Learn how to make crispy baked apple chips in the oven for a tasty, sweet snack. This easy recipe uses just 2 ingredients: apples and cinnamon!
Apple chips are incredibly easy to make when you have an apple corer and a mandoline. Removing the core gives you perfect little rings and a mandoline creates even slices for a crunchy chip that can snap in half.
I use a sweet apple, so I don't need to add any sugar to these naturally sweet chips. The little bit of cinnamon complements it nicely for a warm, fall flavor.
Once your apples are sliced, the secret ingredient is patience! It takes about 2 hours to slowly dehydrates apples in the oven to make chips. It is a challenge because the smell wafting from the oven is incredible.
It's worth the wait though! Enjoy cinnamon apple chips as a snack dipped in pumpkin pie hummus or on top of a vegan fall harvest salad.
Ingredient Notes
Use whatever variety of apples you have on hand. Ambrosia apples are my go-to because they are crisp and sweet.
Pink lady, gala, or fuji apples are all excellent choices for making baked apple chips. A tart apple variety like Granny Smith also works.
Sprinkling cinnamon over the top of the slices brings out the apple flavor but is completely optional. You could also play around with other fall spices like nutmeg, allspice, and ginger.
If you have leftover apples, make vegan apple crisp or maple Dijon roasted carrots and apples!
The recipe card below includes the full list of ingredients + instructions.
How to Make Apple Chips In the Oven
- Core apples and cut them into ⅛” slices with a mandoline. Cut them perpendicular to the direction of the core to make rings.
- Lay the apple slices in a single layer so they touch but do not overlap. Sprinkle ground cinnamon on top.
- Bake the apple slices in the oven, flipping after 90 minutes. They will shrink as they dehydrate.
- Remove apple chips from the oven and let them rest on the hot baking sheet to finish crisping up.
Top Tips
The moisture content will vary depending on the type of apple you are using. That’s why it is essential to keep an eye on the apples as they are cooking, in case they dehydrate faster or slower than average.
Keep in mind that the chips will not be crunchy right when you take them out of the oven. Let them sit for 10 to 15 minutes; magically, they will have crisped up!
They may need 10 more minutes in the oven if they haven't. Be careful not to over bake them because they will crisp outside the oven.
Ways to Use Apple Chips
Make a fall salad with spinach, nutritional yeast tofu, pepitas, maple Dijon vinaigrette, and apple chips on top.
Baked apple rings are delicious dipped in almond butter or chickpea cookie dough for a sweet snack or treat.
Add a mix of sweet and savory elements to a vegan charcuterie board with apple chips, chickpea chips, tofu ricotta, grapes, and strawberries.
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Crispy Oven Baked Apple Chips
Equipment
- mandoline
- apple corer
Ingredients
- 4 small sweet apples or 2 large apples
- cinnamon for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set it to the side for now.
- Use an apple corer to remove the core from 4 small sweet apples.
- Use a mandoline to make ⅛” thick slices perpendicular to the direction of the core. A hole should be at the center of each slice, thus making apple rings! The yield is usually around 60 slices.
- Lay the slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Their edges can touch because they will shrink while in the oven. Just make sure they aren't overlapped.
- Sprinkle cinnamon on top of the slices, if desired.
- Bake the apple slices in the oven at 225°F for 90 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and flip the slices over. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let them rest on the hot baking sheet for 5 to 10 minutes. The chips will be slightly soft at first but will continue to crisp up.
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Eileen says
Some came out soft and others crispy
Can you figure that out 🤔
Sarah Pilley says
Hi Eileen! The chips can vary for a couple reasons, but I would say one of the main reasons would be difference in thickness or the slices not being spaced out eough on the pan. I find it really helps to use a mondoline! But, if you already used that, it could be a spot in your oven isn't quite as hot so they aren't baking evenly.