Apple Chips

By Becky Hardin

Updated Jul 28, 2025

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I can’t stop making these apple chips! Made in the microwave in just 6 minutes, you can’t beat that for a healthy, quick snack. These thinly sliced, crunchy apple chips are made even more delicious with the addition of cinnamon and sugar. I love that it’s a quick, simple, and healthy snack recipe that the kids love!

Easy Apple Chips Recipe

You only need three basic ingredients to make these fruit chips, so I love that I can whip them up on a whim. I use whichever apples I have on hand, unpeeled, and I adjust the cinnamon and sugar based on how sweet the apple variety is. It really can’t get any easier, believe me!

I find that a mandoline is the best way to slice the apples thinly and evenly. If you use a knife, get them as thin as you can, and be careful!

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Cinnamon Sugar Microwave Apple Chips

4.72 from 7 votes

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 7 minutes mins

Total: 12 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Author: Becky Hardin

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Thinly sliced apples are coated in a cinnamon sugar mixture, and microwaved to make these snackable apple chips.

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 3-4 apples thinly sliced any type will work
• ▢ ½ tbsp cinnamon
• ▢ ½ tbsp sugar

Instructions 

• Sprinkle the apple slices with cinnamon and sugar to taste. A little goes a long way!
  3-4 apples thinly sliced, ½ tbsp cinnamon, ½ tbsp sugar
• Place the apples in a single layer on parchment paper and place in your microwave. You will need to work in batches depending on how big your microwave is.
• Cook for 5 minutes on high, or until the edges curl.
• Flip each apple slice and cook for another 90 seconds.
• Allow to cool and dry for at least 2 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Becky’s Tips

• To bake in the oven, they take about 40 minutes, though they turn out just a bit crispier.

Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 21gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 146mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 75IUVitamin C: 6.3mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to Make Apple Chips Step by Step

Season apples: Sprinkle 3-4 apples cut into slices with ½ tbsp cinnamon and ½ tbsp sugar to taste. A little goes a long way!

Place apples: Place the apples in a single layer on parchment paper and place them in your microwave. You will need to work in batches depending on how big your microwave is.

Cook: Cook for 5 minutes on high, or until the edges curl.

Flip: Flip each apple slice and cook for another 90 seconds.

Cool: Allow to cool and dry for at least 2 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

How to Store

Once they’re out of the microwave and cooled, these cinnamon sugar apple chips keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

Serving Suggestions

Apples make some of the very best kid-friendly snacks. Pack these fruit chips in lunchboxes, offer them as an after-school snack, or enjoy them instead of potato chips next time you need a little midday something to eat!

I also like to prepare these healthy peanut butter energy balls or have apple cinnamon breakfast cookies on hand for other better-for-you options.

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