Name: Homemade Baked Potato Chips
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 medium Russet baking potatoes; Olive oil cooking spray; Sea salt

Recipe

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Easy and delicious homemade potato chips. Made with natural ingredients, these chips are a huge win for school and at home!

This recipe for homemade baked potato chips has everything you love from the ones from the bag, but with none of the guilt.

Homemade Potato Chips

My family loves salty chips. We could eat an entire bag in one sitting. Is that good for us? No way. So I’m always looking for healthier options to curb our cravings, like homemade Doritos, cheese crackers, or these baked potato chips that always hit the spot!

As my famous baked zucchini chips, you only need three ingredients to make potato chips at home! It’s a delicious side for any school lunch or a great way to help fight those “snack attacks” at any hour.

Ingredients

Three simple ingredients is everything you need to make these homemade baked potato chips. Awesome! Check out the details:

Potatoes: Russet are my favorites for crispy potato chips, but you can use any other.
Olive oil cooking spray: just enough to turn them crispy and golden!
Sea salt: to make them salty to your taste.

How to Make Homemade Potato Chips

Once you make these homemade baked potato chips, you’ll see how easy it is! You just have to follow the recipe and these tips for perfect texture and taste:

Prep the oven
While the oven preheats, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Slice the potatoes
Make sure you’re using a mandoline or the slicer on your food processor. If it’s adjustable, set to the thinnest setting. You want a consistent slice thickness.
Pat dry
After slicing, pat the slices dry with paper towels to help remove any excess moisture. This is also crucial to them baking correctly and evenly.
Bake
Spread the potato slices are spread in a single layer and bake, flipping about halfway through. After 18 minutes in the oven, they’ll brown fast, so keep an eye on them. Some slices may cook faster than others. If that happens, remove those slices.
Season
Once the potato chips are done, remove from the oven and sprinkle with sea salt. Enjoy!

How Long to Bake Homemade Chips

Homemade potato chips baked at 425F take 18 to 20 minutes to turn golden and crispy. They turn brown and crispy super fast once they get close to 18 minutes, so keep an eye on them. If some slices are ready before the others, remove those slices.

Making Them Crispy

There are two crucial steps for crispy baked potato chips. First, pat the potatoes dry very well with paper towels after slicing them. This removes any excess moisture and ensures even cooking.

Second, don’t omit the cooking spray! Since you’re not frying, these chips will be healthy, so adding a little oil will also help make them crispier and tastier!

What to Pack with Homemade Potato Chips for Lunch

Add some extra zing to your lunchboxes by packing these potato chips with the best dips, like my homemade ranch dressing or this ketchup recipe. You can also assemble a delicious guacamole and chips bento or add healthy homemade nuggets for a protein-rich lunch kids will devour!

More Homemade Chip Recipes

If chips are your weakness, I’ve got you covered with many delicious recipes! These baked banana chips are always a huge hit whether I pack them for school or serve them as an after-school snack. Baked apple chips sound like a treat? Oh yes! And these cinnamon sugar tortilla chips are a must-try. So good!

Homemade Baked Potato Chips

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Easy and delicious homemade potato chips. Made with natural ingredients, these chips are a huge win for school and at home!

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Ingredients

2 medium Russet baking potatoes
Olive oil cooking spray
Sea salt

Instructions

Prep the oven:

Preheat the oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Prep the potatoes:

Using a mandoline or slicer, THINLY slice the potato.
Use a paper towel to dry off the excess moisture from the slices. This is crucial to help them bake evenly and to crisp up.

Bake:

Coat the parchment-covered baking sheet with the cooking spray. Evenly spread out the potato slices in a single layer, then spray the tops as well.
Bake them for 18 to 20 minutes, until they begin to turn golden brown. Flip the slices about 11 to 12 minutes in.
Once you get close to 18 minutes, keep an eye on them because they will brown and crisp up QUICKLY. Some slices may cook faster than others. Remove those slices, if that happens to a few.