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Baked Apple Chips

March 6, 2014 by Lisa Le 68 Comments

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Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Red Prince Apples. All opinions are my own. Thank you for reading and supporting this blog!

Want a candy-like snack that's totally healthy? Try these baked apple chips. Super easy to make! | Je suis alimentageuse | #sponsored #vegan #glutenfree #apples #healthy

So…I love chips. I love candy. And I love apples. Therefore I love baked apple chips three times more than I love any of those things. That’s sound logic… right? I bought these once from Costco and I had to physically restrain myself from eating the entire bag in one sitting. Since I rarely have the opportunity to buy these from Costco, and a bag of these from the grocery store is ridiculously overpriced, I thought I’d make my own baked apple chips at home.

BEST. IDEA. EVER.

Now I just need to be patient and bake these for two hours and I’ll be rewarded with sweet, crispy little chips that taste like candy but satisfy my need for crunch like chips.

Full of fibre, and sweet with absolutely no added sugar. Vegan and gluten-free.

It all comes down to which kind of apple you use.

Want a candy-like snack that's totally healthy? Try these baked apple chips. Super easy to make! | Je suis alimentageuse | #sponsored #vegan #glutenfree #apples #healthy

A good indication is basically to pick a nice, crisp apple that’s sweet, but not too sweet, barely tart to keep the tastebuds happy, and with the right amount of deep apple-y flavour. If you pick overly sweet ones, I imagine they’ll bake up to be too sweet in the oven, like Golden Delicious apples might. Or even Royal Gala. Overly tart ones will be more like candy, and I’m sure they’d taste good but I don’t think it’d fulfill your heartfelt baked apple chip desires like these did. I can feel my lips pucker at the thought of eating granny smith apples or pink lady in baked chip form. No, no.

I tried baking these with Red Prince apples, and they’re like the Goldilocks of apples. Crisp. Robust. Satisfying for your sweet tooth yet not overwhelming.

Want a candy-like snack that's totally healthy? Try these baked apple chips. Super easy to make! | Je suis alimentageuse | #sponsored #vegan #glutenfree #apples #healthy

When I was doing research for this post, I found out something that is probably common knowledge OR is assumed to be common knowledge so nobody mentions it. The apples you see in the grocery store have been stored in cold warehouses for up to a year before they end up in your mouth. UP TO A YEAR. I always wondered how we got apples out of season.

According to Nova Scotia Apples, you can essentially pause the maturing stage of apples by putting them in cold storage and controlling the atmosphere by reducing oxygen and increasing carbon dioxide. Did you know that they (the omnipotent “they”) also pump packaged foods like chips with nitrogen because it pushes out the oxygen so foods don’t go stale? The more you know!

What’s unique about Red Prince apples is that they’re intentionally stored for 4 months over the winter to mature, resulting in their complex flavour profile: sweet, barely tart, but crisp and crunchy. You could bake ’em, eat em fresh, fry them in some apple fritters, or whatever your heart desires (they have some of their own recipes here). These badboys are Canadian, grown around the Georgian Bay area (Thornbury specifically) and are available from January until June across Canada.

It makes me feel particularly proud as a Canadian to see that our country grows such beautiful and delicious produce. Not to mention that I grew up in a town along Georgian Bay so I feel like these are grown in my childhood backyard (not really, but let’s pretend). Want a candy-like snack that's totally healthy? Try these baked apple chips. Super easy to make! | Je suis alimentageuse | #sponsored #vegan #glutenfree #apples #healthy

If you’re thinking that two hours is too long to wait for these snacks, believe me when I say it’s worth it. The first batch I made was sacrificed for taste testing… and then I had to make another batch to photograph. Then…that batch disappeared too….er because I am an apple chip fiend also for taste testing. I think I ate about four apples worth of chips in one day at one point. Did I mention that I’m bad at self-restraint? They’re good.

Go make them.

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Baked Apple Chips

Prep Time2 minutes mins
Cook Time2 hours hrs
Author: Lisa Le

Ingredients

  • 1 Red Prince apple per person you can make two apples worth on two sheets at once in the oven, but you need to bake it for about an extra 30-45 minutes

Equipment:

  • Mandoline slicer or mad slicing skills.
  • Thick-bottomed baking sheet + silicone mat/parchment paper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200F.
  • Slice apples very thin, about 1/16 of an inch. Arrange on lined thick-bottomed baking sheet, making sure that none overlap.
  • Bake for 1 hour, flip slices, then bake for one more hour. Remove from oven and let cool to crisp. Store in an airtight container.

