Make crispy baked veggie chips in the oven—no dehydrator needed. Use favorites like sweet potatoes, beets, or carrots and season them just how you like.
If you grow your own vegetables, it’s a great way to use up surplus like zucchini.
Making the Switch to Veggie Chips
Chip Chip-Hooray.
Well, there’s good news and bad news.
If you want to transition away from fried crisps or potato chips, baked veggie chips may be the way.
I’m not saying we can turn a veggie avoider into a veggie lover, but, if you already enjoy certain veggies and want to kick the old habit, these crispy veggie snacks can be a good alternative.
No Dehydrator Required
While it’s nice to have a food dehydrator, you do not need one for this recipe: an oven works just fine.
Tips for Success
I have done a lot of experimenting to figure out what works best in my oven. Be willing to experiment with yours.
Here’s how they’re made:
- Thinly slice veggies into pieces of even thickness.
- Brush lightly with olive oil and seasoning.
- Bake until desired crispness is achieved.
The recipe (below) provided uses sweet potato ss an example, but you can use all sorts of vegetables (see list here).
It helps if each batch in the oven has similar items (by moisture levels) and sizes for even baking, but beyond that, use what you love.
Recommended Veggie Slicing Tool
Mandolin Vegetable Slicer | Amazon
If you do a lot of veggie slicing, you may want to own a mandolin slicer. There are many styles available. Be sure you get one with a hand guard (like the one shown above) for safe, fast food prep.
Veggies for Veggie Chips
This is a short list. Do try whatever you like.
- Sweet potato
- Potato (but do try other veggies instead!)
- Beets
- Carrots
- Turnips
- Parsnips
- Zucchini
- Squash
- Fennel
- Eggplant
Leafy Veggies
- Spinach
- Chinese cabbage
- Kale
Also
- Fresh green beans also work but you need to blanch them first.
Blanching is a process where you briefly cook the vegetables in boiling water for a few minutes (2-4 minutes, depending on how thick the beans are), and then place them in ice water to stop the cooking process. This softens them up for baking.
Be sure to let them dry thoroughly before using them as described below.
Could this be goodbye to potato chips? Maybe!
Happy munching,
~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