Baked Apple Chips
by Sommer Collier — last updated on Jan 27, 2025 
Baked Apple Chips – Easy baked apple chips that you can feel good about serving your family. These crunchy little chips are low on fat and high on flavor!
Why We Love This Baked Apple Chips Recipe
We use apples in desserts and salads on a regular basis, but have you ever thought of turning them into homemade chips? Me neither. I found this recipe in my friend Lisa’s amazing cookbook, The 100 Days of Real Food Cookbook.
The first recipe I tried from Lisa’s beautiful book was her baked apple chips. Crispy, sweet, and full of goodness, this recipe made me wonder why I haven’t been making my own baked chips all along. You simply slice apples very thin and remove the cores. Lay them out on a buttered baking sheet and sprinkle with cinnamon. Then bake the apple slices until crisp. Easy right?
Oh my word, are they good! This recipe makes 2 regular servings of baked apple chips, but once I tested them, I wished I had made a quadruple batch. They are so much better than any crunchy apple chips you’d find at the grocery store!
Ingredients You Need
- Butter – for greasing the pan
- Apples – use any type of apple
- Cinnamon – to add flavor
How to Make Baked Apple Chips
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Generously butter (or use parchment paper) a large sheet pan.
- On a cutting board, turn an apple on its side and cut into very thin slices, about 1/8-inch thick. (I used a mandolin.) Using a small cookie cutter, cut the core out of each apple slice and discard.
- Spread the apple slices out in a single layer on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, flip the apple pieces over, and bake for another 30-50 minutes until crisp. Depending on how evenly you sliced the apples, some may be done sooner than others. If so, remove the thinner ones when they are brown and crisp and allow the thicker ones additional time in the oven.
Get the Complete (Printable) Recipe for Baked Apple Chips Below. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
While you can use any apple variety, I prefer firmer apples like Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, or Granny Smith. They are ideal as they hold their shape better and provide a crispier texture.
Absolutely! Just make sure to use a sharp knife and slice the apples as thinly and evenly as possible (about 1/8 inch) for consistent baking.
Removing the cores helps create uniform slices and avoids any tough or inedible center pieces, but it’s optional if you don’t mind leaving them in.
Yes! Feel free to experiment with nutmeg, pumpkin spice, or even a pinch of ginger for added flavor.
Once completely cooled, store the apple chips in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
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- Baked Carrot Chips
- Homemade Healthy Trail Mix
- Whole Foods Homemade Granola Bars
- Wilted Honey Butter Kale Recipe
- Baked Zucchini Chips
- Nut Bars with Chocolate Drizzle
- Low Carb Cauliflower Crackers
Get the Complete (Printable) Recipe for Baked Apple Chips Below. Enjoy!
Baked Apple Chips
Ingredients
- Butter for greasing the pan
- 2 apples any variety
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Generously butter a large baking sheet.
- On a cutting board, turn an apple on its side and cut into very thin slices, about 1/8-inch thick. (I used a mandolin.) Using a small cookie cutter, cut the core out of each apple slice and discard.
- Spread the apple slices out in one layer on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 30 minutes, flip the apple pieces over, and bake for another 30-50 minutes until crisp. Depending on how evenly you sliced the apples, some may be done sooner than others. If so, remove the thinner ones when they are brown and crisp and allow the thicker ones additional time in the oven.
Oh my god! What a surprise :-) thank you so much. I’ll try it today or as soon as posible. Really thanks
Love these!!!! Yours are fantastic. I invite you to share at my Thursday Favorite Things blog hop ( you can start linking up tonight at 8PM MST) Hugs
Always looking for a healthy snack! Looks delish!
I remember eating apple chips all the time, while growing up — I LOVE this home made version!!
I love these healthy bites. So easy and so tasty!
Such a fun idea! I adore apples and this is a great way to change up snacking!
Sounds like a need this cookbook!
We love making apple chips. Maybe that will be today’s after school activity!
I never knew making apple chips was so easy, now I have to make them!
What a simple and tasty recipe! I’ve been drying apples for fried apple pies and have been wondering what else to fix. Gotta give these a try. Wishing Lisa much success with her new cookbook, it sounds amazing.
cute! I am going to make these for my kids!
So tired of buying those little half filled bags if apple chips, much healthier and not as expensive.
How easy are these? I am in MAJAH need of some healthy snack-age for the hubs, and we are both apple FIENDS, so these are happenin’! Pinned!