Easy Baked Beet Chips Recipe | Cook Click N Devour!!! (2024)

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Baked beet chips are healthy, guilt free snack that is outright delicious which you can make in a whim. These thin crispy wafers are perfect snack for you to serve in style 🙂 It is very easy to make best baked beet chips at home in 30 minutes and here is how I do it!

I got a good stash of lovely organic farm fresh beets and these beet chips just happened 🙂 One of the best ways to enjoy beets, retaining their sweetness, color and taste with an added bonus of crispiness. I have previously made these chips few times but this batch of beet chips were perfect. No burnt or sad chips, not even one 🙂

Making baked beet chips is easy and pretty straight forward. It is hardly a recipe actually. Just peel, slice, season and bake, that’s it. There are few pointers and tips that can yield you the perfect beet chips though.

Serve beet chips with a dip or a light sprinkle of sea salt for a guilt free and supremely satisfying snack. Beet chips with guacamole is an excellent healthy choice for snacking.

What Are Beet Chips?

Now for the uninitiated beet chips are delicious, crispy and light wafers made with fresh beets. Generally these beet chips are baked with very little brushing of oil, so they are healthy and guilt free snack.

5 ingredients, 20 minutes are all you need to make this snack that is

healthy

guilt free

insanely delicious

If you love crispy wafers or chips you can also try these classics like potato chips, sweet potato wafers, plantain chips, tapioca chips recipes.

How To Make Beet Chips?

As I have mentioned above making beet chips at home is quick and easy. First preheat oven at 190 C / 375 F.

Just scrub the beets well or peel them. Slice into thin slices of uniform thickness. Toss the sliced beets well in olive oil, salt, herbs and pepper powder. Set aside for 10 minutes till the oven heats up.

Grease or line three large baking trays. Arrange the slies in single layer with out touching. Bake for 10 minutes. Rotate the tray and bake for 5-10 minutes until the slices get dehydrated, crispy and pale. Let cool and store airtight.

How To Slice Beets For Chips? Do I Need A Mandoline Slicer

While using a mandoline eases your job in slicing the beets it is not a must. I used my regular chips slicer for this. Even a sharp knife can do this job, just be patient and cut into thin uniform slices.

Are Beet Chips Healthy?

These beet chips are packed with all the goodness of beetroot with just a touch of good olive oil. So these chips are very healthy and nutritious. As you may be knowing beets are rich in

vitamin a, b and c
manganese, folate
phytonutrients

So what are waiting for, make these amazingly delicious, crisp and light as air beet chips today and enjoy. They keep well for a week at room temperature only if you could resist them 🙂

How To Make Beet Chips Step by Step

Preheat your oven at 190 C / 375 F

Scrub well or peel 2-3 large beets. The fresher and juicier the beets, tastier your chips will be.

Slice the beets paper thin using a chips cutter or mandoline slicer or sharp knife.

Combine sliced beets, olive oil, dried herbs, salt and pepper powder in a mixing bowl. Toss well. Set aside for 10 minutes.

Drain the excess juice well. Grease or line 2 or 3 large baking sheets.

Arrange the beet slices in a single layer not touching each other.

Bake in the hot oven for 10 minutes. Rotate the tray and bake for 5-10 more minutes. Bake until the chips are dry, crispy and slightly browned. Take care not to burn them as they burn easily after 10 minutes.

Let cool thorougly and store airtight. Serve beet chips with yogurt dip, sour cream dip or any dip of your choice.

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Beet Chips Recipe

Baked Beet Chips Recipe

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Baked beet chips are healthy, guilt free snack that is outright delicious which you can make in a whim. These thin crispy wafers are perfect snack for you to serve in style . It is very easy to make best baked beet chips at home in 30 minutes and here is how I do it!

