Healthy Snack: Apple Chips

Oh the sweets of the holiday season, we all make a conscience effort to watch how many sweets we eat but sometimes pecan or pumpkin pie, iced sugar cookies, fudge, candy canes, chocolate pretzels with crushed peppermints, and cakes of all sorts override our brains efforts and we succumb to the temptation. We fill our tummy full and wind up with belly ache or a sugar rush.
For this holiday season, here’s a much healthier option for your family, children and friends: Apple Chips.

To make apple chips it is much like dehydrating and apple but you let the apple rings bake for a little bit longer until they are crispy.

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Chips

4 medium size apples (Gala or Fiji)

3 tbsp cinnamon*
3 tbsp granulated sugar*

*You can purchase the already mixed cinnamon and sugar at your local grocery store

Tools: apple core, sharp knife or mandolin, parchment paper, and cookie sheet

1)      Preheat your oven to 275 degrees, place a piece of parchment paper on your cookie sheet to get it ready for the apple slices

2)      In a bowl combine cinnamon and sugar and use a fork to mix together. (If you have an empty spice box, you can pour the mixture into the container to make it easier to sprinkle on the apple slices)

3)      Give your apples a good washing and twist off the stems

4)      Using the mandolin or a sharp knife, slice the apples into thin slices. You will want to make sure your apple slices are not paper thin but thick as a nickel is too thick.

5)      Once your apples are sliced, place them on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

6)      Give your apple slices a light dusting of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

7)      Place in oven to make for 2 hours.

8)      Once done, let sit for 3 to 5 minutes to cool before serving.

**If you do not like cinnamon you can omit steps 2 &6**

　

Half of these Apple Chips have the cinnamon sugar mix and the other half do not.

You can serve apple chips with a caramel dip or a cream cheese dip if you prefer.

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