Want a candy-like snack that's totally healthy? Try these baked apple chips. Super easy to make! | Je suis alimentageuse | #sponsored #vegan #glutenfree #apples #healthy

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides, Gluten-Free, Snacks, Vegan recipes Tagged With: apples, baked, chips, gluten-free, red prince, snacks, sponsored, vegan

About Lisa Le

Lisa is the thirty-something, nerdy, procrastinating, feminist blogger and photographer behind The Viet Vegan. She loves spicy foods, noodles, and food in bowls.

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  1. Jen says

    March 6, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    They look yummy! You may not know the answer to this question since you are a self proclaimed apple chip fiend, but do you know how long they keep? -Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 6, 2014 at 12:31 PM

      Jen that is a super good question. I’ve kept it in an airtight container so far for about 2 days before I couldn’t restrain myself from eating them. Honestly, as long as you really bake them so there’s absolutely no moisture left, I would say they last for at least a week (maybe more?) in an airtight container. But good luck keeping your fingers out, they’re SO ADDICTIVE.

      Reply
  2. Nicole says

    March 7, 2014 at 10:55 AM

    I don’t know why it’s never occurred to me to make apple chips at home since I really love the store-bought ones. And since I have a mandoline, I really have no excuse not to give this a try. Now I just need to find the perfect apple. :-)

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 7, 2014 at 2:46 PM

      Hahah good luck! You could always experiment with the sweeter and more tart ones too XD

      Reply
  3. Allison @ Clean Wellness says

    March 7, 2014 at 5:22 PM

    Wow! These look very simple and delicious. I’m currently looking for some new ways to use up apples that aren’t great to eat out-of-hand. Great idea!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 7, 2014 at 6:16 PM

      Thanks for taking the time to comment Allison! These are great for using those bruised apples. I haven’t tried it with mealy/old apples either, but I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t crisp up nicely.

      Reply
  4. Katie @ Produce on Parade says

    March 7, 2014 at 8:08 PM

    Ooooo I wonder if we have them at our Costco in Anchorage….Alaska…Canada…close enough ;) Though, I’m more of a Honeycrisp girl myself :D

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 7, 2014 at 9:07 PM

      Haha I’m not sure if they sell outside of Canada. But I’m sure Honeycrisp would be good, albiet a little sweeter than Red Prince. I’m sure you can experiment with different apples to see what you like best =) Thanks for visiting Katie!

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    March 7, 2014 at 9:54 PM

    I’ve been trying to make these at home and they never come out the way I have them in my mouth’s memory. But I’m going to follow this recipe and try again! I like to dust my apple chips with cinnamon…yum!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 7, 2014 at 9:58 PM

      When in doubt, taste test! Ovens sometimes either run hot or cooler, so at the 2 hour mark, take one out, let it cool for about a minute or two on a plate, and taste. If it’s crunchy, then voilà! SNACK TIME IS NOW TIME.

      Reply
  6. Nicole says

    March 7, 2014 at 10:33 PM

    Oh my gosh, these look so tasty! I Want.

    Reply
  7. Lisa@ Cooking with Curls says

    March 7, 2014 at 11:01 PM

    Oh wow Lisa, these look delicious!! I wish I could get those apples. :)

    Reply
  8. Crystal | Apples & Sparkle says

    March 8, 2014 at 2:20 PM

    I love apple chips. I can’t wait to try your recipe. Pinned it! : )

    Reply
  9. Leslie says

    April 6, 2014 at 8:01 PM

    I love apple chips! How easy are they too, right. Thanks for sharing. I found your pin on Pinterest.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      April 6, 2014 at 8:19 PM

      Thanks for commenting =) I hope you try them out and let me know how they turned out!

      Reply
  10. Erika says

    April 19, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    My mom bought me apples to make this but she got home too late so i have to wait. Its 12:14am and im itching to make these.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      April 19, 2014 at 1:48 AM

      Sleep well and enjoy making these tomorrow! Hope you like em

      Reply
  11. Shareba @ In Search Of Yummy-ness says

    May 2, 2014 at 12:14 AM

    I love the first photo on this post. It’s the leaning tower of apple chips! Seriously though, this recipe looks so easy I don’t think I’ll have to buy apple chips again. Thanks for linking up at Good Food Friday!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      May 2, 2014 at 2:19 PM

      Haha thanks Shareba. It’s SO easy. One of the problems of being a food blogger is that I can barely justify buying store bought stuff anymore. #foodbloggerproblems amirite??? Haha

      Reply
      • Shareba says

        May 5, 2014 at 12:45 PM

        So true!