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Snack

Cuisine world

Servings 4

Calories 46 kcal

1 CUP = 250 ml

Ingredients

▢ 3 large beets
▢ 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon for brushing
▢ 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs
▢ 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
▢ Salt to taste

Instructions

Scrub well or peel 2-3 large beetroots. The fresher and juicier the beets, tastier chips.
Using a chips cutter or mandoline slicer or sharp knife make paper thin slices.
Take the sliced beets in a mixing bowl. To that add olive oil, dried herbs, salt and pepper powder. Toss well and set aside for 10 minutes.
Now drain the excess juice well. Grease or line 2 large baking sheet. Depending upon the size of your tray you may need 2 or 3.
Arrange the slices in a single layer, not touching each other.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Rotate the tray and bake for 5-10 more minutes until the chips are dry, crispy and slightly browned. Take care not to burn them as they burn easily.
Let cool and store airtight. Serve beet chips with yogurt dip, sour cream dip or any dip of your choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 46kcal

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Easy Baked Beet Chips Recipe | Cook Click N Devour!!! (2024)

FAQs

Why are my beet chips soggy? ›

If your beets are fresh, they probably have quite a bit of moisture in them, which can lead to soggy chips—no, thanks! You can coax some of the water out with an easy process called sweating. Simply arrange the beet slices on a paper towel or cutting board, then sprinkle a layer of salt over them.

Are beet chips healthy? ›

Health Benefits

The vitamins and minerals in dehydrated beet chips support heart health and reduce the risk of stroke by helping lower blood pressure. Manganese is beneficial to bone formation and brain function. The nitrates in beets help increase blood flow to the brain.

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How to dry beets in the oven? ›

4. Dry

Arrange prepared beets in single layers on drying trays.
Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator.
If necessary, turn large pieces over every 3 to 4 hours during the drying period. ...
Total Drying Time: 10-12 hours in a dehydrator (may take up to twice as long in a conventional oven)

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How to stop chips from going soggy in the oven? ›

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.

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Why don't my chips go crispy in the oven? ›

If the oven isn't hot enough to brown the chips on the 'air-side', or if there's not space for the heat to circulate around each chip, they'll be unevenly crisp. Deep-frying also means the oil can penetrate the craggy, broken edges on all sides to make an extra crisp surface.

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Can you eat too many beet chips? ›

While it may seem like a good idea to have beets daily because of their benefits, you may need to exercise caution when eating them. Eating beets or drinking beet juice may lead to kidney stones, a potential food allergy, or stool or urine color changes.

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Can diabetics eat beet chips? ›

There are no known risks to eating beetroot if you have diabetes. The American Diabetes Association encourages everyone to add more of these non-starchy vegetables to their diet. Unless you're allergic to beetroot, the only risk that comes with eating beets is beeturia.

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Should beets be peeled before baking? ›

Keep checking whichever method you're using. Don't remove the beet skin before cooking. It's really not necessary and it's much easier to do so after cooking. Some also find that removing the skin prior to cooking takes away some of the beet's earthy test.

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How long does it take to cook beets in the oven? ›

Scrub and trim your beets. Preheat your oven to 400°F / 200°C. Rub the beets in olive oil, then wrap each beet tightly in foil. Transfer the wrapped beets to the prepared baking sheet and roast until completely tender when pierced with a knife,45 to 60 minutes.

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Is it better to boil or bake beets? ›

Roasting beets gives them a sweeter, richer, and deeper flavor than boiling does.

What is the tastiest way to eat beets? ›

Here are five of our favorite ways to eat beets.

Raw! – Yes, beets are quite good raw. ...
Roasted with goat cheese. – The classic, all-time favorite preparation. ...
In a salad. – Beets make a good complement to other salad staples. ...
Pickled! – Pickled beets are just marvelous. ...
As dessert.

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How do you keep beets crisp? ›

For whole beets, an airtight, lidded container or zip-top plastic bag are both great storage vessels to maximize freshness. The most ideal way to store cut beets is to lay slices or cubes in a single layer on paper towels in an airtight, lidded container.

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Why are my chips soft and soggy? ›

If the oil isn't hot enough, this sealing process takes longer. Meanwhile, the moisture that's meant to stay in the body of the chip is excreted, making what is supposed to be a crispy outer layer, damp and steeped.