Today the stars must have been aligned because I had an all around awesome day. It was a nice contrast to yesterday because yesterday I felt like I was going to pull my hair out and I had all these weird issues creep up. Today, however, was a great day. :) Lots of work accomplished, some successful recipe attempts, a great 4 mile run, and time spent with loved ones!
It is also a great day when your kitchen smells like warm apple pie…
Spiced Apple Pie Chips
Chewy, slightly crunchy, tangy, yet sweet and spicy. The perfect healthy Fall snack to throw in your lunch bag or give as a gift to loved ones.
Adapted from here.
Ingredients:
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Sprinkle of sea salt (optional)
Directions: Line a baking sheet with parchment or line a dehydrator sheet with parchment. If using an oven and not a dehydrator, preheat oven to 150F. In a small bowl mix together the cinnamon and sugar. Set aside. Slice granny smith apples into very thin slices approx 1/8-1/4 of an inch in width. Leave skin on. You may use a mandoline if you have one. One apples are sliced place them into a medium sized bowl and squeeze fresh lemon juice over top. Line up the slices on the baking sheet, making sure they do not overlap. Grab the sugar mixture and sprinkle over top of each slice. Now take a tiny pinch of sea salt and sprinkle very lightly over top. You may skip this step but I like a bit of salt to bring out the sweetness of the apple, however it might not be for everyone. Place into the oven or dehydrator at 150F. I dried the apples in a dehydrator at 150F for approximately 3.5-4 hours. Flip the apple slices every half hour to ensure even cooking. I am not sure how long an oven would take, but you can play around with it, checking them often when you flip them every half hour. They are ready when they are curled up a bit at the sides and a bit crisp yet still chewy. You can cook them to suit your needs!
These chips were quite easy to make!
Just slice up some apples…
Coat in lemon juice to prevent browning…
Lay on baking sheet or dehydrator sheet lined with a non-stick mat or parchment:
Sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar…
Spread it around with your fingers a bit.
And place in oven or dehydrator, flipping every 30 minutes.
After about 3.5-4 hours in my dehydrator at 150F. You can also bake them in the oven too!
This is really exciting.
If you are feeling really crazy, you can try brushing some melted Earth Balance or butter on top before sprinkling on the sugar & cinnamon. I bet that would taste great!
Wouldn’t these Apple Pie Chips make a fun gift?
I cannot contain my excitement. The 80 year old grandma in me is waiting to bust out!!
For some reason I wasn’t expecting these to taste as good as they did! They really knocked my socks off. Very chewy, a bit tart, and spicy & sweet on top. Amazing. :)
Next time I will probably triple the batch. :)
I’m off to snuggle up with Sketchie & Eric and watch some NCIS.
Have a great night! :)
I always forget how simple those are to make and how delicious they are too.
I just saw Alexandra Guarnaschelli make these this morning! What a fantastic idea for christmas gifts this year. :)
Great idea! I am always looking for something crunchy to snack on! how long od you think these would keep in an airtight container?
I love apple chips! Fresh Market has some outstanding ones. Outstanding! Do these get crisp at all? They look fab:)
You have to stop this! Everything you post makes me SO jealous! Honestly – my ENTIRE life I wanted to SUCCESSFULLY make nutritous apple chips that are not covered in sugar, looks like I need to add a dehydrator to my chirstmas list :-)
Ooh these sound yummy! I thought about buying some apple chips from Whole Foods last week but these look so easy to make at home. :)
Those are gorgeous! I wouldn’t even want to eat them, they’re so pretty! : )
i recently tried my hand at making apple chips but i using the stove…..they turned out horrid! blech. yours look much betta! :) have a great friday.
I wish I had the patience for something like that! Yummy!
Ha! I love your 80 year old grandma comment! There are plenty of days where I feel exactly the same!
i’ve been wanting to make these for a while now, i think it’s time i do!
you just kind of made my heart SUPER happy with this! i love apple chips but have never made my own…it’s so easy though!
Looks yummy! I need a dehydrator.
LOVE apple chips :-)
Love this, Angela! My boyfriend will be happy for me to turn the ol’ Excalibur on again!
I love buying dried apple rings from the bulk section, but if I’ve learned anything, it’s that homemade is almost always better! These look awesome.
Angela!
Your blog has been featured in an article that’s on the Sympatico.ca home page!! :)
Woohoo!
Congrats. :)
My gramma gave me her old food dehydrator a while ago (“Because you don’t, you know, eat regular food,” she said — XD) and this sounds like a great recipe to break it in with!!!
These would be perfect to bring to work when I need my afternoon fix (like right now). I’m going to try them tomorrow in the oven with some unidentified red apples from the farmer’s market – probably reducing the sugar a bit since they are sweeter than the granny. Thanks!
yum!!!!! i have trouble eating apples because of the acid they contain but i find whenever i bake them my tummy is usually happy. i’ll try this one out soon as i get some apples in my hands :)!