Easy Air Fryer Apple Chips

These Air Fryer Apple Chips are a delicious, healthy, and totally addictive snack.

They turn out perfectly crispy, crunchy and sweet, and are done in a fraction of the time it takes to make them in the oven or dehydrator. #airfryerforthewin

The air fryer makes it sooooo easy to cook up healthier versions of all sorts of tasty morsels. So much yum.

And in the case of these 2 ingredient homemade apple chips, using absolutely no oil at all is needed at all. The whole family love these.

Healthy Apple Chips

Because these Air Fryer Apple Chips are so healthy, they make an ideal snack to serve up for your kiddoes and the entire family.

Like these Air Fryer Honey Pecans and crunchy Air Fryer Banana Chips these are great as an after school snack, lunch box treat, adding to snack mixes, breakfast granola and can be easily doubled or even tripled.

Why You Will Love These

• Healthier – No sugar and no oil, which means you can go ahead and indulge that addiction totally guilt free.
• Easy – Making your own homemade apple chips in the air fryer is soooooo easy with minimal effort in just 30 minutes!
• Affordable – You need only 2 basic everyday ingredients.
• Leftovers – a great way to use up leftover apples and get your family easting more fruit.
• Diet friendly – vegan, gluten free, low carb, paleo, Whole30, oil-free and no added sugar.

Recipe Tools

• An Air Fryer.
• A sharp knife.
• A mixing bowl.
• Measuring spoons.
• A metal rack.
• A spice kit.
• Sea salt flakes if you want.

Ingredient Notes

You only two ingredients to make these treats.

• Apple – use your favorite apples or a mixture of them.
• Ground cinnamon – use your favorite store-bought brand.

Ready to learn how to make apple chips in the air fryer? Gather up your ingredients and I will show you….

How To Make Air Fryer Apple Chips

Get complete ingredients list & instructions from recipe card below.

1. Preheat the air fryer to 350 F / 180C.
2. Thinly slice the apples using either a mandolin or a sharp knife.
3. Remove any seeds and add apples to bowl and combine with cinnamon
4. Transfer half of the spiced apple slices to the air fryer basket, arranging in a single layer.
5. Cook for 8-10 minutes, turning and flattening them at least 2 times during the cooking process.
6. Remove the cooked apples chips and then repeat with the rest of the apple slices.

Chef’s Tip: You will have to turn and flatten the apple slices about 2-3 times during cooking, to remove any that have flow up on to the fan and so they crisp evenly.

Homemade Apple Chips In The Oven

Don’t have an air fryer? Not to worry. Just follow these simple steps to make deliciously crispy apple chips in the oven:

1. Preheat oven to 225 F / 110 C.
2. Thinly slice the apples using either a mandolin or a sharp knife.
3. Remove any seeds and add to bowl and combine with cinnamon.
4. Arrange slices on a metal baking sheet.
5. Bake for 45 – 60 minutes until apples are dried and edges curl up.
6. Using a spatula, transfer these onto a wire rack until fully cooled and crispy.

Expert Tips

• Using a mandolin to slice the apples works best. Alternatively use a sharp knife.
• Don’t cut them tooooo thin, as they can then burn without actually crisping up.
• Try to make sure the apple slices are all the same thickness so they will cook at the same rate.
• If thickness varies, divide into batches according to thickness and cook similar size slices together.
• If some slices are cooking quicker than others, simply remove the quicker cooking ones earlier.

And even more tips…

• Note that your apple chips may not be fully crispy when done, but don’t fret. They will crisp upon cooling.
• Cook time will also depend on the thickness of your apple slices. If they are very thin they may cook a bit quicker..
• Air fryer temperatures can vary depending on the make and model, so this recipe includes a range of suggested cook times.

Delicious Variations

• Vary the spices – Use cardamom, nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice.
• Vary the crisp factor – make these crisper for snacking, but softer for topping granola.
• Vary the fruit – For a different flavour profile, follow this recipe and use pears instead of apples

Storing

Let them cool completely before storing in an airtight container at room temperature, they will stay good up to 7 – 9 days.

FAQ’s

What Type of Apples are Best for Making Apple Chips?

I made these using Braeburn apples, which have a nice crispness and subtle sweet flavour.

For an even sweeter treat, use Honeycrisp, Gala or Fuji apples.

And the Gravestein and Granny Smith varieties are great choices if you prefer your apple crisps a bit on the tart side. This is on of the most flexible air fryer apple recipes.

How To Reduce The Chance Of Burning

• Air Fryer Temperatures vary, so if your crisps are burning, try cooking them at a slightly lower temperature.
• Or you could cut the slices a little thicker.
• Removed cooked slices earlier than less cooked ones.

More Delicious Air Fryer Snacks

• Air Fryer French Fries.
• Air Fryer Plantains
• Air Fryer Chickpeas
• Air Fryer Banana Chips.
• Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
• Air Fryer Radish Chips.
• Air Fryer Tater Tots.
• Air Fryer Tortilla Chips.
• Air Fryer Falafels.

Weight Watchers Points 

Folks, these one serving is a zero (o) WW Blue Plan SmartPoints food!

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Originally published Nov 2017.

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