These simple baked apple chips are a great healthy snack to make this fall with all of the extra apples that you have leftover from apple picking. No fancy equipment required!
The great thing about these simple baked apple chips is that they really are simple! They require no fancy equipment at all – no dehydrators, no fancy slicing machines, no obscure ingredients. All you’ll need to make these is just apples, cinnamon, an oven, and a bit of patience.
Making the Baked Apple Chips
My original intention was to slice these up using my food processor because those skinny little slices just looked like they’d be too finicky to deal with otherwise, and I don’t own a mandolin. The apples I was dealing with were huge though and there would be no way to fit them into my food processor’s chute to get them sliced up in there. Also, I wanted the pretty full slices.
I decided to just try slicing them myself with a nice, sharp knife and it took me about 2 minutes to slice up the four apples that I chipped. You can check out my tips for sharpening and caring for knives here if you think your knife could use a tune-up before you attempt this: How to Properly Clean and Sharpen Knives.
Make sure that your slices are no more than about 1/8″ thick or you won’t really be able to achieve a nice, crisp chip during the baking process. You can use something like a mini cookie cutter to cut a nice clean circle in the middle of each slice, or you can just leave the pretty flower shape in the middle if you don’t mind it.
Checking Baked Apple Chips for Doneness
At the end of the baking process when it’s time to see if your chips are ready, here’s what you do: Remove just one chip from the oven and place it on the counter for about 2-3 minutes. When they’re still in the oven, they’ll seem soft and chewy, but they should crisp up when they’re allowed to cool down to room temperature. If not, try leaving your chips in the oven for another 20 minutes or so, then test again.
Here’s the full printable recipe for the baked apple chips!
Simple Baked Apple Chips
These simple baked apple chips are a great healthy snack to make this fall with all of the extra apples that you have leftover from apple picking. No fancy equipment required!
Ingredients
- 4 Apples
- Cinnamon
Instructions
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Slice your apples into 1/8" thick slices using a very sharp knife.
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Arrange your apple slices in one layer on two parchment lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
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Bake at 200 degrees for 3-3.5 hours, rotating the baking sheets after about 1.5 hours.
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When cooking time is up, remove just one apple chip from the oven and leave it out on the counter for 2-3 minutes to test for crispness. If they're not crisp yet, leave the apple chips in the oven for another 20 minutes then test again.
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