Cinnamon Apple Chips
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A week ago we went to the apple farm and came back with nearly 20 pounds of apples. I’m not even remotely kidding. I’m in apple heaven. I love this time of year. Sure you can get apples year round but they’re not local and super fresh. In fact, the apples that are shipped in sometimes taste funny which really bums me out. I wish apples could be frozen like other fruit and enjoyed year round. Boy would that save me some frustration and sadness in the off season! Maybe someday someone will come up with a solution outside of canning applesauce or apple pie filling. Neither is the same as a fresh juicy apple.
Homemade baked cinnamon apple chips are a simple and delicious snack the entire family will love!
Every year I get super excited to make my favorite apple pie. Last year I made it easily three or more times and one of them may or may not have been completely for my own consumption. It’s that good. I have every intention of making it at least once this year but I wanted to come up with other ideas to make with my supply of apples. Brainstorming possibilities and flipping through recipes I knew what had to be made.
Ever since Cheri of Kitchen Simplicity shared her recipe for maple walnut apple chips, I’ve been dying to make some of my own. Instead of making maple chips this time, I went a basic route as a test run. Not only were they simple and delicious, they were also a huge hit with the kids! The recipe itself takes maybe 5-10 minutes max of prep work depending on how fast you go and an hour to three, in my case, of bake time. You could just as easily dry the apple slices out in a dehydrator if you happen to have one.
*I found using a sharp knife worked easier than a mandoline as the cheapo one I had was not wide enough to accommodate my massive apples. Also, bake time will vary greatly depending on the thickness of your slices. Check once every hour until the apples are nearly crisp and no longer moist.
Cinnamon Apple Chips
Ingredients
- 1-2 large apples
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- Using a mandoline or a sharp knife, carefully cut apples into very thin slices. Discard any seeds. Arrange on a baking sheet prepared with parchment paper. Do not overlap apple slices.
- Preheat oven to 200°F degrees.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over apples.
- Bake for 1 hour. Using tongs, gently lift apple slices to release from parchment paper. Return to oven to bake for another 1-2 hours or until no longer moist.
- Once cool, store in an airtight container.
Notes
I’m amazed at how perfect your slices are with just a knife. Mad knife skills!
haha Thanks! :)
I’m with Danae, holy smokes! Totally impressed. Love your photos too!
These look so delish! I want to eat a whole bowl of them!
The look great! Cinnamon and sugar are exactly all I’d need. Sounds like these are easy enough to make :)
These are seriously so gorgeous! I love them!!
Rachel, These apple chips are gorgeous! I would have gone the standby route of canning applesauce and making a pie (or three) as you mentioned, but the chips are tangibly easy and if the kids love ’em, then so do I. Brava!
What a great snack! I would totally dip these in PB
20 lbs!!! I need to go apple picking. And then I need to make apple crisps. They sound delightful!
You know I’m not an apple lover but my kids would go crazy over these! I’ll have to pick up extra apples next time I’m at the store.
These chips look amazing!!!
It is essential that I try these!
I have so many apples right now that were brought to us from WA so thanks for this great idea! My kids will love it.
Easy and tasty! Love this.
Nice.. It’s a very addictive snack.
Omg your slices are literally perfect! They look so beautiful and so yummy! Great idea and beautiful photos!
Oh my! I must must try these! I’m hosting an apple blog hop this month. Come and share your recipe with us:
http://bakerstreet.tv/2011/10/apple-blog-hop-cream-cheese-apple-tart/#.Tp7K9ZxmI5E
Healthy!! I’m loving this recipe.
Awesome! So simple, but it just sounds so good and healthy!
I’ll pin it so I can find it again. And so can others!
This is an amazing recipe! I’m allergic to cinnamon, but I’ve bookmarked and buzzed….I’m thinking this might be delicious with just sugar. Thanks SO much!
I’m glad you were finally able to make some dried apples! Now I’m craving them again. I love the looks of this simple version. I must make some soon! And, I concur, you have mad slicing skills.
Lol, 20 lbs? Your going to have to make a lot more chips. ;)
These sound amazing. Here in Nova Scotia, I live in close proximity to the Annapolis Valley – apple capital! No one here wants for apples, but we’re always looking for fun ways to get ’em into us!
I love apple chips but never thought to make my own. They look fantastic!
wow, knife cut paper thin slices. You have some cutting skills.
