Description
Homemade cinnamon sugar apple chips offer a delightful twist on classic snacking. Crisp apple slices dusted with warm spices bake into irresistible chips you’ll want to munch all afternoon.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 apples (medium-sized, Gala)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Calibrate oven to 225°F, ensuring precise temperature for optimal dehydration.
- Utilize spiralizer or mandolin to create gossamer-thin apple medallions, maintaining uniform ⅛-inch thickness. Meticulously remove any seed clusters during slicing.
- Distribute apple slices strategically across baking racks or parchment-lined trays, ensuring minimal overlap for consistent drying.
- Delicately sprinkle cinnamon and sugar mixture across apple surfaces, creating a light, even coating that will caramelize during baking.
- Position trays in preheated oven and dehydrate for 2 hours. If using parchment sheets, rotate slices midway through cooking to ensure uniform crispness.
- Once baking completes, switch off oven and allow chips to cool gradually within the residual warmth, transforming them into crisp, delicate wafers.
- Once completely cooled, transfer chips to hermetic container to preserve crunchiness and prevent moisture absorption.
- Consume within one week for maximum flavor and textural integrity.
Notes
- Select firm, crisp apples like Honeycrisp or Granny Smith for the best texture and crunch.
- Use a mandolin slicer for consistent, ultra-thin apple slices that dry evenly and become perfectly crisp.
- Experiment with different spice blends like nutmeg, cardamom, or pumpkin pie spice to create unique flavor variations.
- For a low-sugar option, skip the sugar and use only cinnamon, or try a sugar substitute like stevia for a healthier alternative.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 57 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg