Healthy Baked Carrot Chips

Healthy Baked Carrot Chips – Get your crunchy chip fix without ruining your diet! These gluten-free, low-fat snacks are easy to make and easy to love!

Why We Love This Baked Carrot Chips Recipe

I find when I’m trying to stick to a clean diet, it’s the crunchy stuff that tempts me the most. Pretzels, potato chips, tortilla chips… I can’t seem to keep my hands out of the bowl. Over the years I’ve made all sorts of baked vegetable chip recipes to help me steer away from heavier carbs.

I’ve noticed, that not all vegetables react the same when sliced thin and baked. Some require high heat. Some taste best when baked low and slow. Some even need a little marination time for good results.

Healthy Baked Carrot Chips are one of the most tantalizing vegetable chips because they are naturally sweet and turn very crisp in the oven. You can bake them on low or high heat, and achieve the same crisp texture and flavor. However, they seem to be more attractive, with a brighter color, when baked on high heat for a short amount of time.

Carrots are a wonderful platform for sweet and savory spices. In this recipe, I seasoned the carrots with both cinnamon and cumin for extra wow factor. Healthy Baked Carrot Chips taste amazing with just salt, but the spices make them especially delicious!

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Ingredients You Need

My carrot chips recipe uses simple ingredients for a snack that packs loads of flavor. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Carrots – choose the fattest carrots you can find!
• Olive Oil – or coconut oil or avocado oil
• Sea Salt – a coarse salt works best for added texture
• Cumin – for a savory yet spicy taste
• Cinnamon – this goes well with carrots and adds a warm flavor

How to Make Healthy Baked Carrot Chips

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line several large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Trim the carrot tops off. Starting on the thick end slice the carrots paper-thin on the bias to create elongated slices. You can do this with a chef’s knife, but it’s better to use a mandolin slicer on the smallest setting. When you get down to the thin end of each carrot, stop and save them to use in soup or salad.

Place the carrot slices in a large bowl and add the oil, salt, cumin, and cinnamon. Toss well to thoroughly coat. Then lay the slices in a single layer on each baking sheet.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges start to curl up and turn crisp. Then flip all the chips over and bake another 5-8 minutes to crisp the bottoms. Once cool, store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

To avoid flipping the chips, you can bake the chips at 325 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes. However, they are prettier when baked at high heat.

If your oven is older, the chips in the very center of each pan might need a couple of minutes longer than the chips around the edges.

Can I Make Carrot Chips in the Air Fryer?

Instead of making these healthy chips in the oven, you can make air fryer carrot chips! Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees F and place the seasoned carrots in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Air fry for 6 minutes and then flip them over and cook until desired crispness is achieved!

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Serving Suggestions

Healthy Baked Carrot Chips are a great alternative for lunch boxes, late-night snacking, and keeping in your desk drawer for the 2 o’clock carb cravings.

You can serve this recipe for any other dish that you would serve fries or potato chips with, especially burgers or sandwiches. They can also be used as scoops for your favorite dip or sauce! I love to eat them with whipped cottage cheese dip, dill dip, or caramelized onion dip.

Tips & Tricks

• Some carrot chips will cook more quickly than others! If some are getting too browned, simply remove them and let the others keep cooking.
• Add extra spices! Other spices that would be tasty are dried thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, or chili powder!
• Give each carrot chip some space! For the crispiest baked carrot chips, each one needs space around it to crisp up. If they are stacked on top of each other, they will not get crispy.
• For a simple veggie chips recipe, you can opt to make your carrot chips with just oil and salt!

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do these chips last? 

You can store these chips in an airtight container at room temperature for a week, and in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. You could also use Ziploc storage bags. 

Should I peel carrots before baking them?

There is no need to peel the carrots before baking them unless you prefer to. If you scrub them and dry them well before slicing, you should be good to go!

Are carrot chips healthier than potato chips?

When you are making carrot chips at home in the oven, they are definitely healthier than potato chips. Not only are carrots packed with nutrients, but also they are being baked instead of fried, so they are automatically a lot healthier for you!

Looking for Other Healthy Chip Recipes? Be Sure to Also Try:

• Sweet Potato Chips
• Zucchini Chips
• Healthy Baked Banana Chips
• Baked Kale Chips
• Gourmet Napa Style Potatoes Chips
• Beet Chips
• Apple Chips
• Air Fryer Carrot Chips

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