I love apples, in fact I’m eating one right now, and I can’t wait to make some chips.
Good way to have apples all over the year.Good for decoration,
Yum and Yum! What a great snack for kids! I am always looking for those. 20 pounds of apples!! I’d love to be at your house!!
Love this idea! Hopefully I can pick up some apples at the farmer’s market!
What impressive cutting skills you have! I have been wanting to make my own apple chips. I think I will try yours. Apple & cinnamon are my favorites. Thanks!
These are gorgeous Rachel, almost too pretty to eat! I’ve never made apple chips, can’t wait to try.
These look so beautiful! How exciting you are featured on Women’s Health, congrats:-) What a great snack for kids, and so healthy! Take care, Terra
Thanks so much :)
These look delicious! I have a peck of apples so I’m going to try out your recipe! Woo hoo my kids will love these!
I hope you and your kids enjoy them as much as we did! :)
Wow, these apple chips look gorgeous. They all have the same thickness – great knife skills!
Great idea!! Will surely try it!
Any idea on how long these will last before going bad if stored in an airtight container?
I read that they can possibly last for a month or more if stored in an airtight container in the fridge, but I don’t know that for sure as ours only lasted two days (the kids devoured them).
I just made these yesterday, they are almost gone! These were so good, my hubby loved them, my daughter didn’t. She loved the kale chips I made yesterday as well. I’ll never understand that one! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
mine are in the oven now, can’t wait to try them. :-)
It wasn’t.hard.cutting the apples so thin with a knife.. Maybe it’s because I know how to use one. Thnx for recipe ;)
could you use a dehydrator with the same results.. not tying up the oven?
You should be able to use a dehydrator just fine but because I didn’t do that I don’t have advice for you on how long it would take.
Hi, I made some apple chips today, but they are totally bitter!! … what did I do?! I found a similar idea online, and just sprinkled a tiny bit of cinnamon/sugar on them and baked them around 200 for about an hour… they are nasty! LOL and I’m so bummed! I think I bought braeburn apples… does it matter?
I forgot to mention that I used wax paper because I didn’t have parchment paper… would that make a difference?? The recipe I was going by said to use wax paper.. maybe she meant parchment..
I’m sorry to hear you had trouble. It could be that the apples you used had a bitter taste to begin with. Make sure you use apples that have a great flavor to start with and that you might also use in other baking. As for the wax paper, that could definitely have played a role in your issue to some degree. Wax paper should never be used in the oven as it can ruin both your pans and your food. I’d recommend only using parchment paper for this recipe.
Thanks for the tips! I’ll have to try it again! :)
Hey, i am sooo going to try this. we have a massive amount of apples too, as my husband’s cousin owns an apple farm.
Anyway, I wanted to let you know, that we do slice them and freeze them and use them to make apple crisp and apple pie throughout the year. It is not the same as using a fresh apple, but we get out as much air as possible and deep freeze them and they still make yummy apple crisp.
Oh my goodness. thank you for inspiring me to make these. they are in the oven and aren’t done yet, but I snuck a taste of one and they are delicious!!!! um, did I mention that we have almost 100 lbs of apples? I wish I had your knife skills though
What a simple, fantastic idea! Made these last night and they were delish! Didn’t bake them quite long enough but they were still tasty.
I tried to do the recipe but it burn totally after half an hour :( , is. It 200 c?, please help as I was very excited to do a healthy snack for the kids.
Thank you
I’m in the US so all recipes are in fahrenheit unless otherwise specified.
Hoping this will get a reply- How do you go about slicing the apple? I’m an amateur so hoping for some guidance :)
You should very carefully use a mandoline slicer or a sharp knife, as specified in the directions. Good luck!
A great recipe. I would like to give it a try.
Before I do that, I have two questions. And your reply will be
highly appreciated, Rachel.
Is the baking temperature in C or F?
And can I skip the sugar and just use cinnamon?
Thank you for your time.
The temperature is in fahrenheit. I wouldn’t recommend using just cinnamon unless it’s just the tiniest of sprinkling, but it’s totally up to you!
Thank you very much for your prompt reply, Rachel. I appreciate it.
I will experiment and see how much sugar I can reduce and whether no sugar option is possible.
Good luck! :)
I often do this with small, sweet apples skipping the sugar – works great!