Air Fryer Apple Chips Cinnamon (Printable View)

Sweet, crispy apple chips with cinnamon sugar made quickly using an air fryer for a healthy snack.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Apples

01 - 2 large apples (Fuji or Honeycrisp variety), crisp type

→ Cinnamon Sugar

02 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
03 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

→ Optional

04 - Olive oil spray or nonstick cooking spray

# How To Make It:

01 - Wash, core, and thinly slice the apples to approximately 1/8 inch thickness. Peeling is not necessary.
02 - In a small bowl, whisk together granulated sugar and ground cinnamon until evenly blended.
03 - Lightly coat the air fryer basket with oil spray if using for enhanced crispness.
04 - Distribute apple slices in a single layer within the air fryer basket, working in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding.
05 - Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture evenly across all apple slices.
06 - Air fry at 350°F for 7 to 8 minutes until slices begin to caramelize.
07 - Flip apple slices and air fry for an additional 5 to 7 minutes until golden and crisp. Monitor frequently to prevent burning.
08 - Transfer chips to a wire rack to cool completely; chips will continue crisping as they cool.
09 - Repeat steps 4 through 8 with remaining apple slices.

# Best Practices:

01 -
  • They taste like dessert but won't make you feel guilty because they're literally just apples and cinnamon sugar.
  • Your air fryer finally gets to show off what it does best, and cleanup takes about thirty seconds.
  • A batch disappears within hours, which means you've accidentally created a snack everyone reaches for.
02 -
  • The biggest mistake I made early on was overlapping slices to save time—they need space to breathe or they'll steam and lose their crispness completely.
  • Watch them closely after the seven-minute mark because the line between golden and burnt happens in about ninety seconds, and burnt chips taste like charcoal, not dessert.
03 -
  • A mandoline slicer creates perfectly uniform thickness, which means even cooking and that satisfying consistency in every bite—it's worth the small investment.
  • Don't walk away during cooking; set a phone alarm for the flip point and stay nearby because apples can shift from perfect to overdone in seconds.
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