Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips
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These baked cinnamon apple chips are an easy way to preserve your autumn apple harvest. With just 2 ingredients, and less than 10 minutes of effort, these tasty chips are a snack you’ll be making on repeat.
Recipe at a Glance: Cinnamon Apple Chips
- Details
- Preservation method: Dehydrating (in the oven).
- Storage: In a sealed jar or bag at room temperature.
- Storage life: Up 6 months.
- uses for APPLE chips
- Add them to your favorite homemade trail mix.
- Sprinkle them over salad.
- Stir them into warm oatmeal.
- Enjoy them as a simple healthy snack.
If you love snacking on apple chips, but don’t love the price tag of the store-bought ones, look no further than these easy baked cinnamon apple chips. You can make a large batch from just a few apples, they store well for months, and are very inexpensive to make. All you need is apples, cinnamon, a sharp knife, some parchment, and an oven. Oh, and a little patience.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Apples–Use apples that are crisp and firm, without any soft or brown spots.
How to Make Homemade Apple Chips
1. Core the apple and slice as thinly as possible on a mandoline or using a sharp knife.
2. Arrange the apple slices in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. Bake in a 200°F (93°C) oven until crisp.
FAQs
Use firm, crisp sweet apples, such as Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, or my favorite, Cosmic Crisp. Avoid soft apples which won’t crisp.
If your apple chips are chewy, they may be sliced too thick and/or they may require extra baking time. To ensure that your chips are crisp, remove one from the oven at the end of baking and let it cool for a minute on the counter. After cooling it should be very crisp. If not, continue baking the remainder of the chips, checking again in 20 to 30 minutes.
Ways to Use Apple Chips
Apple chips makes a great snack all on their own, but here are a few other great ideas:
- Use them as scoop for fruit dip or warm caramel sauce for an easy dessert.
- Crumble them up and stir into warm oatmeal.
- Add them to salads.
- Mix them into your favorite trail mix.
Storage
Store your apple chips in a sealed jar at room temperature for up to 6 months.
Tips & Troubleshooting
- The thickness and moisture content of your apple slices will determine the cooking time. This may vary by up to 1 hour.
- To maximize the shelf life of apple slices, make sure that they are completely dry. After baking the chips should be crisp and crunchy like a potato chip, without any chew.
- This recipe is suitable for gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets.
Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips
Equipment
- Mandoline or sharp knife
Ingredients
- 1 large apple
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°F (93°C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
- Use a sharp knife or apple corer to remove the core from the apple. Use a mandoline or sharp knife to slice the apple as thinly as possible. The slices should be about ⅛-inch thick, or thinner, if you prefer, but not so thin that you can see through them.
- Arrange the apple slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. You can get them very close together, but don't overlap. Overlapped slices will fuse together during baking. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Bake until the apple slices are very crisp, 2 to 2 ½ hours. To check for doneness, remove a slice from the tray in the oven and let it cool for about 1 minute. Once cool, it should be very crisp. If not, continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes more and check again.
- Remove the chips from the oven and let cool completely. Transfer to a sealed bag or jar and store for up to 6 months.
Notes
- Cooking time–The thickness and moisture content of your apple slices will determine the cooking time. This may vary by up to 1 hour.
- Storage–To maximize the shelf life of apple slices, make sure that they are completely dry. After baking the chips should be crisp and crunchy like a potato chip, without any chew.
- Dietary–This recipe is suitable for gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets.
