If you want a healthier alternative to regular potato chips, Air Fryer Veggie Chips are the perfect snack! These crispy delights are a great way to enjoy your favorite veggies without having to boil, roast, or deep fry them. Plus, air fried veggie chips are much more affordable than store-bought!
Air Fryer Veggie Chips
There is nothing better than a batch of homemade chips, am I right? Not only are they extremely delicious, but they are so easy to make in the air fryer. You don’t have to use a bunch of excess oil, and they always come out super crunchy! The next time you host a backyard barbecue, don’t forget to add the homemade chips.
I was recently looking for a way to switch up traditional potatoes for something else. That’s how these air fryer vegetable chips were born — I decided to use a few different types of beets and sweet potatoes instead. Dusted with some sea salt, they came out even more delicious than I could have imagined.
These are about to become your new favorite snack… trust me!
If you need some other quick and delicious Air Fryer Chips, some of my favorites are AIR FRYER TORTILLA CHIPS, AIR FRYER COCONUT CHIPS, AIR FRYER WONTON CHIPS, AIR FRYER RANCH ZUCCHINI CHIPS, and AIR FRYER SOUR CREAM AND ONION POTATO CHIPS!
Why You’ll Love Air Fried Veggie Chips
- Perfectly crunchy
- No excess oil
- Customizable
- No artificial colors or preservatives
- Super delicious!
Ingredients Needed for Air Fryer Vegetable Chips
You don’t need a lot to make a delicious homemade snack at home! My air fryer veggie chips come together with just 3 main ingredients.
For complete ingredients and quantities, as well as the nutritional information, keep on scrolling until you get to the bottom with a printable recipe card.
- Vegetables: I used a sweet potato, purple sweet potato, red beet, and a golden yellow beet. You can use whatever vegetables you love. Carrots, turnips, parsnips, parsley root, radishes, artichokes, taro, butternut squash, onion, and even garlic would work.
- Olive Oil: The key to this recipe is to ensure each chip has a thin layer of olive oil, which will help them crisp up when air fried.
- Salt: I love a good, high-quality sea salt here! Otherwise, you can just use whatever salt you usually use for seasoning.
How to Make Vegetable Chips in Air Fryer
This recipe is incredibly easy! The hardest part will be slicing the vegetables. Your best bet is to use a mandoline, but please be careful — it will be sharp! Below, you’ll find the rest of my step-by-step instructions so that you can follow along at home.
Step 1: Prep the veggies
Slice the potatoes with your mandoline to about 1/16-inch thick. Place the slices in a bowl of water and allow them to soak for about 30 minutes. Dry them thoroughly with paper towels. Next, slice the beets to the same size.
Add everything to a large bowl with the olive oil and salt and mix to evenly coat.
Step 2: Air fry
Preheat your air fryer to 320 degrees F for about 5 minutes, then add the vegetable slices in a single layer. Air fry for 20-30 minutes, flipping the chips every 5 minutes or so.
Remove the air fryer veggie chips from the basket when they turn crispy and golden brown. Let them cool slightly before serving and enjoy!
Homemade Veggie Chips in Air Fryer Pro Tips
- A mandoline will help you make even slices, giving you the crispiest results. You could also use a sharp knife with a quality cutting board, but it will take much longer — and the slices may not all be the same size!
- Don’t Skip the Soak: You need to soak the sweet and purple potatoes to remove some of the excess starch. Don’t try to rush through this step, and make sure to dry them off completely when they’re done soaking.
- Use Tongs: You want to ensure that the vegetable slices are well coated with olive oil and salt. Tongs will make things easier, and you won’t have to get your hands dirty!
- Cook in Batches: Make sure to arrange the vegetable slices in a single, even layer in the air fryer basket. Avoid overcrowding — air fry in batches if you have to.
- Shake the air fryer basket frequently for the crispiest and crunchiest results.
- Check for Doneness: Start checking on the air fryer veggie chips at around the 20-minute mark. All air fryers cook differently.
- If you use different vegetables, you can still follow my vegetable chips in air fryer recipe as written! They are all prepared the same way.
Air Fryer Veggie Chips FAQs
Yes! Air fryers make great chips with hardly any oil. These air fried veggie chips, for example, are so much better than store-bought or deep-fried versions. This handy kitchen appliance is known for making food crisp, so it makes sense.
I soak the sweet potatoes to remove some of the excess starch from the potatoes. This helps them cook up nice and crispy. You can soak them anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour for the best results — very thin slices may not need that much time.
Your chips are probably soggy because you did not dry the veggie slices off after soaking them in the water. Also, remember to add them in a single layer in the basket so the hot air can circulate them properly. Finally, make sure to shake the basket frequently during the cooking process. That way, all of the chips get the same amount of time under the heating element.
Anything you love roasted would make for some amazing homemade veggie chips in the air fryer! Some of the most popular options include sweet potatoes, parsnips, taro, batata, beets, and carrots.
Remember that a light coating of oil helps give your chips a crisp texture and enhances their flavor. That said, you’ll use a whole lot less here than with traditional deep-frying methods!
Basic seasonings like salt, pepper, garlic powder, or paprika work well. You can also get creative with flavors like rosemary, thyme, cayenne, or even cinnamon for a sweet chip option.
You can store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature. They’re best consumed within 2-3 days for optimal freshness and crunch.
More Air Fryer Chip Recipes
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- AIR FRYER SEA SALT KALE CHIPS
- AIR FRYER SALT AND VINEGAR POTATO CHIPS
- AIR FRYER CHURRO CHIPS
- AIR FRYER TACO-SPICED TORTILLA CHIPS
- AIR FRYER SPINACH CHIPS
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Air Fryer Veggie Chips
Description
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 large purple potato
- 1 large beet, red
- 1 large beet, golden yellow beet
- 2 to 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 to 2 tablespoons salt or sea salt
Instructions
- Start by slicing the potatoes with a mandoline, about 1/16 inch thick. After you slice them, soak them in a bowl of water. Soak for about 30 minutes. Dry them with either a kitchen towel or paper towels.
- Then cut the beets with your mandoline, about 1/16 inch thick. Add both the beets and dried-off sweet potatoes to a large bowl. Add the olive oil and salt. Mix well, coating all of the sliced vegetables.
- Preheat your air fryer to 320 degrees F, air fryer setting, for about 5 minutes. Then add your vegetables so they are a single layer. You’ll probably need to do several batches, depending on what air fryer you own. Flip the vegetables every 5 minutes until they are crisped up. This usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
Equipment
- Cooking Spray
- Parchment Paper, optional
Nutrition
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