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What’s salty and sweet and delicious to eat? Sweet potato chips of course! Incredibly easy to make and super yum in a variety of ways, my sweet potato chips are sure to become your new favorite snack.
My mum used to make sweet potato occasionally. Her version was always as follows: great chunks, steamed in the microwave (!?!?). We’d have it alongside some kind of meat and a salad. Okay yes, I am poking fun (just a little). To be fair, everyone was blitzing everything in the microwave in the early 90’s.
Then of course, when I went through my “all carbs are bad” phase I stopped eating potatoes altogether. It wasn’t until I became a vegetarian that I re-discovered all those lovely long-forgotten veggies like the humble sweet potato.
Packed full of nutrients and slow burning energy, the sweet potato is a vegetarian’s best friend. Doesn’t hurt that it’s hella yum too.
Which brings me to my sweet potato chips. Not only are they super simple to make, they keep well in the fridge too. You can make a great big batch and enjoy them for the next 3-4 days. I’m talking hot or cold, as a salty snack, or in a power bowl. They’re also a fun alternative to crackers when assembling a nibbles platter for girls’ night.
I honestly haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like these chips. Even the kid, who normally won’t go near sweet potato, loves them. Medium to small sweet potatoes work best for these beauties. Give them a go this week and let me know what you think.
Sweet Potato Chips
Serves 2-4 as a side
1 medium/small sweet potato
a pinch of salt and a good grind of cracked pepper
1 tbs olive oil
Method:
- Pre-heat your oven to 200C fan-forced. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
- Leaving the skin on, give your sweet potato a really good scrub under a running tap. Pat dry with paper towel.
- Thinly slice the sweet potato and place the rounds into a glass bowl. Pour the olive oil over your bowl of sweet potato rounds and gently mix through with clean hands.
- Spread your sweet potato rounds in a single layer onto your oven tray. (You may have to do this step in batches.) Sprinkle with the salt and pepper and pop them in the oven for around 20 minutes or until they are bubbly and crisp.
