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! :)
Wow, these look great! Just the thing for my 3-yr old…I’ll bet she would love ’em!
I get excited pretty much immediately when I read your post titles! lol If I had a dehydrator, I would be making these! But I don’t, so I’ll just drool at the photos! :)
You can bake them in the oven :) (see the original blog I linked to)- I think he said 225F for 1.5-2 hours
AWESOME!! Thank you!! :)
Those look so good! I’ve been wanting a dehydrator for a while… Might need to add that to my Hannukah list. What kind do you have?
those look amazing, I never would ahve thought to make anything like that!
I’ve been reading your blog for a while now, and I find it (and you!) really inspiring.
Also, congratulations on advancing to round six of the food blogging challenge!
great snack idea!! they look yummy.
i am debating on getting a dehydrator!?
can anyone recommend a good one?
I have an excalibur and I like it. Apparently they are one of the top brands
Oh my! Those look amazing. We just went to the orchard last week so I’ve been trying to come up with apple recipes…this one looks fantastic!
Those look so delicious, I am going to have to make these today!! A sweet fall treat :)
I can’t wait to try these. A little time consuming, but they look worth it!
I have wayy to many apples as a result of my addiction to the local u-pick farm. Made oven baked apples with your glonola and apple chips today! LOVED the apple chips, defintiely going to make some for my grandma = )
Those look so good and I love how easy and simple they are to make! Don’t worry, the 80 year old grandma waiting to burst from you can hang out with the 8- year old grandma waiting to burst from me! : )
Ohh these sound awesome!! I;ve never had apple chips, just dried apples. I don’t really care for them, but I’m sure these are much, much better.
Oh these are so beautiful! I’m obsessed with dehydrated apples. I can eat them non-stop! I’m always surprised by how tasty they are too, even though I know that they’ll be good when I make them.
These look wonderful, Angela! Thanks a bunch for the recipe.
Heidi xo
Oh MY GOSSSSHHH. My new mandoline slicer and I thank you. Very much. WOW.
Mmmm! These chips look awesome. Autumn in Canada must be so gorgeous. At least everything you have shared this season has looked like the quintessential snapshots of fall.
I have a nu-wave oven which can be used as a dehydrator. Unfortunately, the pan only has room for 1 sliced apple, but it’s worth a try! I read that you put the temp to 20% of the total maximum heating capacity. My chips are cooking as we speak (and the leftover slices that didn’t make it on the pan have now been devoured my yours truly). Oh, I also tried using Splenda Baking Sugar just to cut down on the calories… Thanks for a great idea!
Looks absolutely yummy!
Looks yummy and great photos!
These look absolutely amazing, I want to make them tomorrow!
These sound GREAT, thanks for sharing!