Store bought sweet potato chips can be healthier than normal potato chips, but homemade oven baked sweet potato chips? That’s a winner there. Why not make it at home? It actually is super easy, and sweet potatoes are actually super healthy for you too! Here’s my easy Baked Sweet Potato Chips Recipe.
Are sweet potato chips healthy?
The short answer? Yes! But of course that depends on how you make them. If you’re going to add a ton of sugar, then maybe not. This recipe, I make it as basic as possible and I leave it up to you if you’d like to add more stuff on it.
If you wan to to know more on the health benefits, it helps to look at the main ingredient… sweet potatoes!
A lot of people don’t realize just how healthy sweet potatoes are – they are an amazing source of of fiber, vitamins, and minerals that your body needs. Sweet potatoes contain Vitamin A, C, B6, Manganese and Potassium as a start.
Here’s some good stuff to note:
Immune Booster – Sweet potatoes are high in an antioxidant known as beta-carotene, which converts to vitamin A once consumed. This vitamin is essential for ensuring the normal function of your immune system and organs.
Vision Health – Beta-carotene is also incredible for vision health! Beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A in your body (as mentioned above) and used to form light-detecting receptors in your eyes. Purple sweet potatoes are even better than other sweet potatoes!
GutHealth – Sweet potatoes also is great for your gut health as it contain fiber and antioxidants that promote the growth of good gut bacteria.
What to dip sweet potato chips in?
So many choices! My favorite is actually to eat them as is, but you here are some ideas:
Preheat oven to 375°F. While oven is heating up, slice sweet potatoes really thin.
In a medium mixing bowl, add sweet potatoes, and mix in olive oil, salt, and cinnamon. Combine well.
Place aluminum foil over a baking sheet (I guess this is optional, but I do this so that they don’t stick to the pan).
Place sweet potato slices on baking sheet side by side. Make sure it doesn’t overlap.
Pop it in the oven for about 20 minutes. I say about because different ovens probably will vary. I would just start checking it at 15 every couple mins to make sure it doesn’t all burn.
Remove from oven and let it cool off before serving!
The nutrition information for this recipe is an approximate total per serving. Please double check the nutrition information for your exact ingredients and brands for more precise nutrition information.
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Did you like this Baked Sweet Potato Chips Recipe and want to try more oven baked chips? Check out my Zucchini chips recipe here! Or if you love bananas, try this dehydrated banana chips recipe!
The main reasons for soggy sweet potato wedges are: overcrowding the baking sheet, not tossing in enough oil, having too thick sized wedges, and not roasting at a high enough heat.
Consumers often see these chips as a healthier alternative to other starchy snacks such as French fries, fried cheese snacks, or white potato chips. Sweet potato chips are an excellent source of vitamin A and they provide more fiber than a comparable serving of traditional chips.
Sweet potato chips are a variant of potato chips produced using sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes. Sweet potato chips are not as easily available or popular as regular ones. However, these chips are healthier than French fries or white potato chips. Sweet potatoes have high fibre, vitamin, and mineral content.
The healthiest ways to prepare sweet potatoes are to steam or boil them. You can also bake, roast, or fry sweet potatoes, but you should take care to limit these preparation methods, which will cause the sugars to break down in different ways and often include extra recipe ingredients like oil, butter, or sugar.
If you slice the potatoes too thickly, they won't crisp up. You want them to be roughly 1/16th” thick, which is hard to achieve using a knife alone. Be sure to hold the potato at an angle when slicing the potato, to make the slices as large as possible.
Give your chips an ice bath, and leave for 15-20 minutes if you have the time. This will wash off some of the starch – you'll see as the water goes cloudy. Starch on the surface of the chips locks in moisture and causes them to go soggy. Drain the chips and rinse under cold water, then dry thoroughly before cooking.
Potato chips from brands known for excessive salt, saturated fats, and artificial additives tend to be less healthy. Examples include Lay's, Pringles, and Ruffles. Opting for baked or kettle-cooked chips and checking nutritional labels can help make a healthier choice.
“Candies fit into the unhealthy category because of their poor nutritional value,” Niswanger explained. Additionally, chips have a lot of processed grains in them, which means the nutritional value has been stripped out. This will leave you wanting more food sooner.
They have the same appeal as standard chips (crunchy, a little salty) but they have an added sweetness and they're even better for you. Sweet potato chips contain fiber and antioxidants and they're high in carotene so they can support the immune system and benefit healthy vision.
If you enjoy sweet potatoes, you can absolutely enjoy them daily. However, eating multiple sweet potatoes every day could cause a harmless condition called carotenodermia, where your skin turns yellow-orange. You may also want to be cautious about your sweet potato intake if you have a history of kidney stones.
Just one sweet potato gives you 102% of the vitamin A you need each day. This helps keep your eyes healthy as well as your immune system, your body's defense against germs.It's also good for your reproductive system and organs like your heart and kidneys.
Sweet potatoes contain beta-carotene, and their excessive consumption can lead to hypervitaminosis A (vitamin A toxicity), in which excess vitamin A accumulates in the liver. Although it is not considered harmful, the color of the skin and nails may turn orange. Additionally, sweet potatoes are rich in carbohydrates.
The secret to crispy (instead of soggy) sweet potato fries is to spread them out in an even layer with enough room so that they don't touch. This is especially important if you're making a big batch of fries. Instead of just piling more onto one baking pan, spread them out over two baking pans or cook them in batches.
Putting potato chips in the freezer extends their freshness from a matter of days to months when stored properly in a sealed, air-tight bag. So when the instructions on the bag say to store in a cool, dry place, your freezer provides all that!
Typically when you roast sweet potatoes, they end up mushy, not crispy. That's because the high sugar content and moisture in the potato creates a softer result. In this case, they get their crispiness not by deep frying, but by sprinkling a secret ingredient over and baking them!
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