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Baked Beet Chips

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Beets.

Seriously, what do you do with beets?

I had no idea.  The only two encounters I have ever had with beets are chips and pickled beets.

I know there are plenty of great recipes with beets but for my first beets of the season- I went with what I knew: chips.  I mean, how can you go wrong with homemade chips?

The answer is you can’t.  You really can’t.

I am actually surprised any of these chips made it to be photographed.  The second they came out of the oven I started popping chips into my mouth and it became like the Pringle’s saying, “Once you pop, the fun don’t stop…”  I just kept eating and eating- I didn’t want to stop.  Luckily for me, I didn’t make a big batch but still… who knew I would love beets so much?

Plus the chips are so much more colorful than a plain ‘ole potato chip!

Baked Beet Chips
 
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Recipe type: Main Dishes
Serves: 2

Ingredients
  • 3-4 medium beets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 325˚.
  2. Peel the beets with a vegetable peeler and with either a mandolin or a sharp knife, slice the beets as thin as you can (the thinner- the better.) Lay beet slices in a single layer on a baking tray covered with parchment paper. Brush olive oil over slices and sprinkle with salt/pepper.
  3. Bake for 30-40 minutes (time will vary based on how thin you sliced- start checking after 25 minutes and go from there.) The chips should be reduced in size and crispy. Remove from oven and let sit on the tray for 10 minutes to let cool.
  4. (I sliced by hand and unfortunately didn’t slice evenly so I had to remove some chips from the tray and finish baking the rest so that the thinner ones did not burn…)

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  • http://www.myrealfoodlife.com alea

    oh holy moley…. those look terrific! and super easy!…. i’m racing over to my kitchen right now lol…. i’ve gotta make me some of those!

    • erin

      I seriously thought about going to the store today just to get more beets so I could bake more chips!

  • http://www.littlehouseofveggies.blgospot.com Morgan

    Those look really good! I have to say I have never had a beet chip, need to make these!

  • http://www.blog.kitchentherapy.us vince

    Have you tried it without peeling first? That would make them super easy with a mandolin. We also have Golden beets for a variety of color. Will have to give these a try this evening.

    • erin

      No I haven’t. I wasn’t sure about the skin of the beets so I just removed it (even though now I know it is edible.) If you try it with skins on, please let me know how it turns out- that would save a lot of time!

  • Cat

    how long do you think these would keep for – more than 2 weeks? my fiance loves beets and i would love to send him these in a care package.

    • erin

      I hate to say this but I really do not know- nothing ever last that long in my house! I would think that if you make sure you bake every chip so that there is no moisture left, you might be alright…

  • http://strawberrypepper.com Leila

    These look amazing! I am always on the look out for my ideas to cook beets. We’ve been getting a ton of them in our farm share, but we’re not the biggest beet fans around here. I’ll try these!

    • erin

      I’m hoping that this was a good introductory lesson for me and beets so that I will continue to eat them!

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  • http://www.kemalandsheila.com sheila @ Elements

    I haven’t eaten beets since I was a kid. I didn’t like them at all, but my tastes have changed so much that a lot of things I didn’t like as a child I love now.

    I’m ready to try beets again, and I think I’ll start with this recipe. :) Thanks for the recipe! :)

  • http://www.kemalandsheila.com sheila @ Elements

    hi Erin, Guess what? I just made some baked beet chips yesterday and I’m so glad I did! They’re wonderful!!! And you’re right…it’s hard to stop nibbling on them!! :) Thanks so much for your inspiring post. You definitely inspired me and I’m thrilled that I’m finally exploring the wonderful world of beets!! :)

    • erin

      I’m so glad you liked them!

  • Kim

    I just got a bunch of beets from my CSA share and didn’t really know what to do with them other than roasted beets. I didn’t even this of this! Can’t wait to get out my mandolin and try this.

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  • Wickline Family Farm

    We used your recipe added a little finely ground cumin seed and granulated garlic. We have 50 lb of beets & the majority of our CSA subscribers do not like pickled or roasted beets this is recipe is perfect! We used the mandolin to get paper thin slices & left the skins on – simply delicious!

    • naturallyella

      Yum! I love the addition of the cumin!

  • JakeHills

    Lovely, if not a little indulgent!

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