        Reply
  12. Matt Robinson says

    May 2, 2014 at 12:10 PM

    These are so awesome Lisa. My sons would love these and they are so simply to make. And WAY healthier than buying them at the store. Your pictures are really fantastic too. Thanks and have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      May 2, 2014 at 2:17 PM

      Thanks Matt! TBH I only know one brand of apple chips at the store and the ingredients list only apples in it, so I assume it’s made the same way as this. In any case though, these would be fun to make with kids and it’d definitely be cheaper =)

      Reply
  13. Lisa (@lybliss) says

    August 3, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    Delish ! I’ve made crispy apply chips in my dehydrator – crispy as a potato chip, and I can tell you, Pink lady apples are perfect for these. I’ve never seen Red Prince apples over here in Australia, will keep a look out for them :-)

    Reply
    • Courteney says

      March 7, 2015 at 10:39 PM

      Oooh, great, and Aussie response! How long did you do them in the dehydrator?

      Reply
  14. Patti Carpenter says

    September 28, 2014 at 8:36 PM

    Hi Lisa,
    I think your baked apple crisps look yummy and I’m going to try them. I hope you are okay with the feedback on your website I’m going to make (well, there’s always the Delete button, right?). In your site, you say: “Or even Royal Gala. Overly tart ones will be more like candy, and I’m sure they’d taste good but I don’t think it’d fulfill your heartfelt baked apple chip desires like these ones did. I can feel my lips pucker at the thought of eating granny smith apples or pink lady in baked chip form.”
    You should delete “ones” from “these ones” — it’s totally incorrect grammar. Your writing style is so fun and playful and enjoyable to read that I thought you’d want to fix this.
    Happy Pinteresting.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      September 28, 2014 at 8:45 PM

      Hi Patti!

      Thanks so much for your comment. I had never heard of “these ones” being grammatically incorrect, but after a little research on the Internets, huzzah, you are correct! Apparently it’s common to hear in spoken English, but in written English, “these ones” is awkward and is redundant since “these” already refers to a previously mentioned object, rendering the “ones” unnecessary. Whoo whoo I learned something. Thanks so much, and I hope you continue to point these out =)

      Reply
  15. Marion says

    September 29, 2014 at 6:04 AM

    I am going to try them when the weather gets cooler outside can you put cinnommon. on them ad maple syrup on them ?

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      September 30, 2014 at 12:25 AM

      Hi Marion! Cinnamon yes, but I don’t think you need the maple syrup. Apples are actually quite high on natural sugars already =)

      Reply
  16. Shay says

    October 11, 2014 at 11:12 PM

    Yum! Just found these! I will be making tomorrow :) Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  17. Diana Behets says

    October 28, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    I just happened to
    purchase some apple chips covered partially with dark chocolat. Never had them before. I do prefer to make something like this myself. Just will have to experiment with our kind of apples here in Belgium. We did have a big harvest this fall.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      October 28, 2014 at 8:53 AM

      Ooooooooooh apples and dark chocolate?! I need to play around with that. Please share anything you make on Instagram or Twitter and tag me!! =)

      Reply
  18. Amber says

    December 26, 2014 at 10:34 PM

    I have tried dehydrating and my apples browned after only a couple days. After doing a little more research, I think a lemon/water soak would remedy that. Have you ever tried this with apple chips? I have about 3 large boxes of apples that I would like to try this with, have you found a way of preserving the apple chips more than a couple days?

    Reply
  19. Val says

    January 8, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    I just made these and after cooling some are still soft. Do you suggest cooking longer or higher heat?

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      January 8, 2015 at 7:47 PM

      Depending on the width of the slices, you may need to cook longer. Keep the heat on the lowest setting (200F)

      Reply
      • Val says

        January 8, 2015 at 8:14 PM

        Thanks so much!! After a second batch I cooked longer and they were crispier. Great idea!! Only problem is they don’t last too long out of the oven because everyone eats them right away lol

        Reply
  20. Courteney says

    March 7, 2015 at 10:37 PM

    Hi,
    I found your recipe on Pinterest and was wondering if you could do this i a food dehydrator?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 13, 2015 at 10:58 AM

      Hi Courteney! You can definitely do this in a dehydrator! But I have no idea how long it takes, I’ve never used one myself ^^;

      Reply
  21. Kay says

    March 22, 2015 at 12:09 AM

    I have a dehydrator…but, am curious about the comment about the apples taking too long and turning brown…IN ADDITION…I have a Pampered Chef Microwave potato chip maker..
    I may give this a try…anyone else had any luck with this item…it makes great potato chips…using a mandoline to slice thinly

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM

      You can definitely use a dehydrator. I think there’ll be some browning, but you can also add a little lemon juice before dehydrating. Even my chips browned a little bit. Nothing wrong with browned apples!

      Reply
  22. Autumn Thing says

    April 21, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    Hi~may I know what oven you are used to bake the apple chips?

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      April 21, 2015 at 3:12 PM

      I just use a standard oven, the same one that came with my apartment =P

      Reply
  23. marcia says

    May 11, 2015 at 11:04 AM

    Cuantos grados celcius?

