Make your own apple chips at home in the oven! My grandmother always made apple and banana chips with a dehydrator, and they were amazing... so I had to figure out how to do it my own way! Perfect for after school snacks or on road trips.
These chips are thin sliced, soaked in a simple syrup and baked low and slow.
The prep time is around 15 minutes, and cook time is 1 to 1 1/2 hours. This recipe makes about 50 chips.
These chips are thin sliced, soaked in a simple syrup and baked low and slow.
The prep time is around 15 minutes, and cook time is 1 to 1 1/2 hours. This recipe makes about 50 chips.
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Signing UpStep 1: Three simple ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large apples or 3 small ones (I recommend gala, braeburn, or fugi)
As far as hardware, you'll need:
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- a small pan to make the simple syrup in
- a mandoline or a sharp knife and a cutting board
- tongs (though chopsticks would work too)
- an oven set to 250 F
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Also, totally wish I had a dehydrator.
Bad news!... After 30mins, I opened the oven to turn them over but all the slices were stuck on the parchment paper and the parchment paper also stuck on the baking sheet! What happened? I thought the purpose of parchment paper was for it to not be sticky!
It's my first time doing something like this so pardon my ignorance!
Otherwise, I'd say the slices could have had too much of the syrup on them - that could explain it - parchment paper can only deal with so much liquid.
I'd leave out the simple syrup for these and toss them in a little lemon juice instead.
You can definitely make them without the syrup, though. Just slice them and bake as normal without the syrup. You might need to bake them a little longer without the extra sugar to help crisp them up though - just keep an eye on them and you'll be fine! :)
Honey and sugar are both antimicrobial, so you could even dehydrate fruit in the sunshine safely using a syrup. Heck, there may be enough natural sugar content in the apples to dehydrate safely in the sun without anything extra, but adding some honey or a sugar syrup would give me a little more peace of mind.
Also, the slices don't brown as much if you dip them in lemon before dehydrating. :)
Simple syrup is basically very strong sugar water. It's equal parts sugar and water that's brought to a boil so the sugar dissolves.
I am wondering how long the apples will keep and how long the syrup will keep in the fridge.
The simple syrup will keep for around the same amount of time. I've had people tell me it'll keep for much longer, but I don't normally keep it for any longer than three. If you get any crystallization or molding, it's time to go. :P
I like mine more crispy so I always slice them as thin as I can and let them cook all the way. But if you like them chewy you can cook them to the point you want.