydrate 16g

   Dietary Fiber 1g

   Sugars 8g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 2%

 

 

Dark Chocolate - Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

 

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic palm oil, organic powdered evaporated cane juice with organic corn starch, organic whole wheat flour, organic cocoa, organic cocoa (processed with alkali), organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic brown rice syrup, organic evaporated cane juice syrup organic roasted barley, organic vanilla extract, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, sea salt. 

 

Allergens: Contains wheat and soy.  Made in a plant that processes milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3 Cookies (33g) 

Servings Per Container:  7

Calories 150   Calories From Fat 60

Total Fat 6g

   Saturated Fat 3g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 2g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 125mg

Total Carbohydrate 21g

   Dietary Fiber 2g

   Sugars 9g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 2%

Our Mini Sandwich and Bite Size Cracker Line Up

Organic Mini Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers    -   Organic Bite Size Cheddar Cheese Crackers  -  Organic Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers

Our peanut butter is made by Sunland, Inc and is unequivocally NOT involved in the recall. Please refer to our main page for details.

My sons love bite size food.  This was something I first learned when my oldest son turned 2.  He always asked for our bite size cheddar crackers and although he loved our large sandwich crackers, they we're a bit difficult for him to eat so we decided to launch mini versions.  We made a mini version of our Classic Rich crackers and filled them with perfectly roasted, not too sweet peanut butter or our own blend of carefully selected white cheddar cheese.  Unlike conventional mini sandwich crackers we don't use high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oil.  As a mother with two active, growing boys who are always hungry it's very helpful to have snacks on hand that both of my boys love!

Available Sizes: 5oz take home grocery boxes (pictured) & 8ct. Lunch Packs (contain 8-1oz single serve packs) . 

For ingredients and nutrition facts see below:

Mini Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

 

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic cheddar cheese blend [(organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzyme), organic nonfat milk, organic whey, organic sweet cream, salt, disodium phosphate, lactic acid, enzymes, natural flavor, mixed tocopherols), organic buttermilk], organic palm oil, organic oleic safflower oil and/or organic oleic sunflower oil, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar), soy lecithin (an emulsifier).

   

Allergens: Contains wheat, milk and soy.  Made in a plant that processes eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 13 cracker sandwiches  (28g)

Servings Per Container:  about 5

Calories 110   Calories From Fat 80

Total Fat 9g

   Saturated Fat 2.5g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 5g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

Cholesterol less than 5mg

Sodium 310mg

Total Carbohydrate 16g

   Dietary Fiber less than 1g

   Sugars 2g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 4%

Iron 4%

   

Bite Size Cheddar Cheese Crackers Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

   

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic oleic safflower oil and/or organic oleic sunflower oil, organic cheese blend [(organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzyme), organic nonfat milk, organic whey, salt, disodium phosphate], organic palm oil, sea salt, yeast, baking soda, organic evaporated cane juice, annatto, enzymes.

 

Allergens: Contains wheat and milk.  Made in a plant that processes eggs, soy, peanuts and tree nuts.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 30 crackers (28g)

Servings Per Container:  about 5

Calories 130   Calories From Fat 40

Total Fat 4.5g

   Saturated Fat 1.5g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 1g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol less than 5mg

Sodium 310mg

Total Carbohydrate 19g

   Dietary Fiber less than 1g

   Sugars less than 1g

Protein 3g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 2%

Iron 2%

   

Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

 

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic peanut butter (dry roasted organic peanuts, organic palm oil, organic sugar, salt), organic oleic safflower oil and/or organic oleic sunflower oil, organic evaporated cane juice, organic palm oil, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar), soy lecithin (an emulsifier).

 

Allergens: Contains wheat, peanuts and soy.  Made in a plant that processes eggs, milk and tree nuts.

   

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 13 cracker sandwiches  (28g)

Servings Per Container:  about 5

Calories 110   Calories From Fat 70

Total Fat 7g

   Saturated Fat 1.5g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 4.5g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 240mg

Total Carbohydrate 18g

   Dietary Fiber less than 1g

   Sugars 2g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 4%

The Sandwich Cracker Classics - Peanut Butter & Cheddar Cheese

Our peanut butter is made by Sunland, Inc and is unequivocally NOT involved in the recall. Please refer to our main page for details.

