Oven-Dried Apple Chips
So this week we had a little road trip planned and I asked my husband what he wanted for snacks, immediately he replied, "anything healthy." So I packed carrots, peppers, cheese, nuts, and I noticed 3 apples rolling around in our bottom fridge drawer so I pulled those out as well. Although I do love a crisp, juicy apple, I was craving something a little different. So I thought I would try my hand in making some dried apple chips. I know the preferred method in making dried apples is with a dehydrator but I don't have one so I turned to the oven.
When you slice your apples, try and slice them as thin as possible, this way they dry out quicker and they are a lot more "chip like" if they are thin. A few of my slices were a bit thicker and turned out a little more soft than I prefer them but they were just as tasty.
Lay them all out on a cookie sheet. I sprayed my cookie sheet lightly with some non-stick spray, I'm really not sure if this was necessary but afterword the cookie sheet came clean really easily so I'm glad I did.
Then I mixed some cinnamon and sugar together to sprinkle on top. This is totally optional, the apples really don't need anything added to them. I think next time I'll do half with no sugar and half with. Next, set your oven to 200 degrees and let them bake. I checked on them after 2 hours and turned them all over. Then I checked on them again after another 2 hours. After that I couldn't help but check them every 30 minutes till they were baked to my liking.
Pull them out and enjoy!!! They are such a yummy treat, and next time I'll cut up a lot more apples, these things disappear way too fast!
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