Artificial Flavors Free Ginger-Scallion Sweet Potato Chips
Store-bought chips are one of those sneaky snack foods where the ingredient list almost always includes some form of artificial flavoring, even when the bag promises something simple. This homemade version keeps everything completely clean — sweet potatoes, coconut oil, fresh ginger, turmeric, sea salt, and scallion greens, full stop. The combination of warm ginger and earthy turmeric gives each chip a bold, complex flavor that honestly makes you wonder why anyone bothers with the flavored powder stuff at all. Slicing the potatoes paper-thin is the real secret here; a mandoline makes it easy, and that translucent thickness is what delivers the satisfying crunch once the chips cool on the pan. Finishing them with fresh scallion greens right out of the oven is a small move that adds a bright, savory pop without any ingredient you can't pronounce. These are the kind of snack you set out in a bowl and watch disappear before you've even sat down.
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4 servings
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 ½ lb total), scrubbed
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced (green parts only)
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2
Using a mandoline or a sharp knife, slice the sweet potatoes into rounds about 1/16-inch (1.5 mm) thick — thin enough to see light through when held up.
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