These baked Cinnamon Apple Chips are made with a few simple ingredients like McIntosh apples, cinnamon and sugar. They make a tasty, healthy snack your whole family will love!
Our family loves to go apple picking at our local orchard in the Fall. It's a fun day out where we pick apples, get mums for the yard, snack on cider doughnuts and kettle corn and seek out the perfect pumpkin to carve later in the month.
I love sampling the different varieties of apples, but I tend to pick McIntosh or Honeycrisp because they are always naturally sweet and great for eating and baking.
Recently, I purchased a bag of McIntosh apples because I wanted to experiment with making homemade apple chips. We don't own a dehydrator, but I figured that I could bake the apple chips in the oven at a low temperature. Thank goodness it worked!
I don't know why it took me this long to make these because this is probably the EASIEST recipe you can make.
The only caveat is that it has to cook for a few hours in order to allow the apples to dehydrate in the oven. Let me tell you, these Cinnamon Apple Chips were totally worth the wait!
Cinnamon Apple Chips are a delicious, healthy snack that are naturally dairy-free, gluten-free and kid approved! ~Enjoy!
Ingredients Needed
Apples: McIntosh or Honeycrisp
Ground Cinnamon
Granulated Sugar: I added a bit of sugar to enhance the sweetness, but you can use any sugar alternative including honey or even omit it altogether.
How do you make baked Cinnamon Apple Chips in the oven?
Start by coring the apples, slice them into circles about ⅛-inch to ¼-inch thick, toss with cinnamon and sugar; then bake for 2-3 hours until the apples soften.
Try to get the circles as close to uniform sizes as you can. Thinner chips will burn in sections before the rest of the apple has a chance to dehydrate.
I use a sharp knife to slice mine on a cutting board; however, you can use a mandoline or an electric slicer if that's easier for you. Also, if you want to reduce your sugar intake, you can omit the extra sugar too. They still taste great!
Search for more ideas in the recipe index!
More Apple Recipes
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Homemade Applesauce
- Apple Coffee Cake
- Cinnamon Chip Apple Bread
- Sour Cream Apple Pie
- Apple Pie Tart
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Cinnamon Apple Chips
Ingredients
- 4 mcintosh apples (cored and sliced ⅛ to ¼ inch thick)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (can be omitted)
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees fahrenheit.
- Add the sliced apples to a large bowl; then coat the apples with the cinnamon and/or sugar.
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray or line one with parchment paper; then line the apples flat on the pan. (You may need to use two pans so that they are not overlapping).
- Bake 2-3 hours until the chips are dry yet still a bit soft. Allow to cool completely before placing them in an air tight container for up to 4 days (if they last that long!).
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Karla West says
Carrie / can you use a granular sugar substitute like stevia ?
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Sure, but I'm not familiar with the conversion. You can also leave the sugar out altogether.
The balancing bean says
Yumm! I am always looking for easy, healthy recipes I can share on my blog and to my clients and this is gold! Love apples 🍎 and love easy lol great recipe 👍🏼
Lisa Edwina says
Thanks for this post and i like it homemade Apple cinnamon chips.i will try it at home.
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Enjoy!
Mona J. Yoder says
Thanks for the information and links you shared this is so should be a useful and quite informative!
kathleen says
These cinnamon apple chips look amazing. Will make a nice treat for my kids this holiday. Thanks Carrie.
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thank you Kathleen, I hope you all enjoy them!
Edward @Male Guide Reviews says
i will try cinnamon apple chips,it is very deliciouse .mine just may have been cut a bit thicker so they’re more on the soft side. thank you for sharing
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Yes, these are a bit softer. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Diet Blog Pro says
look this great healthy and fresh snack.I made these for the kids and they loved them.
Thanks for sharing,
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
I'm so glad you liked them, thanks for letting me know!
Justin Jaky says
nice fresh and light snack, looks great
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thank you Justin
ABC says
looks great
Jessica @ PK says
Hi, I just tried this recipe out, and my chips don’t look like yours, which are perfectly flat. Mine have the crispy ruffles around the edges. I’m curious if you did an additional technique to keep them flat? Thanks!
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
No, mine just may have been cut a bit thicker so they're more on the soft side versus crispier.
Veronica says
A nice fresh and light snack. I absolutely love cinnamon and apples together it makes for a wonderful combination, thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
taylor johnson @tayloright says
Thanks for sharing this healthy snack idea! They look delicious! 🙂
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thank you Taylor, I hope you enjoy them!
eatfrysmith says
Very delicious and nutritious, a healthy eating recipe
I took the time to make the whole family eat. Everyone praised, it made me excited
It has been a long time since I saw my son so excited
you are great.
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
I'm glad everyone enjoyed the recipe!
jessica says
yeah i like it
Pooja says
These Cinnamon Chips look super delicious. I'll made these for my baby bro's birthday party and they were an instant hit.
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe Pooja, thanks for letting me know!