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      May 11, 2015 at 12:19 PM

      Mas o menos 90ºC. =)

      Reply
  24. Antonette says

    September 25, 2015 at 1:43 AM

    Hi! I never usually comment on these types of things, but after making these, I just had to thank you for this amazing recipe. I love, love, LOVE them! They never make it into a container. My kids love them too. Such a great, easy, healthy, yummy snack. I had tried bought ones before and was skeptical that these could be as good….mind blown! Thanks again.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      September 25, 2015 at 10:10 AM

      Glad they love them! I know, they’re so addictive. I can’t make them fast enough!

      Reply
  25. makayla says

    January 22, 2016 at 12:11 PM

    You should really tell me what else I can make that is easy… plz the apple is good tell me more.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      January 22, 2016 at 10:41 PM

      Check out my other recipes? I’m a fairly lazy cook so most of my recipes are pretty easy =P

      Reply
  26. kate says

    February 2, 2016 at 12:53 AM

    I think u need a more direct recipe

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:17 PM

      I’m not really sure what you mean. How so?

      Reply
  27. Kristin Jackson says

    April 20, 2016 at 9:38 PM

    Lisa, thanks for this recipe. I’m always looking for healthy snack ideas for my son’s track and football teams.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      April 21, 2016 at 5:13 PM

      Happy to help! Thanks for taking the time to comment =)

      Reply
  28. Marie says

    May 5, 2016 at 10:31 PM

    Hello. I have a son who just turned 2 and I’m wondering if they’re easy to eat for young children. Are they crispy or chewy?

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      May 7, 2016 at 7:21 PM

      They are crispy =) I don’t have any experience knowing if they’re easy to eat for young children, but I figure if they can eat Cheerios or something, they should be able to eat these if you maybe break them into smaller pieces? Just be careful because since they’re so crispy they might be kinda sharp/pokey.

      Reply
  29. risa says

    June 17, 2016 at 9:27 PM

    SO GOOD!!!!! I made just one batch with an envy apple today and they were worth the two hours!!!!!! I had to put my knife skills to the test because I didn’t have a mandoline slicer but I think they still turned out pretty great

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      June 18, 2016 at 1:22 PM

      Glad you enjoyed it! If you cut them thick, you can kind of make them chewy like gummy apple rings too!

      Reply
  30. sarah says

    June 29, 2016 at 12:52 PM

    So I decided to make these today. All I had on hand were red delicious. I put it at 200 and after one hour most of them were starting to looked burnt any suggestions on how to prevent that

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      June 29, 2016 at 7:10 PM

      200F or 200C? They’ll definitely burn at 200C. It should be at 200F. If you can lower your oven down even more, try that.

      Reply
  31. KERRY says

    July 8, 2016 at 9:12 PM

    I’m going on four hours and they are not getting crispy :( the edges are but the main part of the apple isn’t doing anything really…

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      July 27, 2016 at 10:25 AM

      Hmm maybe turn your oven up a little bit? Every oven has it’s own quirks.

      Reply
  32. Jacquey Buchanan Tabcum says

    December 24, 2016 at 4:16 PM

    I’m going to try these today for a healthy snack. I have Honey Crisp apples and they’re my favorite.

    Reply
  33. Magus Barba says

    March 9, 2017 at 8:49 PM

    Tried it with green granny smith apples, the acidity gave it a delicius sour tartness once they were crispy. Thanks for the recipy

    Reply
  34. Jessica says

    September 23, 2019 at 4:45 AM

    Recipes like this are why I look forward to apple season every year. This cobbler sounds absolutely delicious, definitely making it!

    Reply
  35. Nisha kamal says

    January 28, 2020 at 1:51 AM

    I read this post your post so nice and very informative post thanks for sharing this post

    Reply
  36. Ravin kumar says

    May 27, 2020 at 7:08 AM

    I have Honey Crisp apples and they’re my favorite. They are so delicious and yummy. This is so interesting. Thanks for sharing your information.

    Reply
  37. rayray says

    May 27, 2020 at 2:36 PM

    hmmm. what about a dehydrator? I see oven for 2hrs but makes the house hot in summer. at least the kitchen!
    I have a 4-tray dehydrator with temp control. If this doesn’t crisp them I can always toast or finish Crisping in the oven right?

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      June 8, 2020 at 4:18 PM

      A dehydrator would absolutely work! I just don’t have one haha.

      Reply
  38. Annamaria says

    March 10, 2022 at 3:52 PM

    Lisa, I can’t wait to try these chips. I have fuji apples tin the house. Do you think Fujis would be good? Thank you.

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      March 29, 2022 at 2:56 PM

      Absolutely!

      Reply

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