How to Make Air-Fryer Apple Chips
Updated: Mar. 14, 2024
These air-fryer apple chips are nutritious and delicious! They're the ultimate healthy crispy and crunchy snack to serve as an alternative to potato chips.
If you’ve never indulged in air-fryer apple chips, you’re in for a treat. They’re essentially dehydrated apple crisps, that can be enjoyed with or without seasoning.
What makes air-fryer apple chips such a great healthy snack option is that they’re budget friendly and naturally sweetened! They crisp up in just 15 minutes, making them the perfect afternoon treat.
Editor’s Tip: Whether you picked apples at an orchard or bought them at the store, learn how to store apples to keep them crisp.
What Are Apple Chips?
Apple chips are thinly sliced apples that are lightly sprinkled with cinnamon then cooked until perfect crisp!
Making apple chips in the air fryer ensures a remarkable crunch in far less time than it would take to bake in the oven.
How to Make Air-Fryer Apple Chips
This recipe is super simple to make and easy to adapt. Grab your favorite apple and let’s get cooking! Check out this guide to common types of apples to help choose the best apple for the job.
Ingredients
- 1 apple (I prefer honeycrisp, but red delicious apples are tasty too!)
- Optional: Ground cinnamon
Tools You’ll Need
Directions
Step 1: Prepare the apples
Wash the apple and cut into 1/8-inch slices. I suggest using a mandoline but carefully slicing with a sharp knife works, too.
Step 2: Arrange the apples
Lay the apple slices in a single layer in the air fryer basket and dust with ground cinnamon.
Editor’s Tip: Cover the slices with a metal rack or trivet to keep the apples from flying around.
Step 3: Air fry the apples
Air fry at 300°F for 15 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes.
Keep a close eye on the apple chips as they cook, as cooking times may vary depending on what type of air fryer you use.
Step 4: Enjoy air-fryer apple chips
Once fully cooked, remove apple chips from the air fryer and let cool. They’ll continue to crisp up as they come to room temperature!
Store leftovers in an airtight container or sealed bag for up to 1 week at room temperature.
Tips for Making Air-Fryer Apple Chips
- Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket! It’s OK if apple slices overlap a bit, but work in batches if you need to. This will help the apple chips cook evenly.
- You don’t need to worry about peeling or coring the apple, most of the seeds will fall out during slicing with a mandoline or while cooking.
- Bake apple chips in the oven instead at 200°F for 2 hours, flipping apple slices halfway through.
For another tasty air fryer fruit recipe, this air fryer grapes recipe will do the trick.
Originally Published: November 16, 2021
