Baked Apple Chips
Baked Apple Chips – Easy baked apple chips that you can feel good about serving your family. These crunchy little chips are low on fat and high on flavor!
Why We Love This Baked Apple Chips Recipe
We use apples in desserts and salads on a regular basis, but have you ever thought of turning them into homemade chips? Me neither. I found this recipe in my friend Lisa’s amazing cookbook, The 100 Days of Real Food Cookbook.
The first recipe I tried from Lisa’s beautiful book was her baked apple chips. Crispy, sweet, and full of goodness, this recipe made me wonder why I haven’t been making my own baked chips all along. You simply slice apples very thin and remove the cores. Lay them out on a buttered baking sheet and sprinkle with cinnamon. Then bake the apple slices until crisp. Easy right?
Oh my word, are they good! This recipe makes 2 regular servings of baked apple chips, but once I tested them, I wished I had made a quadruple batch. They are so much better than any crunchy apple chips you’d find at the grocery store!
Ingredients You Need
- Butter – for greasing the pan
- Apples – use any type of apple
- Cinnamon – to add flavor
How to Make Baked Apple Chips
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Generously butter (or use parchment paper) a large sheet pan.
- On a cutting board, turn an apple on its side and cut into very thin slices, about 1/8-inch thick. (I used a mandolin.) Using a small cookie cutter, cut the core out of each apple slice and discard.
- Spread the apple slices out in a single layer on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, flip the apple pieces over, and bake for another 30-50 minutes until crisp. Depending on how evenly you sliced the apples, some may be done sooner than others. If so, remove the thinner ones when they are brown and crisp and allow the thicker ones additional time in the oven.
Get the Complete (Printable) Recipe for Baked Apple Chips Below. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
While you can use any apple variety, I prefer firmer apples like Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, or Granny Smith. They are ideal as they hold their shape better and provide a crispier texture.
Absolutely! Just make sure to use a sharp knife and slice the apples as thinly and evenly as possible (about 1/8 inch) for consistent baking.
Removing the cores helps create uniform slices and avoids any tough or inedible center pieces, but it’s optional if you don’t mind leaving them in.
Yes! Feel free to experiment with nutmeg, pumpkin spice, or even a pinch of ginger for added flavor.
Once completely cooled, store the apple chips in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Looking for More Healthy Snack Recipes? Be Sure to Try:
- Larabar Snack Bar
- Homemade Healthy Trail Mix
- Baked Zucchini Chips
- Nut Bars with Chocolate Drizzle
- Low Carb Cauliflower Crackers
Get the Complete (Printable) Recipe for Baked Apple Chips Below. Enjoy!
Baked Apple Chips
Ingredients
- Butter for greasing the pan
- 2 apples any variety
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Generously butter a large baking sheet.
- On a cutting board, turn an apple on its side and cut into very thin slices, about 1/8-inch thick. (I used a mandolin.) Using a small cookie cutter, cut the core out of each apple slice and discard.
- Spread the apple slices out in one layer on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 30 minutes, flip the apple pieces over, and bake for another 30-50 minutes until crisp. Depending on how evenly you sliced the apples, some may be done sooner than others. If so, remove the thinner ones when they are brown and crisp and allow the thicker ones additional time in the oven.
Thank u trying to eat clean… My grandson and I r going to make this…
Love the chip recipes
My 2 year old son LOVES these (well, so do my husband and I ;-) )!! I also used our mandolin, but was going to use a corer on the middles. However, I realized that I don’t actually have one. Ha! I also didn’t want to take a lot of time cutting out each individual slice’s core with a little cookie cutter. SOOO, I pulled out my donut cutter, stacked a bunch of slices on top of each other and used the cutter to get the cores out. The apples that I used were small enough to fit perfectly inside the cutter without the sides being trimmed off. It was a breeze! That was a couple weeks ago, and now today I have a double (at least) batch in the oven at this moment! Can’t wait for them to be done! :-D
So simple and so delicious!
I have a mandolin, so I cored the apples with my corer, sliced them thin with the mandolin, and in 3 minutes I had a batch to put in the oven! Great idea and a very tasty snack!
I made the chips last night and they were delicioous. I put them in a air tight container last night and just opened it to have one and they aren’t crispy anymore but more soggy. Should I have left them out overnight or did I just not bake them enough?
I think this makes a great healthy snack, I’m going to try it for my kids.
If I make a big batch of these, how long are they good for and do you need to store them in the fridge or in a container in the cabinet?
I love having snacks like this handy!
Sounds like the absolutely perfect snack!! Absolutely love the sound of these. So simple too : ))
Love these chips! Great for the lunchbox!