Apple Chips

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Apple Chips are perfectly thin and crispy, and have just enough cinnamon to add a touch of spice! This dish is oven baked and oh-so simple, no food dehydrator required.

If you’re looking for some more great snacks, try our Easy Date Balls, Candied Pecans, Homemade Granola Bars, or amazing Sugared Cranberries and Rosemary.

Glass filled with homemade apple slices.

Homemade Apple Chips

Thinly sliced and baked in the oven, you don’t need a food dehydrator to bake the perfect apple chips.

Just make sure to slice the apples as thin as possible. By baking them in the oven, they actually turn out (and stay) much crispier than store bought versions that tend to get chewy in the bag.

Simply slice, add a dash of cinnamon, and bake! Easy as can be.

We highly advise making a large or even a double batch. You won’t want to share these with anyone!

Great for on the go, an after school snack, or a late night dessert option to satisfy your sweet tooth. These apple chips are sure to be your new addiction.

How To Make Apple Chips

Scroll to the recipe card below for the ingredient amounts and full instructions.

  1. Preheat your oven to 225°F. Line two large 12×16 inch baking pans with parchment paper.
  2. Lay out the apple slices in a single layer on the baking pans. Sprinkle the tops with as much cinnamon as you like.
Top down view of raw apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon on a sheet pan.
  1. Bake for three and a half to four hours or until slices are sufficiently crispy and chip like.
  2. Enjoy your new favorite snack!
Top down view of apple chips baked on a sheet pan.

Tips and Variations

  • Make sure to slice your apple chips as thin and as evenly as possible. If you vary the thickness too much the slices will cook at different times and some may not crisp up as much as others. Or some could burn while others are still cooking. The thinner you get your apple slices, the more chip like and crispy they become. A mandolin is a great tool to get these slices as thin as possible.
  • A dash of nutmeg or cloves mixed with the cinnamon adds great spice to the apples.
  • When choosing your apples make sure to pick a larger type of apple as the slices will shrink while baking. 
  • Fuji and gala apples are the most popular but try a granny smith for a slightly more tart alternative.
  • With Fall fast approaching, try topping your slices with pumpkin pie spice. 
  • A honey yogurt fruit dip makes these apple chips even more decadent.
Large white plate filled with apple chips.

Storage Options:

Storage: The Apple Chips can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. I love snacking on them all week long!

Reheating: To keep the apple chips crisp, heat the chips in an oven at 250°F for about 10 to 15 minutes.

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Top down view of a an open glass jar filled with dehydrated apple chips.

Apple Chips

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Author: Kim
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 5 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 gala apples, thinly sliced (use a mandolin to get these as thin as possible)
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 225°F, and line 2 large 12×16 inch baking pans with parchment paper.
  • Layer out the apple slices on the baking pans, and sprinkle the tops with as much cinnamon as you like.
    2 gala apples
    1 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Bake for 3½ – 4 hours or until crispy.
  • See post for storage recommendations.

Notes

*The calories listed are an approximation based on the ingredients in the recipe card and a serving size of ½ cup. Actual calories will vary.
 
*For more information, tips, and answers to frequently asked questions, please refer to the post.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 39kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.1mg

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