My father has always loved the classic combination of peanut butter and rich crackers, but could never understand why the commercial ones had to contain so much junk!  He learned the answer the hard way when we spent over a year trying to perfect an organic version.  Without the use of hydrogenated oil or high fructose corn syrup to turn the peanut butter into a paste-like filling, it's very hard to get the crackers to stay together.  We ended up working with a peanut butter cooperative to develop an organic shelf-stable peanut butter and bought specialized type of equipment to make them.  When it was all said and done, we were the first company in the world to create an organic sandwich cracker!

 

Available Sizes:  6 Ct. Lunch Packs (contains 6 indivual 4 sandwich cracker packs) & 12 ct. Display Caddies (contains 12 individual packs - sold seperately) (Pictured)

 

     

   

Organic Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

 

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic peanut butter (dry roasted organic peanuts, organic palm oil, organic sugar, salt), organic oleic safflower oil and/or organic oleic sunflower oil, organic evaporated cane juice, organic palm oil, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar), soy lecithin (an emulsifier).

 

Allergens: Contains wheat, peanuts and soy.  Made in a plant that processes eggs, milk and tree nuts.

   

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Package (4 Cracker Sandwiches)  (37g)

Calories 160   Calories From Fat 80

Total Fat 8g

   Saturated Fat 2g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 4g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 280mg

Total Carbohydrate 17g

   Dietary Fiber 1g

   Sugars 2g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 2%

Organic Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

 

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic cheddar cheese blend [(organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzyme), organic nonfat milk, organic whey, organic sweet cream, salt, disodium phosphate, lactic acid, enzymes, natural flavor, mixed tocopherols), organic buttermilk], organic palm oil, organic oleic safflower oil and/or organic oleic sunflower oil, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar), soy lecithin (an emulsifier).

   

Allergens: Contains wheat, milk and soy.  Made in a plant that processes eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: I package (4 cracker sandwiches)  (34g)

Calories 140   Calories From Fat 60

Total Fat 7g

   Saturated Fat 2.5g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 2g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol less than 5mg

Sodium 420mg

Total Carbohydrate 17g

   Dietary Fiber 1g

   Sugars 2g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 5%

Iron 2%

The Classics - Rich & Saltine

Back where it all began.  I was newly pregnant with my son and feeling a little under the weather.  I was living in New York City at the time and set out to buy some organic saltines at one of the many natural /gourmet stores in my Union Square neighborhood.  After a few hours of unsuccessfully searching, it occurred to me that maybe they didn't exist.  After further research I discovered I was right, and the seed of inspiration was firmly planted.  I then spent the rest of my nine months experimenting with my own saltine recipes and learning as much as I could about organic cracker baking.  I also recruited my father, a two time food entrepreneur, to join my effort and Late July Organic Snacks was officially born right along with my son Stephen.  We made the decision to launch the company with our all time favorite crackers, an old fashioned yet classic saltine, a flaky, buttery tasting rich cracker and a satisfyingly cheesy bite size cracker.  These were the crackers I grew up with, but now I had the chance to update the recipes to remove some unnecessary things like hydrogenated oil and high fructose corn syrup and use only the best organic ingredients.  I love to use the rich and saltine crackers in recipes.  I use the classic rich anywhere that calls for breadcrumbs and I always use the saltines on baked fish and other seafood.

See below for Ingredients and Nutritionals:

Classic Rich

Ingredients
Organic wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic oleic safflower oil and/or oleic sunflower oil, organic palm oil, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, cream of tartar), soy lecithin (an emulsifier).

Allergens: Contains wheat and soy. Made in a plant that processes milk, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 4 Crackers (15g) 

Servings Per Container:  about 11

Calories 70   Calories From Fat 20

Total Fat 2g

   Saturated Fat 0g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 0g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 160mg

Total Carbohydrate 11g

   Dietary Fiber 0g

   Sugars 2g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 0%

Organic Classic Saltine

Ingredients
Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Palm Oil, Organic Oleic Safflower Oil and/or Organic Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Leavening (Baking Soda, Cream of Tartar), Yeast.

Allergens: Contains wheat. Made in a plant that processes peanuts, milk, soy, eggs and tree nuts.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 4 Crackers (14g) 

Servings Per Container:  about 12

Calories 60   Calories From Fat 20

Total Fat 2.5g

   Saturated Fat 0.5g

   Trans Fat 0g

   Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g

   Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 120mg

Total Carbohydrate 10g

   Dietary Fiber 0g

   Sugars 0g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 0%