Paraben Free Turmeric & Ginger Sweet Potato Chips
Crispy, golden, and warmly spiced, these baked sweet potato chips hit that satisfying crunch you crave without a single questionable additive in sight. Parabens can sneak into processed snacks through preservatives and synthetic flavorings, so making your own chips from scratch is one of the cleanest swaps you can make. Every ingredient here is straightforward — sweet potatoes, coconut oil, turmeric, ginger, and sea salt — nothing hidden, nothing synthetic. The turmeric and ginger combo gives each chip a gorgeous color and a subtle earthy warmth that makes plain salted chips feel boring by comparison. The key to getting that real chip-shop crispiness at home is slicing thin and patting the rounds completely dry before they ever hit the oven, and this recipe walks you through exactly that. A final drizzle of fresh lemon juice right before serving brightens everything up and adds a little zing that keeps you reaching back into the bowl. These are the kind of snacks you can feel genuinely good about putting out for guests or just demolishing on your own on a weeknight.
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4 servings
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 ½ lb total), scrubbed
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¾ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice (optional)
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 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick — as uniform as possible so they bake evenly.
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