These chips are awesome! So crispy and flavorful, and all they require is a little olive oil and a pinch of salt before going into the oven to bake for a couple hours. That’s the trick – keeping your oven at 250 degrees and flipping once during the baking process to make sure they crisp up on both sides. The result is amazing.
These are a great stand-alone side dish but you could also top them with black beans, salsa and cheese for some crazy delicious nachos. Or you could add them to a sandwich for some serious crunch. Dream big people, the possibilities are endless.
Baked sweet potato chips that are incredibly flavorful and crispy. Perfect alongside sandwiches, burgers, chili and the like.
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (121 C) and position oven rack in the center of the oven.
2. Rinse and dry your sweet potatoes thoroughly and slice them as uniformly thin as possible. If you have a mandolin, use it. Otherwise, use a very sharp knife to get these uniformly thin. Know that chips that are too thick in parts won’t crisp up all the way. Still delicious, just not “chip” crispiness.
3. Toss slices in a touch of olive oil to lightly coat, then sprinkle with salt. Lay out in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 2 hours, flipping chips once at halfway point to ensure even cooking. I also rotated mine for more even cooking (optional but recommended).
4. Remove once crisp and golden brown. Some may feel a little tender in the middle but take them out and let them rest for 10 minutes or so to crisp up before sampling. Serve immediately.
Notes
*I recommend organic sweet potatoes for taste and health reasons, since you don’t peel off the skin where pesticides can reside.
*Know that chips that are too thick in some spots may not crisp up all the way. They’re still delicious, just not as crispy as the uniformly thin chips. It takes practice!
*RECIPE UPDATED 1/26/14: I originally had the temperature at 200 degrees, but a few readers had trouble with the chips not crisping up properly. So I have retested with success, adjusting the temperature to 250 degrees. It still takes about 2 hours, but the low temperature allows them to get more evenly crispy.
Some Serious Crunch
