Baked Sweet Potato Chips

by Allison @ Alli 'n Son on May 15, 2011

I love sweet potatoes. Their bright color. Their sweet, tender insides. You can prepare them in roughly 100,000 ways.

Or more. I’m not sure. I haven’t actually counted. I have things to do, you know?

One my favorite ways to eat sweet potatoes is as a chip or fry. When we eat out at a restaurant that serves sweet potato fries, which doesn’t happen nearly often enough, I may do a little happy dance. It involves clapping, giggling and a giddy smile that is plastered to my face until I eat the very last one. That’s how much I love them.

Whenever I can, I grab a giant bag of these babies when they are on sale. We make sweet potato burritos. Baked sweet potatoes. And, by far my favorite, sweet potato chips. Baked, because we only bring out the deep fryer once a year. Christmas, for those deep friend donuts.

Mmmmmm. Donuts.

Don’t let the fact that these are baked let you think that they are tasteless. They are anything but. I may even go so far as to say that they are better than the fried version. Yes, I said it. Better because you can actually taste the sweet goodness that is the sweet potato.

This recipe is supposed feed 4 people, but the last time we made it, I ate most of the chips. No, I’m not kidding.

Hey, I’m pregnant. I can do that. That’s my excuse anyway.

Sweet Potato Chips

Meal Plan

Dinner

Monday: Turkey sliders on the grill
Tuesday: Orcchiette with spicy chickpea sauce
Wednesday: Homemade hot pockets
Thursday: BLTs with avocado and spicy mayo
Friday: Homemade pizza on beer battered crust and homemade sauce {AllRecipes.com}
Saturday: leftover pizza
Sunday: Baked French toast

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{ 31 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Holly May 16, 2011 at 12:52 am

Love Sweet potato fries so I bet these are just delish!!

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2 Allison May 17, 2011 at 2:56 pm

They are pretty tasty. Thanks for stopping by!

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3 Jessica May 16, 2011 at 7:00 am

Love these. My little man can;t get enough of his sweet potatoes!

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4 Allison May 17, 2011 at 2:55 pm

I wish my little man would eat more of them. He gets freaked out by the texture sometimes.

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5 KLZ May 16, 2011 at 9:23 am

I always try to bake sweet potato chips and I either a) don’t cut them thinly enough so they never chip up or b) I burn the crap out of them. It makes me so sad – I’ll have to try it your way and see if I can rock it.

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6 Allison May 17, 2011 at 2:57 pm

I have admit, these chips don’t get super crispy like normal chips. But I kind of like them that way.

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7 Amy @ A Little Nosh May 16, 2011 at 10:13 am

Seriously, whoever thought of sweet potato fries needs to be kissed. Many, many times.

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8 Allison May 17, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Amen!

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9 Mike May 16, 2011 at 11:27 am

rally, I could eat the photo. looks yammm

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10 carolinaheartstrings May 16, 2011 at 2:43 pm

I love sweet potatoe fries and I bet these chips are just fantastic too!

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11 Allison May 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm

They really are! I hope you’ll try them.

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12 Amy Papale May 16, 2011 at 9:50 pm

These look delicious! I will have to make these very soon.

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13 Allison May 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm

I hope you do! Stop by and let me know how they turned out.

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14 Lindsay May 16, 2011 at 11:32 pm

OKAY YUMMMM!! These look and sound delishhhh! Hahaha!! You made me literally laugh out loud with funny story above :)

Delighted Momma

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15 Allison May 17, 2011 at 3:01 pm

Thanks Lindsay! I hope you get a chance to try the recipe.

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16 Lindsey May 17, 2011 at 3:41 am

I may be obsessed with sweet potatoes so these are right up my alley!

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17 angie May 17, 2011 at 7:24 am

any tips for slicing the sweet potatoes?
These look good but i am HORRIBLE at slicing them!
Thanks!!

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18 Allison May 17, 2011 at 3:02 pm

Use a large, sharp knife. Slice the potatoes thinly, about 1/4″. Don’t worry if some are thicker than others, but you may have to remove the thin ones from the oven sooner. Also, practice, practice, practice!

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19 Pudding Pie Lane May 17, 2011 at 8:36 am

I cut sweet potatoes in half and then microwave them, it’s so yummy! I don’t have the patience to fry them but if I did I hope to get a result like you have :)

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20 Allison May 17, 2011 at 3:03 pm

You don’t have to fry this recipe! But it does take some time to bake them. Baked (or microwaved) sweet potatoes are wonderful too.

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21 Jessica May 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm

These sound great! I recently got some Himalayan pink salt and organic peppercorns from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I’ll have to try them out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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22 Allison May 17, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Ohhh, those spices sound divine.

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23 Vicki Smith May 18, 2011 at 7:54 am

I’m going to try these. Thanks!

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24 Liberty May 18, 2011 at 11:03 am

I *heart* sweet potatoes so much I could eat them every.single.day.
I love that these have the skins on them!
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings!
LIB
http://bit.ly/jiAvHM

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25 Jamie May 18, 2011 at 2:11 pm

OH MY GOSH! These look AMAZING! Before i got pregnant I hated sweet potatoes but now I am in LOVE with them. My hubby made me mashed sweet potatoes the other day and I could not get enough. I am going to make these this weekend, they look so yummy!!! Thanks for sharing

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26 Shu Han May 19, 2011 at 10:46 am

I loveeee sweet potato chips! gotta try them with parmesan over next time!

http://mummyicancook.blogspot.com/2011/02/curried-roast-chicken-leg-with-spiced.html

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27 Vicki V May 20, 2011 at 8:56 am

I love sweet potato fries but they never crisp up. I’ve read a lot on it lately, and several people have suggested coating the raw slices or fries in cornstarch before baking to enhance crispiness. Worth a try!

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28 Miz Helen May 20, 2011 at 9:24 am

We love sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips are one of our favorites. You have a great recipe that we would really enjoy. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!

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29 Kate May 20, 2011 at 10:04 am

Sweet potatoes are divine! Your chips look like a great accompaniment to a meal…or just a snack!

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30 Really Rainey May 20, 2011 at 12:24 pm

My husband would love those… I have all the ing. I’m going to try them today!
Have a great weekend!
~Rainey~

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31 bj May 20, 2011 at 5:53 pm

ahhh man…these sound absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to try them.

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