Crispy Apple Chips

Free of dairy, eggs, peanuts, treenuts, soy, and coconut

It’s been awhile since I have posted! Finals season really had me occupied, but even if I wasn’t posting, I was still busy cooking.

A few months ago, my Nana sent me an email with recipe she had saved for apple chips. She said they were delicious and I had to try them, with just a few modifications. So I did!

I have to say, these were wicked tasty. Since being home in quarantine, it becomes really difficult to not eat everything in sight all the time. Having a snack like these that are healthy and delicious has been really helpful so that I make healthy snack choices when I go rummaging through my kitchen every few hours.

They take a couple hours in the oven, but they are worth the wait, so give them a try!

Ingredients:

1 Tbs of sugar
2 Tbs of cinnamon
3 apples (Granny Smith work great if you like tartness, but otherwise Gala apples or Honey-crisp are good too)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
With the peels on, de-core, all 3 apples. If you don’t have an apple corer, scroll down for the modification.
Slice each apple in thin rounds. I used my knife to slice each one, but if you have a mandolin, that makes the process go faster.
1. The slices should be thin, but the goal is really to make them as uniform as possible. That will help with the baking process so that you don’t get some burnt slices.
2. I actually found that the slices that were a little thicker were better because they had more a bite to them.

3. Combine the sugar and cinnamon and whisk together.

4. Pour the cinnamon sugar mixture over the apple slices and toss to coat thoroughly.

5. Lay the slices flat on two baking sheets and place them in the oven for 2 hours.

Tips and Modifications

If you don’t have an apple corer, slice the apples in quarters and de-core them the traditional way. Instead of slicing the apples in rounds, you will make half-slices.
Turn the oven on convect to get them to really crisp up, but then lower the temperature to 200 and keep a good idea on them after the first hour and half.
They take a long time in the oven, but make sure that they don’t burn! Once they burn, they won’t be nearly as good.